Kampala Parents' School pupils are active in co-curricular activities. P.1 pupils are likely to increase this year With a year of school closures and the current ban on reopening of nursery and other pre-primary schools, Uganda is looking at the possibility of having close to four million children fighting for
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NSSF head offices in Kampala/courtesy photo Patrick Isiagi Opolot, the Kachumbala County Member of Parliament has implored the boss of Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) to convince the president not to assent to the recently passed National Social Security Fund-NSSF Amendment Bill 2019. It comes a month after Parliament passed
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Kadaga meets IG officials The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has asked Members of Parliament among other leaders who were not re-elected to declare their wealth even as they exit their offices.On Wednesday, the IG launched the module for exit declaration which enables leaders who are ceasing to serve as public
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Denmark joined other European countries in suspending use of a batch of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid vaccine due to safety concerns, in a further setback for the shot just as immunizations were ramping up. Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said in a tweet that it’s a precautionary move, following “signals of a possible
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State Minister for Planning, David Bahati A section of MPs have called for the suspension of Emyooga program until Government clarifies on the way they select the beneficiaries. This is after State Minister for Planning, David Bahati Wednesday briefed Parliament on the progress of the program. It should be noted that Cabinet approved a proposal
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The Auditor General has revealed that Uganda’s ballooning public debt is likely to leave no room for future Governments or generations to borrow if the current Government doesn’t contain its appetite for loans. John Muwanga (pictured), the Auditor General made the revelation today while handing over the February 2021 Auditor General report
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Kenya imports lots of maize from Uganda Kenya has lifted the ban on imports of Ugandan and Tanzanian maize with strict conditions on exporters as the country seeks to curb shipping in of the cancer-causing aflatoxin on the imported crop. Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday that all stakeholders dealing
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Albert Byaruhanga, Absa Bank Uganda’s Head of Business Banking Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will benefit from a Business Continuity and Survival Training and Coaching tailored to their growth. The interactive online training programme is aimed at equipping SMEs with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to enhance their survival,
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dfcu Bank, Makerere University and the Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development today announced a strategic partnership that will create a platform to support young entrepreneurs advance ideas on innovative solutions for enterprises that create socio-economic impact in Uganda. Through the dfcu Graduate Development Programme, the Bank and the Makerere Innovation
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Justice Simon Byabakama the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Justice Simon Byabakama, the chairman of the Electoral Commission has challenged former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi not to mislead Ugandans by parading results which he failed to table before the Supreme Court.His comments come a day after Kyagulanyi called for peaceful
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