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By Ritah Kemigisa The government through the finance and energy mineral development ministries and management of Kilembe mines limited have commenced the redevelopment of Kilembe Mines. For thirty years, the largest copper mines with an estimated 18,000 tonnes of copper have been dormant. The extraction of copper ceased in 1982 […]

By Moses Ndhaye The World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has announced that a single dose of HPV vaccine – instead of the traditional two or three doses – delivers solid protection against human papillomavirus (HPV). Infection of HPV is the main cause of cervical […]

By Ritah Kemigisa The Bank of Uganda’s monetary policy committee of April has for the fifth consecutive time maintained the lending rate at 6.5%. This comes despite the rising inflation with the annual headline and core inflation forecast to average 5.2% and 4.7% from what had been projected in February. […]

The Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi has advised Uganda Police Force to counsel Mr Nathan Okori who has just lost his son, former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, instead of summoning him for questioning. “Police should be professional in the way they do their work. Jacob […]

By Faith Amongin The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has attributed the slow progress in handling corruption cases to poor funding from the government. The Inspector General of Government, Ms Beti Kamya, while appearing before Parliament’s Committee of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on Monday, said the Inspectorate spends 80 percent of […]