Uganda: Government to Downsize Civil Service
01/08/2016The government of Uganda is has recently planned to downsize the civil service in order to help save money to improve on service delivery. President Museveni had tasked former Finance.
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Uganda Slashes Single Entry Tourist Visa Fees by 50 Percent
25/07/2016Tourists seeking to come to Uganda will from July 22nd,pay half of the money they have been paying for single entry tourist visas.
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Gender
Uganda: Speaker of Parliament Calls for More Women in Cabinet
15/06/2016The Speaker of Parliament Ms. Rebecca Kadaga, has recently called for the appointment of more women to senior Cabinet positions.
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Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni Names New Cabinet, Wife Gets Key Ministry
07/06/2016Uganda’s veteran leader Yoweri Museveni named a new cabinet on Monday that retained his prime minister and ministers in the key energy and finance jobs while giving the education portfolio.
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Former First Ladies Call for Closer Unity in East Africa
03/06/2016Former First Ladies of Kenya and Uganda have recently charged the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) to foster unity and brotherhood among East African countries. While recalling glorious days of.
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Africa
Development Stories
East Africa: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Budgets Focus On Infrastructure
16/06/2014Kenya yesterday presented the biggest budget in the region as East African Community (EAC) member states unveiled their 2014/15 budget estimates, all majorly looking to invest more in infrastructure development.
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World Bank postpones $90m Uganda loan over anti-gay law
01/03/2014The World Bank has postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda over its tough anti-gay law, which has drawn criticism from around the world. World Bank officials said they wanted.
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signs anti-gay bill
24/02/2014The BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga: “Many citizens are quite happy the president is defending what they say are traditional African values” Uganda’s president has signed into law a bill toughening penalties.
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Business & Economy
Kenya To Invest $74million In Uganda Oil Refinery
23/02/2014Kenya has concluded plans to invest in Uganda’s proposed oil refinery project which is expected to gulp $2.5 billion, after host country offered regional nations an invitation to acquire a.
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Africa’s Newest Billionaire: Ugandan-Born Sudhir Ruparelia, Builds $1.1 Billion Fortune From The Ground Up
14/10/2013Ugandan-born Sudhir Ruparelia worked menial jobs in the United Kingdom, saved up, returned to the country of his birth and built the largest property portfolio in the land The next.
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