NEW VISION
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI CLARIFIES ON TAX MEASURES
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has Shed light on his recent meeting with the traders over taxation issues, saying the rationale behind the taxes is to stop the haemorrhage and raise government revenue to build the infrastructure and provide security.
KYANKWANZI WOMEN SACCO GETS UGX. 50M TO FIGHT POVERTY
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Summary: The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, has donated UGX. 50m to Kyankwanzi Women Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (SACCOS) as start-up capital to fight poverty
DAILY MONITOR
GOVERNMENT: PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO START LESSONS AGAINST CORRUPTION
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Summary: The Government through the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity (DED has said all primary schools should have anti-corruption lessons in their syllabus. The move aims at fighting corruption from the grassroots.
UGANDAN SCIENTISTS START DESIGNING NEW HIV VACCINE
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Summary: Scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) have said they are designing an HIV vaccine to address the high burden of the disease.
NEMA TAKES OVER 3 SAND MINING SITES IN LWERA
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Summary: The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has taken over three abandoned sand mining sites in Lwera swamp on Kampala-Masaka highway following the expiry of permits issued to private companies.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI, JAPANESE INVESTOR DISCUSS FERTILISER DEAL
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Summary: President Museveni yesterday held discussions with Prof. Kim Yong Myong, the owner of Ac-Planta, a company based in Tokyo Japan. The company produces acetic acid fertilisers through technology, a product that promotes high yields in plants and also helps them in resisting diseases, as well as drought.
