The Auditor General (AG) is set to carry out a comprehensive audit on Bank of Uganda (BoU) over the liquidation of defunct banks in the country. This is after Parliament Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authority and State Enterprise (COSASE) on Tuesday asked the AG to do the audits and report
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Law makers sitting on the Parliamentary Committee on Presidential Affairs Tuesday asked Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi and Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago to resolve their bickering for good or risk not having the Authority’s budget for 2018/19 passed. The MPs asked the two key figures at
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National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga now says, like President Uhuru Kenyatta, he will also be sworn in as "the people’s president", reports the Daily Nation. He made the declaration on Tuesday moments before police used teargas to stop him and his supporters from marching to Jacaranda grounds in
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi has revealed untold secrets about Law Enforcement Officers in the city. Appearing before the Parliamentary Presidential Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Musisi defended the legality of these officers, noting that for the City to function well, they need to increase the offices
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The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’sJobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA). The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at
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The Uganda Government has called for increased cooperation at the international level that will help developing countries build none prohibited chemical capacity and industry as one of the avenues of catapulting economic development. Delivering a keynote address at the ongoing twenty second session of the conference of the States Parties
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The MTN Foundation has Monday donated 100 beds to nine health centers under the jurisdiction of the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA). The beds and amenities including mattresses, bed sheets, blankets and mosquito nets were handed over to Jennifer Musisi, the Executive Director, KCCA by Anthony Katamba, the General Manager,
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Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the opposition. The ceremony took place in a packed stadium with police driving back other Kenyatta supporters trying to get in without seats. Riot police were also
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Pizza lovers in Kampala should brace themselves for an offer of their lives, at least according to the Pizza Bond menu. Exclusive information we have received from the Jinja-road based eatery indicates that the proprietors have decided to expand the now popular Super Tuesday offer. Previously, the offer only stood
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Five directors and three editors of the Pepper Publications Limited were on Monday afternoon charged and remanded to Luzira Prison until the 5th of December. The Five Red Pepper directors are; Arinaitwe Otim Rugyendo, Mujuni James, Johnson Byara Musinguzi, Patrick Mugumya, Richard Tusiime and the three editors include; Ben Byarabaha, Richard Kintu and Tumusiime Francis. They were charged
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