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Ruparelia Group through its Construction Company VCON has been awarded a contract to construct a project for Uganda Muslim Education Association-UMEA after emerging the best bidders out of 14 other companies that expressed interest. Vcon Construction (U) Ltd in partnership with Ambitious Construction Limited Joint Venture has been awarded a contract by UMEA for construction of a residential and commercial ...

In a bid to expand long-term financing for manufacturers across the region, Capital Markets Authority and Uganda Manufacturers Association have signed a partnership to further business operations. UMA Executive Director Daniel Birungi says the memorandum of Understanding between two institutions will address the lack of long-term credit for manufacturers. “The memorandum of Understanding between Capital Markets Authority and Uganda Manufacturers ...

Dairy farmers from the western region of Uganda, especially in Mbarara have given up on milk production. They have now resorted to beef production arguing that Uganda’s milk market is very unstable and unpredictable.This comes after Kenya recently refusing to allow Uganda’s milk to enter the market.Western Uganda is a region that is famously known for cattle rearing over the ...

A former UK MP for Stockton South in England, Dr. Paul Williams has expressed his interest in Ugandan Politics, asking that the recently concluded elections be organized afresh. The former UK MP also wants aid to Uganda suspended by the UK and other western powers “My views on news the UK Govt’s suspended a small amount of aid to Ugandan ...

Former British military members who were dismissed from service due to their sexuality are now able to reclaim lost medals. The Ministry of Defense said it wanted to address a ‘’historical wrong’’ with the launch of the scheme. Until 2000, gay people were not allowed to serve in the military. ‘’Prior to 2000, a number of armed forces personnel were ...