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Kadaga meets the Busoga Consortium for Development

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister For East Africa Community Affairs in Uganda and also Woman Member of Parliament Kamuli District Rt Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has this morning chaired a meeting at the Ministry's main boardroom with the Heads of Organs of Busoga Consortium For Development. A meeting which started with an opening prayer, one of the key highlights was the most agricultural produce from Busoga and exports for produce from the region. The Woman Member of Parliament representing...

November 9, 20210 CommentsRead more...

Government of Uganda tasks its counterpart South Sudan to scrap off the waiver fees

Government of Uganda has Tasked its counterpart South Sudan to scrap off the waiver fees that are normally imposed against the Ugandan Traders.According to the Minister for East African Community Affairs Rt. Hon Alitwala Rebecca Kadaga in her press briefing held in Kampala, revealed that Uganda is ready to begin charging waiver fees against Sudan with effect from November 2021 if South Sudan does not stop waiver charges within one month.

September 23, 20210 CommentsRead more...

Sugarcane Farmers Demand Factory

The 1st Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of East African Affairs in Uganda and Woman Member of Parliament for Kamuli district  Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga held a consultative meeting with the Busoga Sugarcane Growers Association in a bid to finalise discussions on setting up sugar factories in the region. A meeting that saw the Minister of Finance and economic development in attendance, Hon. Matia Kasaija , unanimously agreed that two sugar cane factories be setup with the first one in Luuka...

September 20, 20210 CommentsRead more...

We need single currency in the region – women traders from cross boarder

Rt. Hon. 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs in Uganda today held a meeting with the Uganda Women Cross Boarder Traders-(UWCBT) at the Ministry's head offices located on Nile Avenue on Kingdom Kampala Building. The women were led by their chairperson and accompanied by the chairman of Cross Boarder Members of Parliament Hon. Macho Godfrey MP Busia Municipality. Among the key bottle necks that hinder smooth transaction of business at the boarder that the women tabled...

September 17, 20210 CommentsRead more...

1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs in Uganda RT. Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga met with the youth from Africa Kwetu Students Organisation led by their group leader Kiiza Eric

1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs in Uganda RT. Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga met with the youth from Africa Kwetu Students Organisation led by their group leader Kiiza Eric who called on her at the Ministry’s offices on Kingdom Kampala building located on Nile Avenue with a Certificate of Appreciation. The Africa Kwetu youths are so passionate about youth participation in promoting and marketing of Uganda’s involvement in the East African Community. The RT. Hon Minister...

September 16, 20210 CommentsRead more...