Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC) has attacked Uganda’s leading Opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC, noting that it is fermenting divisions and intrigue among Ugandans against their leaders for selfish interests. The remarks were made by Michael Osinde, the UPC Spokesperson during the party’s weekly press briefing held on Wednesday.
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China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has been accused of disrespecting the rights of People with Disabilities in the ongoing renovation at Entebbe International Airport. CCCC was awarded the contract by the Government of Uganda to renovate Entebbe International Airport. The complaint was raised on the floor of Parliament by Bubulo
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Former Uchumi Supermarkets Chief Executive Julius Kipng'etich has been appointed the CEO of Jubilee Holdings where he has been serving as a non-executive director. According to the Standard, the move that took effect on January 1, 2018 will see the new boss coordinate the insurance firm’s regional operations and try
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Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has said there is still a challenge in the eradication of plastic bags mainly in the border towns, five months after the ban took effect in Kenya. This is as most of the countries in the region are still manufacturing the plastic bags making it
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The International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) engaged in trade-related technical assistance, is implementing a programme titled " the Netherlands Trust Fund IV " (NTF IV) in partnership with the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from
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The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), through its chairman Everest Kayondo, has asked the government and its development partners to ensure that there is both faster and reliable internet at the border posts as this will guarantee seamless electronic Cargo Clearance. Kayondo says that while electronic cargo clearance platforms such
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Jeff Bezos is now the richest person of all time. That should put an Amazon smile on his face. The Amazon CEO's net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday, according to Bloomberg's billionaire tracker. That eclipses the record previously held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Forbes, the other major tracker of
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The High Court (Commercial Division) on December21, 2017 disqualified lawyers David Mpanga of FK Mpanga Advocates and Timothy Kanyerezi Masembe of MMAKS Advocate from representing Bank of Uganda (BoU) against businessman Sudhir Ruparelia over conflict of interest. The Central Bank is accusing property mogul Sudhir and his Meera Investments of
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Uganda is such an interesting country where wonders never cease! On Tuesday, the leadership of Parliament decided to table a motion to pay tribute to Alhaj Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Executive Director for being elected President of African Insurance Organisation. However, the decision to include this
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The verbal fight between President Yoweri Museveni and top religious leaders is not about to end. This is after Museveni angrily referred to religious leaders as traitors in his New Year message at his Country Home in Rwakitura. “Some of our religious people are so full of arrogance. They talk
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