Former BoU Governor, the late Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile The Government is satisfied with the performance of the Central Bank of Uganda under the leadership of the Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego. The Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Minister, Matia Kasaija revealed this in an interview with our reporter on Monday. The
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West Minster Abbey The brutal invasion of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom by the British which borders on genocide and war crimes negates Queen Elizabeth's II legacy of a well-groomed, compassionate, and wise monarch, according to elders in Uganda’s oldest kingdom famed for resisting colonialism. Issac Kalembe, a resident of Hoima district
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Keith Kalyegira, CEO of the CMA The level of savings and investment in Uganda’s capital markets has grown significantly, notwithstanding the reduction of disposable incomes as a result of the prevailing inflationary pressures, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) latest Quarterly Bulletin update indicates. The report indicates that Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Managers had
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The request letter for money that went missing The Rwampara Chief Administrative Officer, Steven Rubeihayo and the Production Officer, Athanasius Gumisiriza spent a night at Nyeihanga Central Police station for alleged embezzlement of the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds. The duo was arrested on Monday in a meeting organized by the Resident District
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Floods recently destroyed crops in Mbale, Eastern Uganda Africa has been losing from 5 to 15% of its GDP per capita growth because of climate change and its related impacts, but needs about $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet its nationally determination contributions [1], says African Development Bank
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Former Agriculture Minister, Victoria Sekitoleko (pictured) wants a specific Ministry responsible for overseeing complementary and alternative medicine. Complementary and alternative medicine refers to medical products and practices delivered outside of the mainstream healthcare system. It encompasses local herbal medicines, indigenous healthcare practices, as well as imported products and practices, such as
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This handshake transformed Kenya's political scene When a student asked Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018 about how he would like to be remembered when he leaves office, he seemed to have been caught off-guard by the question, before singling out two things. "One is that I will have
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and President-elect Dr William Ruto at State House, Nairobi on Monday, September 12, 2022, ahead of Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. PHOTO | PSCU President William Ruto is expected to outline broad measures his new administration will take to grow tax compliance levels,
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Wildlife conservationists are concerned by the continued use of naked electricity transmission lines, arguing that they are yet another hindrance to the protection of Crested Cranes; Uganda’s national emblem. Godfrey Mutemba, the Lwengo district Senior Natural Resources Officer says that in addition to other human habits that include poisoning and
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Jeremy Awori is joining Ecobank Group following a twenty-five-year long career in the banking industry Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group , today announced that the current Group Chief Executive Officer, Ade Ayeyemi, will retire after he attains the age of 60, in accordance with
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