John Muwanga, the Auditor General The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Office of the Auditor General to conduct an audit into the US$65 Million loans (about Shs243.409Bn) that Government has guaranteed to the private sector players. Speaker Among made the directive while receiving audit reports on Classified expenditure, forensic
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UBL Spirited Women Donate Maternal Health Equipment Worth Shs100M To Mayuge Health Centre
Dr. Diana Atwine (2nd Left), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health is joined by officials from UBL and Stanbic Bank to donate a universal anesthesia machine to Mayuge Health Centre IV Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Spirited Women employee group has donated a universal anesthesia machine to Mayuge Health Centre IV. This donation is part of the corporate society of safe
Read MoreEntebbe Airport Facilitated Over 149,000 Passengers & 3,476 Metric Tones Of Exports In October- CAA
UCAA says exports were 3,476 metric tones in October 2022/CAA photo Entebbe International Airport facilitated 65010 arrivals and 71905 departures, a total of 149334 international passengers in October 2022, which is an average of 4,818 passengers per day, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said. “In relation to cargo, imports
Read MoreParliament To Investigate Labour Export Companies Over Rampant Deaths Of Ugandans In Middle East
Ugandans leave the country in hundreds for jobs abroad The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, to work with the line ministry to investigate companies involved in the export of labour to the Middle East. This follows the rampant and unclear
Read MoreThe Speaker, Anita Among (L), presiding over the launch of the GBV campaign in the Members' Lounge at Parliament The annual international campaign dubbed, ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)’, has been launched at Parliament with an appeal to involve men in programmes aimed at eliminating GBV. Presiding
Read MoreThe government has halted the Shs4 billion compensation to veterans pending a probe into reports of fake claimants. For decades, the government has been paying civilian veterans for their contribution to the National Resistance Army War of 1981-1986 that ushered in the current regime. However, to date, hundreds of veterans
Read MoreNSSF and Mastercard officials in a group photo after launching the 3rd funding round for NSSF Hi-Innovator dubbed NSSF Hi-Innovator Women Accelerator The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation has earmarked over Ushs7.6bn seed funding to 100 indigenous women-owned businesses under the third cohort of their NSSF
Read MoreThe Auditor General John Muwanga has revealed that despite the Minister of Science and Technology, Monica Musenero (pictured) promising to procure 8 lab rats to conduct research for the manufacture of Covid-19 vaccines, only four mice were purchased at almost the same price. Muwanga made the revelation in his Forensic investigation report into
Read MoreFrom Left to Right: Faridah Nakazibwe – Brand Ambassador Chipper Cash, Dan Tumuramye – Country Director Chipper Cash, Samuel Eyetu & Ellen Magezi – winners of the Spend & Win Campaign, Maurice Moses Mugerwa – Growth Marketing Manager – Chipper Cash and Spice Diana – Brand Ambassador Chipper Cash Chipper Cash,
Read MoreThe Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has ordered the Auditor General, John Muwanga (pictured) to conduct a value for money audit into the money Government has injected in both Atiak Sugar Factory and Roko Construction Company. The Speaker called on the Auditor General to also direct his efforts towards auditing funds invested by Government
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