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In October 2018, the company hired Maurice Mugisha, formerly "Head of News Production" at NTV Uganda, to serve as its new Deputy Managing Director. Operations. The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation owns five radio stations, three of them general and two of them exclusively over FM (Star FM in Luganda and Magic FM which started in mid-2008).
In May 2018, the government of Uganda, through the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), took a 10.1 percent ownership in Atiak Sugar Factory, for an investment of USh20 billion (approximately US$5.5 million). In July 2018, UDC invested another USh45 billion (approx. US$11.6 million), thus raising its stake in the factory to 32 percent.
935,000 (2018) [1] : 1. Key people. Wilson Owere, Chairman General. Peter Christopher Werikhe, Secretary General. Affiliations. ITUC. Website. notu.or.ug. The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) is the largest national trade union center in Uganda with 25 affiliated unions representing 935,000 workers in 2018.
Entebbe International Airport ( IATA: EBB, ICAO: HUEN) is the only international airport in Uganda. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the town of Entebbe, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. [5] This is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) by road south-west of the central business district of Kampala, the capital city ...
The effects of climate change in Uganda are increasingly severe, affecting the lives of the country's citizens and its environment. [1] It has led to extreme weather events such as unpredictable, prolonged drought and rainfall. [1] Uganda's climate is mostly tropical with regular rainfall and sunshine patterns.
QCIL's pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is located in Luzira, a neighborhood in Nakawa Division in south-eastern Kampala. The plant is approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi), by road, south-east of Kampala's central business district. [8] The coordinates of the plant are 0°18'17.0"N, 32°38'22.0"E (Latitude:0.304723; Longitude:32.639436).
Events. February - Flood kills at least 45 people. [1] 25 May – Bus accident left 22 people dead and another 15 were injured. [2] 16 August - Arrest of opposition leader MP Bobi Wine. 11 October - At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in Bududa, Uganda. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced.
Joshua Cheptegei. Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. Cheptegei is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres, and holds the world best time over the 15 kilometres distance. Cheptegei is the reigning Olympic champion in the 5000 m and the reigning three-time World ...