Uganda’s Parliament Tuesday passed a new rule for rules of procedure of Parliament that provides for a virtual parliament debate through digital platforms. This is after parliament adopted the report of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline on the proposed Amendment of rules of procedure of Parliament to provide
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URA Head offices in Nakawa By Denis Jjuuko Over the weekend, several senior managers at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) tendered in their resignations ostensibly to pursue other careers. Social media as is usually the case went overboard with some people claiming it was a purge that the officers didn’t
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases from samples tested on 02 June 2020. The total confirmed cases are now 507. “4 cases are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan via Elegu. 2 cases are from Malaba. 12 cases are alerts and contacts to previously confirmed
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave his backing to the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina (pictured), in his re-election bid despite allegations of improper conduct. Adesina, who served as Nigeria’s agriculture minister before taking the AfDB’s top job in 2015, has been accused of abuse
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Peace Kabunga, the Executive Director at Housing Finance Bank Experts and analysts have urged investors in the housing and mortgage sector to redirect their search for opportunities in the residential sub-sector due to the shrinking demand for space in the commercial office and trade spaces brought about by the increasing
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sam Kutesa (pictured) has revealed that Government has at long last agreed to allow the over 2,400 Ugandans stranded abroad to return to Uganda. However, all returnees must present the negative certificate to Coronovirus before being allowed back into the country. While briefing Parliament today
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Uganda’s current Chief Justice Bart Magunda Katureebe/Courtesy photo Chief Justice and his or her deputy will continue getting the benefits they are enjoying while still in active service at the judiciary even after they have retired. This is according to the Administration of the Judiciary Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament
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A Kenyan boy is among this year's recipients of state commendations for his invention of a handwashing machine. Nine-year-old Stephen Wamukota (pictured) used wood to suspend a jerrycan of water and create a pedal to be used to dispense water and soap and avoid contact. He had told his mother
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Uganda has registered 32 new cases of coronavirus bringing the country's total to 489. On Monday evening, President Yoweri Museveni announced a further easing of the lock down. Below is a summary of the president's Address on Lockdown (1st June 2020) Public transport is now allowed but will carry half
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Bankers from Sub Saharan Africa and China who attended the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Services Industry Online Summit 2020 agree that digitisation of the sector will give it resilience against the current Covid-19 pandemic and enable sustained growth in the post Covid era. The pan-African conference themed “Accelerating Digital Transformation,
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