𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏
ISSUE 662
WEDNESDAY EDITION
*MAY 22, 2024*
🌍 *Uganda signs agreement with Qatar to protect migrant workers' rights*
📌Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development Betty Amongi visited Qatar to discuss the rights of Ugandan migrant workers. During her visit, she signed a Bilateral Labour Agreement with Qatar to ensure the safety and rights protection of over 30,000 Ugandan migrant workers. Amongi said that the agreement allows for the formal externalization of skilled, semi-skilled, and domestic workers from Uganda to Qatar. She added...
𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏
𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 661
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*MAY 21, 2024*
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🇺🇬 *President Museveni visits Inspire Africa modern coffee park with Ethiopian ambassador Etsegenet Yimenu*
📌Ethiopia's Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Etsegenet Yimenu, earlier today May 21 2024, visited the Inspire Africa Modern Coffee Park in Rwashamaire town, Ntungamo district. The coffee hub, which is part of a pilot project by Inspire Africa, is set to benefit from a proposed $10m (Shs37b) government grant. The hub is designed to gather all graded coffee from farmers in the Ankole,...
𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏
𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 656
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*MAY 15, 2024*
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*President Museveni signs new laws to regulate animal feeds, and veterinary practitioners*
📌President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, signed three new laws to regulate the animal feeds industry and veterinary practitioners, the bills include the Animal Feeds Bill, the Veterinary Practitioners Act, 2023, and the National Records and Archives (Amendment ) Act, 2024. The Animal Feeds Act shall establish a committee to regulate various aspects of animal feeds, the Veterinary Practitioners Act shall...
𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏
𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 655
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MAY 14, 2024
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🇺🇬 Ministry of Health bans hotel-based workshops for health workers
📌The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, has announced that workshops for health professionals undertaking capacity development at hotels would no longer be allowed. She made this revelation during the launch of advocacy against pre-eclampsia, or high blood pressure during pregnancy on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Kawempe Hospital. She maintained that the emphasis should be on maximizing resources for patients and...
𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏
𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 650
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May 9, 2024
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🇺🇬 Ex-West Nile Bank Front Rebels Receive Over UGX 5 Billion Resettlement Package from Gov’t
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🇺🇬 UBOS, Police To Mount Roadblocks Ahead Of Census
📌The Uganda Bureau of Statistics(UBOS),) with the support of securityagencies,s has announced that it will establish roadblocks on highways ahead of census exercise in order to conduct a mandatory count of people in transit during the 2024 National Housing and Population Census. Dr. Chris Mukiza, the UBOS executive director, stated that the checkpoints...
𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏
𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 649
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*MAY 8, 2024*
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*President Museveni engages traders on tax policy, EFRIS discussions*
📌President Yoweri Museveni engaged in discussions with traders on Tuesday May 7, 2024 at Kololo grounds regarding the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) issue. He said the NRM government is dedicated to implementing a deliberate and strategic tax policy to promote an independent, integrated, and self-sufficient economy. He added Tax exemptions are available for specific categories such as pharmaceuticals, machinery, and raw materials essential for...