Tag Archives: SUGAR

Post Views: 1 Exif_JPEG_420 By Moses AndamaIn Masindi—- Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero District, a move local leaders and community mobilizers say marks a significant step in the fight against rampant sugarcane theft. The weighbridges were handed over on Friday by Masindi …

For the last four years, dating back to 2022, the Enterprise Rugby Cup has been won by Kenyan side, Kabras Sugar. This is how dominant Kabras has been over the rest of its Kenyan opposition against whom they have competed more prominently since the Enterprise Cup’s inception in 1929. Kabras boasts of such grand history in the Enterprise Cup, aided …

Viewers: 20,001 By Spy Uganda The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba, has officially rescinded earlier directives that had led to the removal and confiscation of roadside weighbridges belonging to sugarcane farmers and private operators in Masindi District, signaling yet another dramatic twist in the long-running and politically charged sugar industry war. In a letter dated May 28, …

Viewers: 200,004 By Andrew Irumba Katusabe Hoima: In what is being hailed as a landmark breakthrough in the long-running sugarcane disputes that have for years divided stakeholders in Bunyoro sub-region, Kinyara Sugar Limited and Victoria Sugar Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at harmonizing trade practices and restoring stability within the sugar sector. The cooperation agreement …

Viewers: 200,002 By Spy Uganda Luweero—Victoria Sugar Limited has extended warm congratulations to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni upon his swearing-in, describing the occasion as a defining moment for continuity, national stability, and Uganda’s socio-economic advancement. In a congratulatory message released shortly after the inauguration ceremony, the leading sugar manufacturer hailed President Museveni’s enduring leadership and reiterated its commitment to …

Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of more than Shs 1.105 trillion, just weeks before the close of the 2025/2026 financial year.Presenting the request, the state minister for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, said the expenditure could not be deferred to the next financial year beginning next month.The package comprises budget reallocations, additional non-tax revenue, external financing, and savings from …

By Spy Uganda Sugarcane farmers in western Uganda are pushing back against a newly approved tax on sugar, warning that the policy could quietly squeeze them out of an already fragile industry. Under the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2026, passed by Parliament of Uganda, the excise duty on sugar has tripled from Shs100 to Shs300 per kilogramme. While the tax …

Post Views: 2 By Andama mosesIn Masindiwww.mknewslink.com——Security in Masindi district and Bunyoro sugar cane union have failed to reach a conclusion on the relocation of weigh bridges that were uprooted by officials from ministry of trade industry and cooperatives. The weigh bridges at Rukondua village in Bujeje county, Bikonzi subcounty and Kihande in Masindi Municipality managed by the union …

Kampala– The government, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, in partnership with sugar millers operating in the Busoga region, has agreed to set UGX 125,000 as the minimum price per tonne of sugarcane across the region. Stakeholders in a group photo after the meeting The decision follows an outcry from sugarcane out-growers in Busoga, some of whom reported earning …

Post Views: 14 By Andama mosesIn Masindiwww.mknewslink.comSugarcane farmers across Uganda under Uganda national sugarcane growers association (UNASGO) have resolved to revive the association and amend it’s constitution in bid to push it’s interest better.This was during the associations general assembly held at Masindi Kolping Hotel on Thursday 13th of November 2025 which was attended by representatives of sugarcane farmers …