Fruit farmers in Nwoya district and parts of the West Nile sub-region are seeking 18 billion shillings to establish a fruit factory. Julian Adyeri, the Chairperson of the Nwoya Fruit Growers Cooperative Society, said that in 2018, the government had committed to setting up the factory, but they are still waiting. The factory is expected to package ready-to-drink and concentrate juice. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The cost of tax compliance is making it difficult for manufacturers to continue investing in Uganda. Citing the Digital Tax Stamps (DTS), a new research report titled ‘Impact of Digital Tax Stamps on Manufacturers in Uganda’ indicates that the related costs are too heavy for local SMEs, already stressed by the high cost of doing business. Andrew Kilonzo, the Managing Director of Uganda Breweries Limited, made these remarks on the sidelines of a report release hosted by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and PwC. He suggested that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) should widen the net to include hundreds of non-compliant enterprises to lessen the cost. The meeting was also attended by URA Commissioner General Musinguzi Rujoki. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The African Development Bank says it will now start channeling business credit facilities through enterprises with complete projects in need of capital, pooled together to access up to 30 million dollars. The bank aims to eliminate exploitative commercial banks, which it accuses of using their funds to invest in high-yielding local capital markets instead of extending credit to businesses in desperate need. This announcement was made during a two-day Sustainable Financing for Manufacturing Forum in Kampala. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

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The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has directed the Secretariat of sustainable development goals SDG’s under the office the Prime Minister to recognise Women leaders who mentored her into Leadership and other women leaders in the country. Nabbanja says if it wasn’t for those women leaders perhaps she would not be the first female prime minister of Uganda. She was this morning officiating a dialogue on Gender Equality under the theme, Count Her in: Accelerating Gender Equality through Women Economic Empowerment and Financing for Sustainable Development Goals

The youth and children affairs Minister Dr.Balaam Barugahara has visited the 29th April 2024 machete victims who are still nursing wounds at Mulago National referral hospital in Kampala Balam and family have hailed Mulago hospital for the treatment offered to the victims who are mainly children since all of them are greatly improving On 29th April 2024 this family from Ndeje a suburb of Kampala was attacked by an assailant who nearly ended the life of four children The family has since then been receiving treatment from Mulago National referral hospital With all the victims recovering, the state minister of youth and children affairs Balaam Barugahara has visited them to stand in solidarity

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High court criminal division before judge Margret Mutonyi has sentenced a one IP Abura Emmanuel Wilson to 50 years imprisonment. Abura Emmanuel Wilson a police officer was found guilty of murdering a 9 years old Namawejje Patience in Natalya Housing Estate Kira Municipality Wakiso District.

Once again, over two hundred golfers are expected to turn up at the Kitante Golf Course to compete in the sixth edition of the Captains Bell golf tournament, which is due to tee off on 18th May. Organizers have confirmed an increased cash prize for the professional golfers, and trophies have been secured by Absa Bank Uganda. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The Dairy Development Authority reports that about 70% of smallholder farmers in the dairy sector in western Uganda districts outside the cattle corridor, such as Bunyangabu, Kyenjojo, and Kyegewa, need urgent support, especially in areas such as animal husbandry. Moses Ahimbisibwe, the DDA regional manager for South Western Uganda, also says critical needs include on-farm financing and the availability of structures for animals, among others. This was during a tour of one of the targeted districts, Rubirizi, in western Uganda by the DDA and Rural Initiative for Poverty Alleviation. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

Environment enforcement officers have arrested four people on suspicion of dumping garbage into a drainage channel. Naomi Namara, the corporate communications manager of the National Environment Management Authority, says they acted on a video on social media that showed two women and a child pouring bags of rubbish into the channel in Nansana municipality, Wakiso district, during a downpour. The incident happened on 4th May. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The High Court in Kampala has handed a 50-year jail sentence to Inspector of Police Emmanuel Wilson Abura after finding him guilty of killing a 9-year-old girl. Justice Margaret Mutonyi found Wilson guilty of strangling Patience Namwanjje after longstanding disputes between him and the girl's parents. The convict lived in a shared house with the girl's parents in Naalya Housing Estate. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

It is less than a month to Martyrs' Day, and the Anglican site in Namugongo is being spruced up for the celebration on 3rd June. This year's celebration is led by the Mid-Western cluster, made up of six dioceses: Bunyoro-Kitara, Masindi-Kitara, Rwenzori, East Rwenzori, West Rwenzori, and South Rwenzori. According to the Chairperson of the organizing committee, Bishop Reuben Kisembo, the budget is over two billion shillings and includes money for roofing part of the amphitheater, which costs 450 million shillings. Kisembo says they have a deficit of 600 million shillings for the preparations. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

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The parish development model, a program aimed at lifting Ugandans out of poverty, risks ending up like all the previous costly projects over the years unless the government puts in place a driving policy to ensure value for money. An NTV spot check in the Soroti district, for instance, shows old failure symptoms, where some beneficiaries say the money is too little to make any change in their lives, while others see it as a political gift. Some have received less or used the money to pay school fees. All these challenges, amidst worsening climate-related challenges, have affected many recipients, whose households largely depend on agriculture for a living. Last month, the government released the second tranche of PDM funds totaling up to UGX 267 billion to be disbursed among 5,322 vetted SACCOs country-wide, with each set to receive UGX 50 million. Malcolm Musiime reports. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The continent of Africa has emerged as a battleground for power dynamics, involving an expansionist China, a more assertive Russia, and, to a lesser extent, traditional European powers and the United States. Additionally, other countries like Turkey are also expanding their presence on the African continent. he recent announcement by UK Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell on Thursday stated that Among, who also serves as Bukedea Woman MP, along with former Karamoja ministers Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu, will face travel bans and asset freezes due to their involvement in the iron sheets (mabaati) theft scandal. Today, we delve into the anti-Western backlash on the African continent and seek to understand the implications of sanctions with Dr. Fred Mukasa Mbidde, Vice President of the DP, Marion Kirabo, a lawyer and policy analyst, and Timothy Chemonges, a policy and political analyst. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The Uganda Business Technical Examination Board carried out a tracer study of national diplomas in civil, mechanical, electrical and water engineering for graduates who completed their studies between 2016 and 2019. According to the Executive Director of the board, Onesmus Oyesigye, the study revealed that 95 percent of their graduates are in gainful employment, and others self-employed. However, he says, there is a need to engage the Ministry of Education and sports to increase funding to facilitate a curricula review every after 5 years to technological changes to ensure stakeholder engagement, as well as different perspectives from trainers. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

Farmers have asked the government to fast track the revival of the Cooperative Bank to save them from unfriendly high interest loans from commercial banks. During their meeting in Fort View Hotel in Fort Portal for Rwenzori and Bunyoro, farmers who operate under various cooperatives, resolved that the government should support them to revive the cooperative Bank to enable cooperatives access to affordable financial services. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

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