Dr Fred Muhumuza says the pessimism is uncalled for The government plans to spend 490 Billion Shillings under the new Parish Model project that is meant to eradicate poverty among 68 per cent of households across the country. However, questions from the public point to more pessimism than optimism as to how
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Jay Sakaria (R), the Business Development Manager at Goldstar Insurance and Moinuddin Mohammed, the Sales Manager at Hisense Uganda launching the Electronics Appliances cover Goldstar Insurance in partnership Goldstar Insurance has launched a cover for Electronic Appliances in a move that will revolutionize the insurance industry. Speaking at the launch
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Oling John Peter Huawei Certified instructor conducting one of the previous classes in Data Com Huawei ICT Academy of Uganda has today launched a new series of free online courses open to anyone interested in building an ICT career with internationally recognized certifications. The courses can be accessed via Huawei’s
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State Minister for Finance, David Bahati Parliament’s Finance Committee has recommended to Government to desist from reviewing tax legislation annually to create stability for investors. MPs now want Government to review taxes at least every after three years. While tabling report on Income Tax Amendment Bill 2021, Henry Musasizi, the
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Panelists at the NSSF annual Suppliers Forum The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has unveiled business opportunities for local suppliers in real estate and information technology for the next financial year 2021/22. This was during its annual Suppliers Forum held virtually under the theme, “Call for partnership; Let’s Shape the future of the
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Ugandans shouldn’t expect the best services from Mulago Hospital when Government continues to allocate meager resources to the national referral hospital, Baterana Byarugaba (pictured), the Mulago Hospital Executive Director has said. Baterana made the remarks while appearing before Parliament’s Budget Committee today after MPs raised concerns over perennial departure of Ugandans
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Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija Parliament has yet again deferred the proposal by the government to introduce a Parish development model that seeks to empower Ugandans economically in the 10,594 parishes. The model is a strategy being fronted by the Government in the next financial year for organizing and delivering public
Read MoreOver 4000 leaders have not declared their wealth The Inspectorate of Government is investigating 4,222 leaders for possible prosecution and sanctioning before the leadership code tribunal. The leaders allegedly defied provisions of the leadership code Act which require public officers to declare their income, assets and liabilities to the Inspectorate
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The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has detected the Indian COVID-19 variant in Kampala. According to officials from the Ministry of Health, the variant also referred to as -B.1.617 was detected from travelers returning from India. The variant was picked up after the travelers went to get tested after they
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Part of the foundation works at the Lubowa International Specialized Hospital Uganda The construction of the International Specialized Hospital Uganda in Lubowa is behind schedule after the developer indicated that it had been derailed by COVID-19, heavy rains and cash flow issues. In 2019, Parliament guaranteed a 1.4 trillion
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