By Gerald Businge on June 8, 2011
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STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2011 BY HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda At Parliament Kampala, June 8, 2011 HE The Vice President, Rt Hon Speaker, His Lordship the Chief Justice, Rt Hon Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Prime Minister, Rt Hon Leader of the Opposition, Hon Ministers, Hon Members of Parliament, […]
By Gerald Businge on May 11, 2011
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The politics of Uganda has been characterised by reactionary ideology (not progressive, not patriotic) before colonialism, during colonialism and after colonialism. Before colonialism, following the collapse of the Bachwezi Empire around 1500 AD, this area was being dominated by small kingdoms and chiefdoms: Bunyoro, Buganda, Ankole, Tooro, Rwanda, Burundi, Karagwe, the chiefdoms of Buhaya, Busoga, […]
By Gerald Businge on March 10, 2011
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An intensive training for the small scale traders and medium manufacturers has started today at Lugogo Manufacturers show ground in Kampala. The training that is organized by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda is to train the small scale traders and medium manufacturers on how they can expand businesses, acquire loans from financial institutions and improve […]
By Gerald Businge on January 12, 2011
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Uganda 2011 General Elections observers are urging all players in Uganda’s politics to ensure peace prevails during and after elections set for February 18th. The observers from East African community, COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), IGAD (Inter Governmental Authority on Development) are in the country and have today held talks with the […]
By Gerald Businge on September 1, 2010
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The East African Community and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission have organized the first-ever EAC Lake Victoria Basin Investment Forum, planned December 1st-5th 2010. The investment forum will take place in Mwanza, Tanzania under the theme “Realizing Economic Benefits in the EAC Common Market through the Lake Victoria Basin”. According to a statement from the […]
By Gerald Businge on July 15, 2010
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“This is of supreme significance to Uganda as a nation, and specifically to our customers. This network will complement the existing network to provide enhanced data services for our customers.
By Gerald Businge on June 23, 2010
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Elias Simuntu is today one of the most successful farmers in Uganda. Apart from being assured of stable income every farming season, Simuntu leads a farmers group that sells food commodities to WFP and other major food buyers. But not all farmers are able to sell to WFP even after it launched the Purchase for progress to buy direct from farmers.
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2010
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THE REPUBLICC OF UGANDA BUDGET SPEECH for Financial Year 2010/2011 Theme: Strategic Priorities to Accelerate Growth, Employment and Socioeconomic Transformation for Prosperity. DEELIVERED AT THE MMEETING O F THE FIFTTH SESSIONN OF THE 8 PARRLIAMENTT OF UGANDA ON THUURSDAY, 10 JUNE, 2010 BY HONOURAABLE SYDAA N. M. BBUMBA (MP) MINNISTER OF FINANCE, PLANNINGG AND ECOONOMIC D […]
By Gerald Businge on May 17, 2010
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that Uganda’s economy is about to take off owing to the recent discovery of oil in the country. “Uganda is set to grow into an economic powerhouse in East African Region,” he says. With this oil discovery in Uganda, the President appealed to investors to come and invest in Uganda […]