November 08, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzanian President Offers Job to Fisherman for Rescuing Passengers in Lake Victoria Plane Crash
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered authorities to employ a fisherman who led a rescue mission for passengers after their plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday… Read more »
Uganda: Increase Budget for Disaster Management, Stakeholders Tell Government
How best can the government and its partners anticipate disaster occurrence and deal with the likely negative impact that it comes with? Read more »
November 06, 2022
Uganda: Mukono District Unable to Spend Sh16 Billion, Returns It to Consolidated Fund
The Mukono district Chief Finance Officer, Robinah Nabwire has revealed that a total of 16 billion shillings was returned unspent to the Consolidated Fund at the end 2021/2022… Read more »
Uganda: Bill to Protect Consumers From Predatory Pricing in Offing
The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has said that it will move the protection law aimed at protecting consumers from false advertisement, predatory pricing and substandard… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Uganda: EU Provides Uganda Eur 5 Million Funding for Renewable Energy
In December 2020, the EU and EDFI ElectriFI agreed on establishing a dedicated ElectriFI Country Window for Uganda, with a specific funding package of EUR 5 million, to be invested… Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Approves U.S.$464 million Loan Request
Members of Parliament have approved a request by the government to borrow $464 million (about Shs1.7 trillion) to finance infrastructure and development needs of the budget despite… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Breweries Trains Riders On Road Safety, Gives Them Safety Gear
In a bid to promote road safety on roads and reduce injuries and deaths as a result of motorcycle accidents, Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) donated safety gear to 200 boda boda… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Must Sign GMO Law
Kenya's neighbours have begun reacting to its recent move to allow cultivation and importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) with moves that could lead to a slew of new… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Seeks to Borrow Over U.S.$790 Million to Finance Budget
The Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania Moves to End Sugar Shortage
Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday announced measures they were taking to end the shortage of sugar in the East African nation. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Uganda: Giving Hope to Uganda's Mango Farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Uganda's agriculture ministry… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Tanzania: Coffee Board to Distribute 3 Million Coffee Seedlings to Boost Production
State-run Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) said Sunday that it would distribute 3 million Robusta coffee seedlings to farmers free of charge to boost production of the cash crop. Read more »
October 09, 2022
Africa: AfCFTA Launches Guided Trade Initiative for Seven Countries
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. Read more »
Uganda: 10th East African Petroleum Exhibition to Attract Over 1,000 Participants
The 10th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (EAPCE) is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants from across the world, the East African Community (EAC) said… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Uganda: Digital Happiness - Uganda Ranks 98th on the Global Index
Uganda is ranked 98th out of 117 countries when it comes to its citizens' digital well-being, according to the 2022 digital quality of life index published on Sept.28. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Uganda: UBL Holds Forum to Boost Buy Uganda Build Uganda Policy
Uganda Breweries Limited hosted farmers to a forum to discuss the potential to scale up farming to supplement government efforts to see manufactures embrace full sourcing of raw… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Internet Most Expensive in World
The cost of internet use in Uganda is the highest in the world, according to research by Surfshark; a cybersecurity company based in the Netherlands that deals in virtual private… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Uganda: NSSF Stuck Over 'Orders From Above'
In September President Museveni launched a new housing estate constructed by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lubowa, outside Kampala. The $73m estate has 370 housing… Read more »
Uganda: Lawmakers Urge Govt to Increase Funding for Mental Health Services
MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Uganda: Govt to Release S.$7.7 Million for Coffee, Tea Seedlings
Government has agreed to release Shs30 billion towards the supply of seedlings to coffee and tea farmers, the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, has said. Read more »
Uganda: Power Outages in West Nile Irk MPs
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) are irked by the power outages in West Nile that have adversely affected the smooth running of Muni University in… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Uganda: Housing Finance Bank Launches Online Govt Securities Portal That Allows Customers to Invest On the Go
Today, Housing Finance Bank officially launched its Government Securities Portal with a campaign dubbed" Invest On The Go" at Mestil Hotel and Residences, Kampala. The online… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Scraps Excise Duty On Confectionaries
MPs have passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 scrapping taxes on sugar confectionaries, sweets, gums, and chocolates. Read more »
August 30, 2022
East Africa: Stanbic Records U.S.$40 Million Transactions Via Its East Africa Borderless Platform
The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank's East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Uganda: Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project to Light Up West Nile Region
Uganda's Northern and West Nile regions have had unreliable electricity supplies limiting industrialization and energy-dependent economic activities for decades but this will soon… Read more »