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Uganda eyes ban on raw coffee exports to boost local processing

Uganda, April 21 -- Uganda is considering phasing out exports of unprocessed coffee in favour of local value addition, a shift private sector leaders say could reshape farmer earnings, job creation an... Read More


Tally clerk jailed 18 months for forging election results

Uganda, April 21 -- A Grade One Magistrate's Court in Kaiti has sentenced a 24-year-old electoral tally clerk to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to forging election results in Namutumba Di... Read More


No plans to arrest Kyagulanyi upon return - police

Uganda, April 21 -- Police have said they have no plans to arrest National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi upon his return from the United States where he fled to following the Januar... Read More


What the law says when MP-elect dies before swearing in

Uganda, April 21 -- Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama explains what next for Kalangala District after death of incumbent Woman MP, Helen Nakimuli who was re-elected to the 12th... Read More


Operators oppose plan to remove old taxis from Uganda's roads, demand more time

Uganda, April 21 -- Taxi operators in Kampala have asked government to extend a planned crackdown on unroadworthy vehicles, warning that the directive risks disrupting livelihoods and was issued witho... Read More


Whip extension workers to directly reach farmers, RDCs told

Uganda, April 21 -- The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Mr Frank Tumwebaze, has directed Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs)... Read More


MPs ask govt to boost investment in Uganda's health sector

Uganda, April 21 -- A section of outgoing and incoming Members of Parliament has called on government to increase investment in Uganda's health sector, citing persistent gaps in access to quality care... Read More


Court delays Shs3.8b Ssali case pending Constitutional Court ruling

Uganda, April 21 -- The long-running corruption case involving former Trade Ministry Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali and several high-profile co-accused continues to stall, as the Anti-Corruption ... Read More


America clears Okello of prior criminal record

Uganda, April 21 -- Fresh testimony in the ongoing High Court mobile session in Ggaba has revealed that authorities in the United States found no criminal record linked to Christopher Okello Onyum, th... Read More


Stop telephoning individual officers for help- police

Uganda, April 21 -- Police have deployed at least 1,275 counter phone lines to its operational sub county police stations in a bid to increase timely reporting of incidents and to discourage the publi... Read More