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Item Business registration now a hustle-free service.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-12) Ladu, Ismail Musa; Kasemiire, ChristineBusiness registration in Uganda has until recently been a nightmare for many business owners and investors. The process was characterized by slow, manual and bureaucratic procedures.Item Cancer- causing creams, soaps flood markets.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-05) Ladu, Ismail MusaA range of cosmetic products containing hydroquinone are freely being traded in Kampala shops in spite of an obtaining government ban on their sale due to associated health risk.Item Ex-Uganda railways employees cry foul as govt delays pension payment.(Daily monitor, 2016-02-15) Ladu, Ismail MusaFor almost a year now, former Uganda Railway Corporation employees have not got their monthly pension after government declared the annuity surplus to requirement. Pensioners lament poverty and arrears; government promised payment after securing a supplementary budget.Item Examining taxes on agriculture on the exemptions(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-01) Ladu, Ismail MusaWhere the new tax proposals have raised a lot of debate, government say they are necessary to fund a number of large infrastructure projects that will benefit the country in the long runItem Few financial service providers fund agriculture sector- Were.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-14) Ladu, Ismail MusaFarmers need more than loans alone. They are also sensitive about prices so the products developed for such a segment have got to be priced well and delivered through channels that do not build a lot of transactional costs for users. Otherwise, they won't use them.Item Kakira to sack 4,000 workers.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-18) Ladu, Ismail MusaThe company accuses government for failing to implement the sugar policy which would have stopped sugar producers from operating close to each other.Item Low agriculture funding cannot drive middle income agenda- experts.(Daily Monitor, 2018-05-11) Ladu, Ismail MusaUganda's agenda to attain middle income, which is largely driven by value addition of agricultural products and commercial farming, will not be realised due to a mismatch between sector priorities and budget allocations, a study shows.Item Major cash crops under threat from deadly pest.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-29) Ladu, Ismail MusaThe invasion of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) on some key cash and food crops could cripple agriculture, an economic sector that supports the livelihood of the biggest segment of Uganda's population. Speaking last week at the Regional Workshop for Developing Strategies against Fall Army Worm in Eastern and Central Africa,Item One dead, medics contract Marburg.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-25) Ladu, Ismail Musa; Chemitai, JoyceHealth workers who treated a patient with a suspected Marburg virus, have symptoms, the Minister of Health, DR. Jane Aceng, has said. While giving an update on the Marbury outbreak in parts of Sebei sub- region yesterday, Dr. Aceng said the number of cumulative cases currently stands at two: one confirmed and the other is a probable case.Item promote food security, government tells tobacco companies.(Daily Monitor, 2017-01-13) Ladu, Ismail MusaAccording to trade minister Amella Kyabadde, the tobacco subsector contributes massively to the country's economy in terms of jobs, attracting foreign direct investment as well as a source of government revenue.Item Qatar takes over $1.9b Ayago power project(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-20) Mugerwa, Yasiin; Ladu, Ismail MusaOil-refinery affected communities petition MPs over resettlement.Item Roke Telkom summoned over equipment row with UTL.(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-23) Ladu, Ismail MusaThe criminal investigations directorate(CID) has issued an appearance notice to the managing director of Roke Telkom following accusations of illegally using Uganda telecom (UTL)optic fibre cables.Item Rural areas key to economic growth, development – report.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-23) Ladu, Ismail MusaTransformations of rural economies has lifted rural people out of poverty.Item Soaring fuel prices: Government cites free market(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-07) Ladu, Ismail MusaEven as fuel pump prices continue to steadily soar, the government has said it can only look on "helplessly" until the situation takes care of itself.Item Technology to facilitate agricultural financing.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-05) Ladu, Ismail MusaSmall holder farmers have for years been unable to access credit, hindering their transformation from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture, sector experts have said. According to the chief operations officer of aBiTrust, Ms. Josephine Mukumbya, whose organisation guarantees credit extended to farmers, small holders farmer financing comes with huge risks,Item Umeme warned over delayed connections(Daily Monitor, 2018-03-08) Ladu, Ismail MusaUmeme, the country's main electricity distribution company, has been put on notice by the electricity sector regulator after it emerged that the agency has tendencies of delaying connections beyond the accepted deadlines.Item UNBS confiscates harmful cosmetics(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Ladu, Ismail MusaThe cosmetics contain hydroquinone, which various studies have confirmed to have adverse effects on human health.Item URA challenged to reduce cargo clearing time to six hours.(Daily monitor, 2016-02-15) Ladu, Ismail MusaThe Mutukula border post has finally been handed over to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) after being turned into a modern facility. TradeMark East Africa urged clearance within six hours; URA pledged efficiency and warned against delays.