Officials in a group photo at symposium on Economic Crime at the Serena Hotel, Kampala. By Francis Otucu The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General (CG), John R. Musinguzi, says addressing economic crime will increase revenue collections and help Uganda attain economic independence. Speaking on the sidelines of the on-going
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Housing Finance Bank staff getting vaccinated In partnership with KCCA, Housing Finance Bank organized a two-day vaccination exercise for its employees and their families at its headquarters in Kololo and has continued to rally upcountry staff to receive vaccination at government gazetted centers. This comes at the time when the
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The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has suspended the Bunyoro/Tooro Regional Kadhi, Sheikh Muhammad Irumba from office citing his failure to unite Muslims. “You are hereby suspended from the Office of the Regional Kadhi Bunyoro/Tooro Muslim Region with immediate effect,” reads the May 27th, 2021 letter. Adding that,”
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Health authorities in Gulu district have raised concern over the high number of perinatal deaths commonly known asstillbirths over the past twelve months. A stillbirth is the death of a fetus weighing 500g or more or of 22-week’s gestation or more. Records from Gulu District Health Department indicate that 509
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The Secretary-General of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM Justine Kasule Lumumba has said the former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga should face the party’s disciplinary committee for having gone against its rules and contested as an independent for the office of the speaker of parliament. On Monday Kadaga was
Read MoreAt least 803 learners from different institutions have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the health ministry, the learners who tested positive are from 29 schools from 17 districts. Some of the districts where the cases came from are Kampala, Wakiso, Gulu, Arua, Masaka and Jinja. Data from the health
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City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago with his wife at the swearing in Ceremony at City Hall The City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is skeptical that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni shall respect elected leaders in Kampala and not frustrate their efforts to transform the City simply because they subscribe to opposition
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A study on the road safety on Uganda’s road accident shows a mismatch between the death numbers reported by the police and those compiled from an independent study by Makerere University School of Public Health and the World Health Organization.Choosing the year 2016 for their study, the researchers who used
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By Denis Jjuuko I recently visited one of the ‘resorts’ on the shores of Lake Victoria. It used to have a sand beach with grass thatched canopies where the resort’s patrons sat and sipped cocktails with exotic names. Revelers in bikinis used to roll in the sand in the name
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Equity Group MD & CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre), Equity Group Board Chair Prof. Isaac Macharia (left) & Equity Group Executive Director Mary Wamae (right) discuss the quarter one 2021 results during the investor briefing. Equity Group has returned strong quarter one results in a challenging environment amidst the multi-faceted
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