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Makerere govt students up in arms over allowances

Makerere govt students up in arms over allowances

Makerere University students are up in arms over management’s failure to remit allowances for the past three months, leaving many without food and accommodation. More than 5,000 sponsored students are supposed to receive allowances. However, information from the country’s top institution

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Coffee boom in the eyes of Buganda Kingdom

Coffee boom in the eyes of Buganda Kingdom

Coffee, a long-cherished perennial crop, has for decades been the backbone of household incomes in some parts of Uganda. Today, coffee is at the centre of regulatory policies and renewed campaigns targeting both sustainable production and output. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (

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The coffee boom: New millionaires

The coffee boom: New millionaires

Coffee farmers in Bukomansimbi District are reaping big and savouring the fruits of labour from growing the brown beans. The farmers are now happy owners of gleaming houses and sleek cars while their children have guaranteed access to good schools that were once out of reach for most of

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Govt to harmonise Makerere university staff salaries

Govt to harmonise Makerere university staff salaries

The government has conceded to the demands of striking Makerere University staff and agreed to harmonise their salaries without linking the pay increase to academic qualifications.  This decision follows weeks of strikes by both teaching and non-teaching staff, who protested against the

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Govt to harmonise Makerere university staff salaries

Govt to harmonise Makerere university staff salaries

The government has conceded to the demands of striking Makerere University staff and agreed to harmonise their salaries without linking the pay increase to academic qualifications.  This decision follows weeks of strikes by both teaching and non-teaching staff, who protested against the

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Parliament summons Finance, AG over Roko’s Shs260b bailout

Parliament summons Finance, AG over Roko’s Shs260b bailout

Two years after government voted to invest more than Shs266 billion in Roko Construction Company, concerns are growing that if not closely monitored, this may turn into another huge loss to the taxpayer. Parliament now wants the government through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Ec

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Uganda demands more support to host refugees

Uganda demands more support to host refugees

The Ugandan government has presented a set of demands to the international community, including funding agencies, in response to the increasing burden of hosting refugees.  Uganda currently hosts around 1.7 million refugees, straining the country’s resources as donor funding declines.

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Govt job renewals will be based on project performance, Ggoobi tells accounting officers 

Govt job renewals will be based on project performance, Ggoobi tells accounting officers 

The Ministry of Finance has warned accounting officers to ensure that projects under their ministries, departments, and agencies are executed within set timelines, failure of which they will be held liable for cost delays. In details contained in the Performance of Externally Funded Proj

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Share of online govt services is now at 40% 

Share of online govt services is now at 40% 

Finance Minister Matai Kasaija has said Uganda has installed a total of 4,354 kilometre of fiber cables across the country, connecting 1,523 key government service delivery units to the National Backbone Infrastructure. Speaking during the 15th National Competitiveness Forum in Kampala,

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I want to help Tooro develop- Museveni

I want to help Tooro develop- Museveni

Over 130,000 residents who have been living in fear of eviction for more than 30 years after allegedly illegally occupying land belonging to Kyaka I refugee settlement in Kyaka South County, Kyegegwa District, feel relieved after President Museveni on Saturday rescinded his earlier decision

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