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Why gov’t interventions are failing to end household poverty

300,000 more Ugandans slid back to poverty mainly as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2019/20 National household survey report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS, recently shows that 300,000 more Ugandans slid back to poverty mainly as a result of the …

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Uganda registers 13% decline in households with radio sets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of households that own radio sets has declined by 13.5% in a survey carried out by Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Radio is a leading source of information in Uganda and there are over 200 stations authorized by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to broadcast …

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1,863 turn up for livestock census interviews in Arua

  The National Livestock Census aims to obtain a count of the country’s livestock and their associated characteristics Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people turned up for the livestock census interviews in Arua. Last week, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal …

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Inflation figures change after Ubos rebase statistics

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Uganda Bureau of Statistics will now calculate the Consumer Price Index, CPI, (inflation) based on the year 2016/2017 from the previous calculations that were based on the year 2009/2010.  This following a rebasing exercise for the price indices to make sure the statistics provided …

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COVID-19 complicates education

Pandemic widens education gap as it impacts rural and disadvantaged children further Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The scene looks like a typical telephone call centre. Women and men sit before computers, headsets pinned to their ears, mouth-pieces ready and light projectors dangling from the ceiling. But this is …

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