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Housing Finance Bank Hands over Christmas Food Hampers to Children At Risk Action Network

Uganda, Kampala – Housing Finance Bank has handed over 60 Christmas food hampers to the Children at Risk Action Network…

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BPO and Innovation Council starts work

The Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) and Innovation Council that is tasked with formulating strategies for creating jobs for the youth…

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School reopening: Education Ministry launches tracking system to deal with absentee learners, teachers

KAMPALA: Mr Vincent Ssozi, the Assistant commissioner Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Education and Sports has said…

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Parliament passes Income Tax Amendment Bill 2021

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 which provides for windfall tax and limitations of deductions…

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FR ANTHONY MUSAALA: The Pope gave us an Advent gift by appointing Paul Ssemogerere as Archbishop of Kampala 

We have a new Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemogerere. Alleluia, God is very good. This is an Advent not a…

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Wakiso Epicenter becomes self-reliant

On December 9, Wakiso Epicenter, a poverty alleviation project by The Hunger Project became self-reliant. This was after more than…

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Gulu City officials on the spot over revenue shortfalls

Gulu City officials are under investigation for mismanaging the operations and revenue collection of Gulu Main Market whose construction was…

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Museveni calls for unity ahead of Kayunga LCV by-elections

KAYUNGA: President Yoweri Museveni who is also the national chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has called…

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UPDF Joint Chief of Staff Gen Kyanda visits new National Defence College Uganda 

The UPDF Joint Chief Of Staff Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda on Monday visited the National Defence College in Jinja. In…

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Kayunga By-election: Museveni to campaign for NRM flag bearer today

The NRM National Chairman, President Yoweri Kaguta T. Museveni is today Tuesday expected in Kayunga where he will campaign for…

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Let’s harness Miss Uganda World to boost Uganda’s tourism

By Michael Kanaabi Dollar Ever since Kezzi Entertainment under fashion and beauty industry Queen Brenda Nanyonjo took over the Miss…

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OFWONO OPONDO: Besigye’s loose-bitter Tongue, UPDF in DRC and US kangaroo Sanctions

Slowly but surely Kizza Besigye is coming to the end of his times as the leading let alone reasonable opposition…

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MICHAEL WOIRA: Does the local language proficiency matter for someone to get a passport? 

A few weeks ago, I interacted with a friend who was telling me how hard it is to process a…

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BRIAN MUKALAZI: Deploying Ugandan troops in DR Congo may worsen Rwanda relations

In 1996-1997, in what came to be known as the “First Congo War”, Uganda and Rwanda, joined by several other…

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Bank of Uganda courts MPs over legislation

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) is counting on MPs to support legal frameworks that ensure and reinforce its independence and…

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