The Uganda Prisons Services has revealed plans to establish a new detention facility for suspects with mental health issues. The revelation was made by Johnson Byabashaija (pictured), Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services while appearing before Parliament’s Human Rights Committee that was probing the continued detention of prisoners with mental
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Equity Group CEO James Mwangi Equity Bank Group has been named the top lender in the region by capitalisation, reflecting the room it has to fund businesses. The ranking by African Business, based on the tier-one capital buffer, has placed Equity ahead of its rivals in East Africa. The lender’s
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Rebecca Munyeretsi (in Blue Tshirt) at Nabweru Court. The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Nabweru has sentenced 30-year-old Rebecca Munyeretsi, a registered student at St Francis Secondary School also known as Rebecca Munyeza, to two-months in prison or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings for examination malpractice. On 25 October when
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Jennifer Kalule, the UNEB Spokesperson,confirmed the on-going probe against the two suspects Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is investigating the possible leakage of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). The examination body is following up on two people suspected of distributing what is said to be national examinations to schools. Although the information about the
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Julius Kakeeto, the Managing Director/CEO, PostBank UAP Old Mutual is partnering with PostBank to organize a financial wellness class hosted on Twitter Spaces, Facebook as well as Zoom and YouTube. The webinar themed "Learn, Grow, Protect Your Finances,” will be moderated by TV personality, Mildred Tuhaise and is set to
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Speaker Anita Among communicated the President’s stand President Yoweri Museveni has rejected to assent to the Public Health Amendment Bill , and asked Parliament to reconsider the proposal that requires Government to seek for permission from local authorities before destroying infected items, describing such a proposal as erroneous. The President’s stand
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The Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services, Johnson Byabashaija (pictured) has asked members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) to stop pestering him to release suspects in his custody, saying he has no powers to do so. He says the missiles targeting his office should be directed at the committing
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dfcu bank and Jumia officials in a group photo after announcing the partnership dfcu Bank has today announced a new promotion and partnership with Jumia Uganda that will see the Bank’s Visa Debit and Credit Card holders enjoy discounts of up to 20% when they use their cards to purchase items
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By Dr. Ian Clarke While I have argued that Uganda should be free to extract its oil from the Lake Albert basin, I am also a strong supporter of Uganda going green. The money derived from the exploitation of oil should be used to prepare us for climate change and
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Tanzania's population grew from 44.9 million in 2012 to more than 60 million in a decade, according to the results of the national census announced on Monday. The population rise by more than 37% prompted President Samia Suluhu Hassan to warn about the challenges posed by the expanding numbers. "Such
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