Uganda on Monday was recognized and awarded as the best investment destination in East Africa at the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2023 in AbuDhabi -UAE. AIM is the world’s leading investment platform. Uganda Embassy in the UAE and Uganda Consulate in Dubai together with Uganda Investment Authority, Uganda Wild Life Authority , Uganda Export Promotions…
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Mt. Elgon Landslides: Families To Get 17M To Relocate
Last Updated at 10:20 EAT on 02nd February 2023 by HICGI By Our Reporter The Government of Uganda has earmarked a compensation package of shs.17 million, to relocate people settled in landslide prone areas in the Elgon region. The affected Families are expected to use that money to relocate to areas of their choice. Prime…
Extortion At Entebbe Airport: Aviation Authority Bans Staff From Use of Mobile Phones While on Duty
HICGI News Agency By Brenda Namugenyi The Uganda civil aviation authority has launched investigations against staff of different agencies at the airport over claims of extortion. The authority has issued new guidelines to workers including ban of mobile phones while on duty. The mobile phones were used to extort money through electronic money transfers from…
Opposition MPS Draft Alternative Budget for FY 2022/24
By Our Reporter The Opposition in Parliament has adopted a new approach towards the national budget by developing a completely different alternative national budget. The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga has made the announcement while speaking to Opposition MPs during their 3 day retreat in Entebbe. “It is our duty to…
Uganda’s Fifth Ebola Outbreak That claimed 55 Lives Comes to an End
By Brenda Namugenyi Updated at 14:40 EAT by HICGI News Agency on 11th Jan 2023 The world health Organization has declared Uganda free from the Ebola virus almost four months since the first case was reported. On 20th September 2022, Ebola, Sudan variant was declared in the districts of Mubende and Kassanda. The virus had killed one confirmed case…
Uganda, US Relations to deepen
Follow us on Social Media , just type “HICGI News Agency” The US government has revealed that plans to start new and deepen existing commercial ties with Uganda are in advanced stages. The size of the deals will crystallise during the US-Africa Leaders Summit expected to be graced by 42 Africa Heads of State later…
What it will cost to get NSSF house
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram “HICGI News Agency” The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has released new prices for its housing projects in and around Kampala.The new rates that were disclosed at the weekend are in three categories. The first category is for high income earners whose houses are in the range of…
Govt urged to address economic constraints to protect children from violence.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2323 EAT on Monday 8th August 2022. Prof Fred Ssewamala, a child health expert from Washington University, USA has challenged the government to dedicate resources towards alleviating poverty levels around the country. Ssewamala reasoned that if the economic challenges affecting most Ugandan families were addressed, violence against children would…
Number of Kenyans entering Uganda increases by 3-fold in last 3 days.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2254 EAT on Monday 8th August 2022. The directorate of citizenship and immigration control (DCIC) has said that the number of Ugandans and Kenyans entering Uganda is three times higher than usual in the last three days, especially at the Busia and Lwakhakha borders. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the spokesperson…
Hunger: Karimojong elders demand for cash instead of food relief.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0856 EAT on Saturday 4th August 2022. Locals in hunger-hit Karamoja sub-region have urged the government to consider sending relief cash instead of food relief. John Bosco Akore, the secretary Kotido elders council says the most effective way to distribute relief is to give households cash so that they…
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