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While tabling the Sugar Bill, 2016 at its first reading, Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde said that the bill intends to introduce a harmonised and modern legal framework to enable the sugar industry develop in an orderly and competitive manner.

David Bahati, State Minister of Finance told the select committee that the Libyan company has since last year failed to inject funds into the company due to financial challenges and international sanctions.

Mohinder Dhillons camera work speaks for him all over the world. He captured some of the most significant historic events of the 20th century. Here in Uganda, he filmed and photographed the start of General Idi Amin Dadas rule in 1971 and his downfall in April 1979. He actually witnessed Amins desperate last flight out of Uganda forever from Jinja in a Libyan helicopter. In between, Dhillon got close enough to Amin to end up liking the man personally even as he reported on the murders committed in his name. And now he has documented all this in his memoir: My Camera, My Life.

According to the terms of reference, the Committee is to investigate claims that public officers solicited for the payment of the bonuses totaling to Shillings 6 billion from the President contrary to standard practices of rewarding public officers

Using quasi name P-403, the witness who is a staff member of the Office of the Prosecutor OTP explained how Ugandas security agencies intercepted radio communications between different leaders of the LRA.

Muleme says construction of the expressway is expected to start within 12 months after a contractor has been sourced. The process to get a contractor for the road is ongoing.

The Bank of Uganda BoU rate for today, Thursday shows the shilling is trading against the dollar at 3,596 on the buy side and 3,606 on the sell side. The shilling has for much of this month been trading against the dollar at an average of 3620/3630 on account of weak inflows from Ugandan diaspora, among other reasons.

The areas in which this immunisation exercise will be carried out for the next two weeks will be; Arua, Zombo, Koboko, Adjumani, Nebbi, Maracha, Moyo, Yumbe, Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, Lamwo, Nwoya, Pader, Agago, Omoro, Dokolo, Lira, Alebtong, Kole, Otuke, Amolatar, Apac, Oyam, Hoima, Masindi, Buliisa, Kiryadongo, Amuria, Kaberamaido, Katakwi, Soroti, Abim, Amudat, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, Nakapiripiriti, and Napak.

Ambassador Olara Otunnu, the co-chair of the organizing committee said that work is in progress in terms of planning and designing the memorial and pilgrimage site at Wigweng in Mucwini.

Government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, the combatants were intercepted on Wednesday night traveling in four vehicles on their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC.

The Visitation Committee set up by President Museveni to investigate causes of strikes at Makerere University has ordered for a students head count to establish the number and status of the students.

Parliaments rules, privileges and discipline committee has recommended to parliament to open up proceedings of the appointments committee to the public. The recommendation is carried in the committee report to parliament on the amendment of the Rules of Procedure of parliament. It is a legislative practice for each new parliament to make its own rules.

The Attorney General, William Byaruhanga informed parliament that government has given out similar rewards before citing Ugandans who excelled in different fields including but not limited to the thirty public officers who were part of the team that discovered oil in Uganda in 2006.