By 1934, the rate was variable from 1 shilling to 7 shillings and sixpence in the pound (5 to 37.5 ).

David Mpanga, a Ugandan lawyer, called the plan socialisation of loss

In early October 2004, during and immediately after the election of the Transitional Federal Government, the exchange rate of the illegal currency appreciated from 25,000 to 18,000 shillings to the United States dollar.

Almost l million Ugandans have been displaced and forced to live in camps for internally displaced persons.

The demand was declined by the printers owing to the small sum of money requested and in view of the fact that the clients were asking to print the equivalent of 30,000 shillings per United States dollar, when the printers were offering 25,000 shillings to the United States dollar.

Individual requests vary from 50 million to 500 million shillings per day, equivalent to 2,000 to 20,000 (calculated at an exchange rate of 25,000 shillings to the United States dollar).

In 1981 Uganda had its first commercially successful singing army officer, Sergeant Kifulugunyu. His music motivated many army officers in the bush war that brought current President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to power. By the early 1990s Sergeant Kifulugunyu was one of the most heralded artists in the country.

He was mesmerised by what he saw and with the last remaining 5 shillings that he had in his pocket, he decided to buy her a banana too.

In some regions of the country, such as Puntland , the exchange rate topped 13,000 shillings to the United States dollar.

In 1951, the rupee was replaced by the East African shilling which was on par with the shilling sterling.

I would recall here that, at the height of Uganda's aggression, when it occupied more than half of our territory, it was incapable of arresting even one Ugandan rebel.

The registration fee is US 75 for participants from outside of Africa, US 50 for residents of Africa outside of Kenya, and KES 2,500 for Kenyan residents.

1.1 The author of the communication is Jonny Rubin Byahuranga, a Ugandan national born on 28 October 1956, currently residing in Denmark and awaiting expulsion to Uganda.

For example, during the second week of January 2005, a khat trader placed an order to print 500 million counterfeit shillings ( 20,000).

The majority concludes that Denmark has failed adequately to support its decision to deport the author, a Ugandan citizen, following his conviction for drug related criminal offences and a prison sentence of two years, six months.

Armstrong explained the brutal reality of their situation they paid 1,500 shillings in rent, about 20 bucks a month, a relatively high price for a Kenyan shantytown, and they could not afford to be late with the money.

Eighteen years of conflict in 19 northern districts in Uganda has led to the displacement of up to 2 million Ugandans, many of whom live in camps where the quality of life is still marked by significant gaps in humanitarian assistance and camp management.

In 1816, the gold standard was adopted officially, with the silver standard reduced to 66 shillings (66 , 3 6s), rendering silver coins a token issue (i.e., not containing their value in precious metal).

When news broke that the government of Uganda intends to use 1 trillion shillings (US 300 million) of taxpayer money to bail out defaulting businesses, Ugandans on Twitter called the move a 'scam and suggested the bailout money go towards Uganda's neglected public schools instead.