Jamil Ssekyondwa on handcuffs before he was set free The Luwero Chief Magistrate Court has dismissed a case against a man who allegedly circulated fake news that President Yoweri Museveni had died. Jamir Ssekyondwa 23, a resident of Kabunyata trading centre in Kamira sub-county, Luwero district has been on
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The Former Accountant at OPM Geoffrey Kazinda. The Court of Appeal in Kampala has quashed the 15 years’ jail term handed to the former Principal Accountant at the Office of Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda for illicit enrichment. Instead, the Court comprised of Justices Fredrick Egonda Ntende, Christopher Madrama and Catherine
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Judicial officers have been asked to support the survival of companies in distress instead of issuing decisions that lead to their extinction. This comes as companies continue to struggle to pay off bank loans and other obligations like suppliers and salary arrears and other lagging effects of the pandemic.
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African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina (pictured) told women at a conference in Pretoria on Wednesday that they are part of a revolution that is building across Africa. The head of Africa’s premier development lending institution was speaking at the virtual Women Heads of State Initiative, a new
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A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on understanding mistreatment of women during childbirth shows mothers that show up to deliver with labor companions are less likely to suffer health facility-based mistreatment. The report which combines five studies was published on Wednesday in the BMJ Global Health journal and
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Cows are dying across Uganda due to prolonged drought At least 10 head of cattle are dying daily in Nakasongola due to prolonged drought , local leaders have reported. Sam Kigula, the LC 5 Chairperson of Nakasongola district has listed the most affected sub counties as Nabiswera, Lwabyata, Nakitoma and
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NITA-U Executive Director Dr. Hatwib Mugasa. Uganda is now saving 4 trillion shillings annually in costs because of National Backbone Infrastructure says NITA-U Executive Director Dr. Hatwib Mugasa. He made these remarks at the Huawei ICT Congress 2022 currently taking place at the Sheraton hotel Kampala up to the
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Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi The families of Jomo Kenyatta, former Central Bank of Kenya Governor Philip Ndegwa and Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi will pocket KSh1.62 billion (UShs50.94bn)in the wake of record banking profits that have delivered outsize shareholder payouts. The Kenyattas lead the pack with a
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The Danish Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Nicolaj A. Hejberg Petersen (Centre) and the UNBS Executive Director, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru (Right) inspecting the donated equipment The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to decentralise its laboratory testing services to its Regional Offices in Mbarara, Gulu and Mbale following a
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Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho,URSB Board Chair Ambassador Francis Butagira, Principal Judge Dr.Flavian Zeija, Justice Mike Chibita, Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire in a group photo during the insolvency conference The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) together with the Judicial Training Institute are training Judicial Officers who adjudicate and administer justice in insolvency
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