By Isaac Senabulya on September 14, 2016
gulu, Roads
Business news, Finance, Latest Uganda News
The minister of finance Matia Kasaija has asked the ministry of works to fulfill all the obligations that might delay the construction of the Gulu municipal council roads before the commencement of this project. Kasaija made the appeal while signing a grant agreement with the chief representative of the Japan international cooperation agency(JICA) to provide over 20 million dollars to […]
By Gerald Businge on September 13, 2016
business, Trade, uganda
Agriculture, Business news, Finance, Latest Uganda News, Press Release
Saturday, September 10, 2016 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Winfred Kiiza, has called for the revival of district farm institutes and development of agro processing facilities in zones with a comparative production advantage. “District farm institutes are essential in developing skills, promoting modern technologies and high yielding varieties,” she said. Speaking […]
By Emma Laura N. Kisa on September 7, 2016
Africa, African Green Revolution Forum, Agriculture, East Africa, youth
Africa, Agriculture, Agriculture, Regional
The African Green Revolution Forum that has been running from 5th September and will end on 9th September attracted major players in the region with Presidents Paul Kagame and Uhuru Kenyata present. The forum prides itself in laying foundations for a renaissance in Africa’s agriculture, one powered by the enormous progress increasingly evident in farmers […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 3, 2016
and supporting farmers with improved fertilizers, farmers practicing irrigation at small scale, Governments commitment of supporting venerable farmers, International market, introduce high breed animals through artificial insemination., joint Agriculture Sector annual review, Joy Kabatsi, Minister for Agriculture Vicent Sempijja, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, modernizing agriculture by promoting irrigation, ploughing machines like tractors, State Minister for Agriculture in charge of Animal Husbandry, subsistence farming to commercial farming
Agriculture, Latest Uganda News
The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has said they will put much emphasis on modernizing agriculture by promoting irrigation, and supporting farmers with improved fertilizers as one way of producing for export. Minister for Agriculture Vicent Sempijja while a delivering a key note address at a two day joint Agriculture Sector annual review […]
By Gerald Businge on September 2, 2016
annual trade facilitation expo recently at Lugogo, decreasing markets where local products have been moving as now South Sudan among other markets have closed yet the local market cannot swallow the products produced, Executive Director, Gideon Badagawa, government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process, high certification fees, low employment opportunities created for Ugandans leaving the country suffering with a high unemployment rate, new businesses off operation, private sector carries the biggest national employment percentage standing at over 60%, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, state minister for trade industry and cooperatives
Business news, Latest Uganda News
The executive director, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Gideon Badagawa has decried the high certification fees for goods saying this has kept many new businesses off operation and now demands that government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process. Speaking at the opening of the annual trade facilitation expo recently […]
By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Natural Resources Committee, Committee Chaired by the Isingiro South MP, formally Owen falls dam and Kiira hydro power plants their main power generation house has developed a serious crack, Harrison Mutekanga, Karuma and Isimba hydro power plants to support government initiative of providing employment to youth to keep power tariff affordable and competitive., Lawrence Songa, Nalubale, Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), the MP for Ora County in Zombo district also demanded to know the contractor who built a section on Karuma power dam which developed similar cracks, UEGCL plans to increase hydro power installation capacity by 50% from 380MW to 833MW by the year 2020
Business news, Latest Uganda News
The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources has discovered that Nalubale, formally Owen falls dam and Kiira hydro power plants their main power generation houses have developed a serious cracks. Harrison Mutekanga, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL)today (August 17)told the Committee Chaired by the Isingiro South MP, Alex Byarugaba, that the two […]
By Isaac Senabulya on August 17, 2016
attain the sustainable development goals, both genders have to be brought on board since they complement each other in life, conducive investment environment, finance minister, Gideon Badagawa, investing their monies in lavish ventures which can see them off the market within a short period of time, Matia Kashaija, Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), private sector in Uganda to always consider gender equity as they employ workers in their respective work places as the only way the country will do away with the issue of gender inequality, private sector of government commitment to dialogue on issues that affect their smooth operations in the country, PSFU, the Executive Director, Uganda’s attainment of the sustainable development goals
Business news, Latest Uganda News
Finance Minister, Matia Kashaija, has demanded the private sector in Uganda to always consider gender equity as they employ workers in their respective work places as the only way the country will do away with the issue of gender inequality. Speaking at a Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) meeting on Tuesday August 16, discussing its […]
By Isaac Senabulya on August 15, 2016
Dr. Frank Sebowa, investors are responding to a recent visit by President Yoweri Museveni who visited German where he meet potential investors whom him encouraged to invest in the country., the Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), UIA, visiting Germany Investors to pick interest in Uganda due to Country’s glaring investment potentials that are lying idle in Uganda
Business news, Latest Uganda News
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has wooed visiting Germany Investors to pick interest in Uganda due to Country’s glaring investment potentials that are lying idle in Uganda. Meeting a group of 30 visiting Germany business men last week, Dr. Frank Sebowa,the Executive Director, UIA said Uganda is a land to many unexploited opportunities and reliable weather and […]
By Isaac Senabulya on August 11, 2016
Bank of Uganda, banking and money lending services, Commercial Bank of Africa, Hon. David Bahati, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, Joseph Ssewungu, Kenneth Lubogo, Member of Parliament for Bugangaizi East Constituency in Kibaale district, Member of Parliament for Bulamogi County in Kamuli district, Member of Parliament for Kalungu West in Kalungu district, Minister for ICT, MTN MOkash, MTN Uganda, Neighboring countries Kenya and Tanzania have been utilizing a similar service, Onesimus Twinamasiko, regulatory framework for the telecommunications companies., State Minister for Finance and Planning, Telecommunication companies and financial institutions
Business news, Latest Uganda News
Members of Parliament have expressed mixed reactions about a new service by MTN to provide loans to its customers while enabling them to make savings using their mobile phones. The new service launched on August 10, 2016 and dubbed MTN MOkash, will be managed in partnership with the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and is […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on July 31, 2016
Agricultural credit., Agriculture Insurance, farmers, Farming as a business, financial institutions, government of uganda, Insurers, loans
Agriculture, Agriculture, Latest Uganda News
Government has released 5 billion shillings as part of its plans to support the implementation of the Agricultural Insurance Scheme. According to a, the press release, the plan will be implemented by 10 insurance companies under the Uganda Insurers Association. Many farmers groups have already been identified as key players in this process and they […]
