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03 Apr '26
Mrs Alice Karugaba, the founder, Nina Interiors. She received the CEO of the Year Award in 2016.Nina Interiors founder, Alice Karugaba, did not set out to build a furniture empire. She was a mother trying to make ends meet, learning to bake, selling buns to colleagues, and slowly finding h
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03 Apr '26
Environmental authorities warn that continued encroachment on wetlands is driving flooding, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity, as enforcement operations resume nationwide targeting individuals and large-scale developers.The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered
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03 Apr '26
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has argued that discussion should shift to what needs to be done to make the 12th Parliament the “kind of Parliament that Ugandans want".Speaking during NBS Frontline on Thursday, Mao emphasised the need for a legislature com
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02 Apr '26
Alcohol consumers and the construction industry face fresh price hikes as the government tables the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to impose higher levies on imported spirits and building materials.Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, presented the bill in Parliament
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02 Apr '26
The EU Ambassador to Uganda Jan Sadek at Kalangala Islands.The European Union has announced plans to open a Consulate General in Kalangala District and support the construction of an airport, in a move aimed at boosting Uganda’s pineapple exports to European markets.EU Ambassador
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02 Apr '26
Col Deo Akiiki, a close aide and Military Assistant to Gen Muhoozi, is among the notable new appointees and is set to serve as Uganda’s Military Attaché in Washington, D.C.Some of the newly appointed UPDF military attachés deployed to represent Uganda in foreign missions. L to R: Col A
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02 Apr '26
President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the
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02 Apr '26
Global health is evolving rapidly, with breakthroughs turning into medicine.The latest advancement in viral research is Lenacapavir, an FDA-approved HIV injectable drug manufactured by American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.Renowned as a convenient, long-acting alternati
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02 Apr '26
Government has dropped its plan to tax all cash withdrawals after strong resistance from stakeholders, highlighting concerns over economic impact, financial inclusion, and policy contradictions. While the proposal is shelved for now, authorities say the broader push toward a cashless economy and
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01 Apr '26
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity distribution network, posting Shs1.71 trillion in revenue as it stabilised a system inherited from private operators.The perfo