Rashida Nampijja together with her daughter at home Rashidah Nampijja, 21, a former housemaid in Saudi Arabia is battling for her life in a rented room in Nabuti cell in Mukono Central Division in Mukono Municipality. Nampijja developed serious body complications in Saudi Arabia before she was returned home. Her family
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Treasury Representatives of various banks during the signing ceremony 15 Ugandan banks have signed onto the TradeClear platform to ease and boost interbank trade within the country. TradeClear is an interbank trading platform managed by financial services company Frontclear and is regulated by Bank of Uganda and overseen by the
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Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Patrick Ocailap. Uganda’s Economy is expected to grow by 6.3% in 2022/23, the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury Patrick Ocailap has said. Speaking at the Absa Post Budget engagement Thursday at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, Ocailap said that the economy is expected to grow from
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Officials from NSSF, VISA and Centenary Bank in a group photo after the launch of the Smart Card The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in partnership with Visa and Centenary Bank has today unveiled a three-in-one social security smart card which embeds NSSF functionality, bank functionality and a loyalty
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The Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda, Michael Atingi-Ego has called on financial and savings institutions to increase their efforts towards financial inclusion after a study revealed that more Ugandans prefer savings their money in boxes at home than entrusting the money with banks. He made the remarks during the launch of
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The e-mobility corridor presents an opportunity to experience how Uganda is decarbonising the transport sector as well as leading the fight to reduce energy costs The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in partnership with GIZ Uganda’s Energy and Climate Programme (PREEEP), The Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities programme (PREO), and
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The Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda Michael Ating-Ego has called on the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and Centenary Bank to tighten their noose on cyber security so as to encourage Ugandans to save for development. He made the call during the launch of NSSF Smart Card in partnership
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A John Deere 60-Horsepower tractor ready for transportation to Luwero Farmers now have another option to drive their agricultural mechanization programs at a cheaper cost following the introduction of online tractor-hire services in the country. The Pay-As-You-Go tractor financing model targets younger persons who may find it hard
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More parents have come out to accuse administrators of St. Martin Secondary School Janya in Mpigi district for vaccinating their children against COVID-19 without their consent. David Kiyimba, a father of a sixteen-year-old Senior three student at the School told our reporter in an interview on Wednesday that he
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Paul Bukenya, the EC Spokesperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the programme for purposes of conducting by-elections for Local Government Councils, including Special Interest Groups (SIGs), in electoral areas across the country, where vacancies exist. According to Paul Bukenya, the EC Spokesperson, a total of fifty-six (56) vacancies for Chairpersons
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