Business

The Ministry of Local Government has launched Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) project that will up lift rural flocks from abject poverty. The project will to be implemented in 12 districts will address water for production, agriculture production, infrastructure and food security. According to the Minister of Local Government,Tom Butime, the $43million project  funded by Islamic Development Bank will benefit ...

In the spirit of  entrepreneurship, Resident Director of International University of East Africa (IUEA) has offered  to mentor young entrepreneurs and give them seed capital to boast  innovation projects. Hassan Alwi says students projects will be incubated and nurtured from establishment to that  stage where they have grown into fully fledged Small Medium Enterprises. “In a drive to support innovations ...

Many of us are always looking out for the cheaper options when buying goods. The place known to many people is “Kikuubo” where you will get products at relatively cheap prices. Kikuubo online serves as the whole sale go to place for many duukas, super markets, wholesalers and retailers alike. The products that Kikuubo offers are mainly Fast Moving Consumer ...

From June,  hundreds of Africa’s best seed-stage startups will participate in bootcamps and pitch competitions to represent their country at the Global Seedstars Summit in Switzerland. They stand a chance to win up to USD 500,000 in equity investments and other prizes. Geneva, Switzerland, 27th, May 2019 – Seedstars World, the largest early-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing ...

Uganda is considering banning charcoal burning and trade to save mother nature from advance impacts of climate change,Peter Lokeris Energy State Minister has said. Speaking at national charcoal dialogue, utilisation and production, Lokeris said charcoal production has become unsustainable causing advance effect’s on environment. “We are considering putting in place a policy to ban charcoal production and trade  despite of ...