Dr Keefa Kiwanuka, Kiboga East County Hon. Keefa Kiwanuka presenting his finance committee report on the Floor of the House on Tuesday, 14 December 2021 The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) will now retain a portion of the proceeds from the sale of petroleum products following the passing of the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, […]
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Cellulant unveiled a new brand identity for the Tingg app (formerly Mula) earlier in 2021 NAIROBI, Kenya, December 15, 2021/ — Tingg, the all-in-one super payments app, won the ‘Overall Mobile App of the Year’ in Kenya at the inaugural Mobile App Summit and Awards held on Friday 10th in a prestigious gala dinner. They also
Achieving your goal might be reward enough, but tangible achievements motivate you to persevere or even get better. For a Ugandan footballer, encrypting your name onto the list of winners in the Airtel FUFA Awards is the most prestigious achievement one can get and for Fauzia Najjemba, who is just 18 years old, being
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Deputy Speaker Anita Among and Chief Opposition Whip John Baptist Nambeshe consulting during plenary on Tuesday, 14 December 2021 Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 which provides for windfall tax and limitations of deductions on petroleum operations. The bill, presented by Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi,
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Minister Kasule Lumumba has committed to make a statement to MPs on the ongoing talks to sort out the trade impasse Government has intervened in the ongoing impasse between Kenya and Uganda over importation of the latter’s poultry products. The ban is the most recent in a series of trade embargos that Kenya has slapped
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Billie Eilish said she believes she would have died if she had not been vaccinated as she spoke about her Covid battle for the first time. © Getty Images BESTPIX: ACL Music Festival 2021 – Weekend 1Speaking on the Howard Stern show on Monday, the singer revealed she is still suffering from side effects of Covid
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Karen Weintraub and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The new omicron variant of the coronavirus is substantially more contagious and reduces the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, a study from South Africa released Tuesday found. Even though the variant so far seems to produce mostly mild disease, world health leaders warned it could bring a wave of
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Ms. Prudence Ukkonika Busingye, the Managing Director of K-ROMA Ltd delivers her remarks during KACITA at 20 years cerebrations on Friday at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. Photo by Julius Mugaga. The Managing Director of K-ROMA Ltd Ms. Prudence Ukkonika Busingye during a one on one interview after KACITA cerebrations of 20 years of existence placed a
The government has declined to proceed with further negotiations with intern doctors who continue to strike over unfulfilled pledges. Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng released a statement on Monday afternoon confirming that the government will not negotiate with medical interns. She says interns are not public servants and are at liberty to make
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