Business

The Ministry of Trade says the slight increase in sugar prices has nothing to do with production capacity. Currently a kilogram of sugar goes for around 3,000 shillings up from 2500 shillings a month ago. The Commissioner Bilateral Trade Cyprian Batala says Uganda’s sugar production capacity stands at 420,000 tons, […]

Parliament’s select committee set up to probe the alleged fraud in the Standard Gauge Railway project is set to meet petitioners this morning. All the 5 petitioners are expected to give their statements to the committee today after two of their colleagues presented the required documentary evidence on Thursday last […]

The Ministry of Trade has rubbished claims of mistreatment of local sugar manufacturers by Kenyan authorities. Sugar manufacturers under the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association have often complained about the Sh3 million shillings annual license paid to export sugar in Kenya and delays in clearing sugar exports at the Uganda-Kenya border, […]