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School forced to pay fees after rejecting learner with albinism from boarding section

School forced to pay fees after rejecting learner with albinism from boarding section

Kampala-based school has been compelled to pay school fees for a learner with albinism until completion of their education after the institution allegedly refused to admit the child to its boarding section on grounds linked to harmful myths about albinism.The intervention by the Equal Oppo

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PDM Boosts Household Incomes as Ntungamo Farmers Scale Coffee and Piggery Enterprises

PDM Boosts Household Incomes as Ntungamo Farmers Scale Coffee and Piggery Enterprises

The Parish Development Model is steadily reshaping rural livelihoods in Ntungamo District, with Shs46.2 billion already disbursed to 129 parishes to support smallholder enterprises in piggery, coffee, and beans.District officials say the programme is translating into visible household inve

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Fuel-Saving German Tech Comes to Uganda amidst Rising Prices

Fuel-Saving German Tech Comes to Uganda amidst Rising Prices

A German-Engineered fuel-saving technology, Fuel Eco Tec (FET), has entered the Ugandan market targeting motorists stretched by high fuel consumption. FET is designed to improve the efficiency of fuel combustion in both diesel and gasoline engines, significantly reducing the consumption of either

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How new taxes will hit you

How new taxes will hit you

Kakira Sugar and other factories petitioned the High courtFor many Ugandans, taxes rarely feel real when they are first announced in Parliament.They feel distant then. Technical. Wrapped in legal amendments and budget speeches. The impact usually becomes clearer later, at the fuel s

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Gov’t to license all EV charging stations under new energy law

Gov’t to license all EV charging stations under new energy law

Government is preparing regulations that will require all electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Uganda to be licensed and permitted under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, in what officials describe as a major step toward formalising the country’s fast-growing e-mobility sector.

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Consolation as Sseggona’s Strongman Joseph Semugera Sworn In as Kyengera TC Chairperson

Consolation as Sseggona’s Strongman Joseph Semugera Sworn In as Kyengera TC Chairperson

Former Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona was all smiles as his strongman, Joseph Bitokote Semugera, who contested on an independent ticket, was sworn in as the new Kyengera Town Council chairperson.Semugera’s victory comes amid intense political competition in urban

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Spurs beat Everton to secure Premier League survival

Spurs beat Everton to secure Premier League survival

Spurs knew that victory would keep them up no matter what West Ham managed on SundaySpurs needed a point to avoid their first relegation from the top flight since 1977 and send West Ham United into the Championship instead, and only their third home league win of a dismal season ensured th

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URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,

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Corruption Had Suffocated Ugandans, Says Mulimba as He Praises Museveni, Muhoozi Crackdown

Corruption Had Suffocated Ugandans, Says Mulimba as He Praises Museveni, Muhoozi Crackdown

Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs John Mulimba has backed the ongoing anti-corruption crackdown targeting senior public officials, saying many Ugandans had been silenced by fear as corruption suffocated the country.Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs John Mulimba has welcomed

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Kawempe Court Dismisses Charges Against NUP Members

Kawempe Court Dismisses Charges Against NUP Members

Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court has thrown out public nuisance charges against several National Unity Platform members arrested during the Kawempe North by-election period, citing insufficient evidence.The Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court has dismissed charges of being a public nuisan

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