Brookside Limited, a dairy processing company that packages long-life milk, cream, butter, yoghurt, ghee, and milk powder in Uganda and the East Africa regional export market has retrenched over 50 per cent of its staff following a drop in the exported products. In a letter addressed to the Commissioner of Labour at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Ms Winnie Mirembe Mugabi, the company’s Human Resource and Administration manager cites the Kenya Government’s failure to grant export permits to Brookside Uganda, something that denied the company access to 75 per cent of its market since March 2023, as…
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Invented less than a century ago, plastic is today ubiquitous in all walks of life around the world. Plastic is inexpensive, durable and convenient. According to a 2018 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, East Africa consumed approximately 300,000 tons of plastic annually. The report projected plastic consumption across the region would triple by 2030. The vast majority of this plastic is imported in the form of construction, pipes, containers and packaging including bags and bottles. Mr. Christopher Burke, the Managing Director WMC Africa/Courtesy Photo. Mr. Christopher Burke, the Managing Director WMC Africa and an environmentalist, conducted a research which…
By Umoja Standard Reporter. NEWS: The Lwengo District Chairperson Ibrahim Kitatta has in a new twist claimed copy right and ownership of the slogan Omalako Jajja Tova Kumain. The slogan is meant to persuade president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to stand for presidency in 2026. In the records before the Uganda Registration Services Bureau in Kampala, Kitatta says he bred the Slogan , launched and gazetted it in February 2023 but , he was shocked to learn that sofar businessman Frank Gashumba and the Head of Office of the National NRM chairman Hadijja Namyalo Uzeiye claim ownership of the same Slogan.…
NEWS: The controversy surrounding the takeover Dr. Apollo Kaggwa’s land takes a new twist after information emerged on social media channels indicating how the State Minister for Sam Lands Mayanja is embroiled in a fresh cash-sharing scuffle with those that assisted him to destroy and forcefully cause damage to Dr. Kaggwa’s properties. On Wednesday it was alleged that Minister Mayanja had pocketed a 500m as an initial deposit on the land he chose to give purports illegal occupation and was pushing for total demolition of remaining properties on the controversial land so that he could be paid his balance of one billion (1)…
By Umoja Standard via https://lagosinternationaltradefair.com/ Lagos International Trade Fair is the largest International Trade Fair in Nigeria. The spectacular 10-day event usually begins on the first Friday in November of every year, since 1981. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), took over the organization of the fair in 1986 and has been staging the fair annually to date. Since then, the Lagos International Trade Fair has grown tremendously in popularity to become the leading forum for Trade and Business promotion in Nigeria, and indeed Africa. The Chamber is uniquely aware of the high standards expected of an International…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Speaking at the sidelines of the Public lecture under the theme, ‘financing of and investment in higher education in Uganda’., Mary Okwakol, the Executive Director of National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) made a call on the financing model that can sustain the quality of education and ensuring that no one is left behind. “This entails mechanisms that will ensure mechanism that will ensure that there is sufficient funding for instance funding infrastructure and facilities as they are key for various institutions, to have quality staff. Its about money being available for these…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Her Excellency EtsegenetBezabih Yimenu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Republic of Uganda, presented an Award certificate of appreciation to the Ugandan friends of Ethiopia who participated and contributed significantly in the 2nd High-Level conference on Equitable and Reasonable utilization of Trans-Boundary Water resource held on 22 June 2023 at Addis Ababa. In addition, the Ambassador has also bid farewell to the three Embassy diplomats who completed their tour of diplomatic duty. H.E Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of…
The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Hon. Betty Amongi today held a discussion with a team from German led by Hon. Oliver Schenk, Minister of Federal Affairs. During the discussion, the Minister informed the delegation about the various government programmes established to empower women, youth, and other vulnerable groups. She stressed that the fucus for government is economic empowerment, education, skilling, and provision of tools to enable them to start income generating activities. The team also discussed issues of youth employment, bilateral cooperation in the areas of vocational training, exchange visits, and cultural cooperation, among others.
Minister Sam Mayanja is in the spotlight for ordering brokers to demolish the remaining properties on the contested land. It is alleged that the minister has used his power to block all efforts for Dr. Apollo Kaggwa to get an injunction stopping the illegal activities taking place. What you need to Know: There is an allegation that the minister sold the land at One billion and five hundred thousand (1.5) to brokers and was paid five hundred thousand (500) million shillings while waiting for the balance after giving them vacant possession of the land. According to reports, the reason the…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: While celebrating 12th Independence Anniversary in remembrance of b their fallen heroes and reflecting on the importance of Unity, peace, harmony and how they (heroes) played a vital role for the success today, H.E Simon Juach Deng, S.Sudan Ambassador to Uganda assured S. Sudanese refugees in Uganda that back home is relatively peaceful so they may choose to go back. He made these remarks leaning on the efforts invested in harmonizing the causes that catalyzed nationals to free their countries to the neighbors in particular Uganda. Economy wise, Amb. Deng told this publication…