Tag: National Coffee Act No. 17

The kidnappers held her captive for nearly three weeks, demanding up to $1 million before accepting about $200,000 (approximately UGX 700 million). During her captivity, they cut off two of her fingers and sent them alongside a video of her pleading for help to pressure her family into paying the ransom.
Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.

Stop Politicizing the Coffee Bill—John Bukenya to Opposition MPs

The chairperson of ‘Let’s Fight Illiteracy and Ignorance’ and the Uganda Association of the Uneducated Persons, John Bukenya, has urged the opposition members of the parliament to stop politicizing the Uganda Coffee Bill that seeks to rationalize the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF).

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