Parliament has approved a budget increase of Shs 125 billion to cover salaries, travel expenses, per diem, and operational costs for the offices of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, and Government Chief Whip. This allocation will elevate the institution’s budget to the trillion mark. Lawmakers approved the report of the legal and…
Uganda cut flower exports now have access to the United Kingdom market tariff-free following the latter’s decision to suspend the Global Tariff (UKGT) on the commodity for two years effective April.11, 2024. Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania will also profit from the global suspension of the 8% duty on cut flowers till June 30, 2026. Due…
The EU has given Uganda Shs163.3 billion grant to help Africa’s largest coffee exporter comply with a new EU policy that bars imports of commodities whose production resulted from forest destruction Get informed
During the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr by Muslims yesterday, President Museveni used his platform X to extend his congratulations and provide guidance to followers of both Islam and Christianity regarding wealth creation. Get informed
In order to have Ugandans seek for employment abroad, the government, through the Ministry of Gender, Labor, and Social Development, intends to sign favorable bilateral labor agreements with more nations. Get informed
In accordance with the Communications Act, telecom company Airtel Uganda has given Shs 34.8 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in order to support the country’s communication infrastructure. Following Airtel’s outstanding financial performance in 2023—when it reported gross revenue of Shs 1,784 billion, an impressive 11.5% increase from Shs 1,599 billion the year before—comes…
It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old property developer stands accused of looting one of Vietnam’s largest banks over a period of 11 years….
The road projects in Mbarara city and Ntungamo municipality are under the Uganda Support for Municipal Development programme, which is funded by the World Bank. Authorities in Mbarara City and the Deputy Inspector of Government, Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria, have voiced concerns that if the contractor misses another deadline, the money allotted for the building…
The Opposition’s Shs43 trillion alternative budget for the next financial year, 2024–2025, was presented by the shadow cabinet, led by Mr. Joel Ssenyonyi, Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), on April 8. The budget’s primary goals are to uphold human rights and bolster the fight against corruption. The opposition’s alternative budget was presented at Parliament…
Dr. Kizza Besigye, a former presidential candidate, informed tea farmers in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda, on Saturday that the current fluctuations in tea prices are intended by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government to keep people poor for easy management and manipulation Get informed
