Irene Kaggwa, the UCC Executive Director The Auditor General has queried the competence of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at managing Uganda's communication sector, after discovering that the Commission failed to claim Shs2.083Bn Smiles Telecommunications Limited owed Government before its unceremonious departure from Uganda's market. In the December 2022 report to Parliament,
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Auditor General, John Muwanga Government must fulfill its financial obligations in three banks where it has shares for them to continue running normally. The Auditor General, John Muwanga says Government must inject capital worth Shs141bn in Housing Finance Bank Limited, Post Bank Uganda Limited and Tropical Bank Limited so that their operations aren’t interrupted. In
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The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application in which Legal Brains Trust, a non-profit organization sued the Government challenging the move to introduce vehicle tracking devices. Legal Brains Trust had sought an injunction against the implementation of the plan until the main application was disposed of. The injunction
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Speaker Anita Among (C) is welcomed by former Member of Parliament, Miria Matembe. On the Right is SACCO Chairperson, Hon. Robert Migadde Speaker, Anita Among has pledged her support towards the harmonisation of laws governing operations of Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs). She was responding to a concern raised
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Founders of the seven startups Climate resilience venture launcher Triggering Exponential Climate Action (TECA) has announced the selection of seven startups to each receive $55,000 (UShs201.9m) in funding to advance their solutions for the blue economy in Africa. The total money to be shared by the seven startups is US$385,000 (UShs1.4bn). The
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PSFU Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Asiimwe The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cooperatives, Privatisation and Investment is organizing the Uganda- South Africa Trade, Tourism, and Investment Summit to take place on February 27th –1st March 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Business Summit will be
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NMS Board Chairperson Dr. Jotham Musinguzi (left) and GMCEO Moses Kamabare both pose with tins of Replenish, an immune booster specially designed to curb nutrient deficiencies in those affected by Nodding Syndrome. Early 2016, Jenifer Alaroker was transferred to Lapuda primary school located in Paicho Sub County in Gulu district.
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A sample of Pastor Robert Kayanja’s Tickoff The National Drug Authority (NDA) has revealed that all the samples of “TICKOFF” acaricide that is being promoted by Pastor Robert Kayanja tested positive of contamination with dangerous and banned chemicals. In a statement dated 7th February 7, 2023, Abiaz Rwamwiri, the NDA Public Relations Manager, says
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Winnie Lawoko-Olwe, Director, Domestic Investment Division, Uganda Investment Authority in the company of Tony Glencross, Managing Director, Nation Media Group Uganda, William Sekabembe – Ag. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director and partners during the flag-off ceremony to Nairobi, for the 2022 winners of dfcu’s Rising Woman Initiative. dfcu Bank
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St.Christine Primary school in Kakumiro.The school has closed over accumulated bank loan interests. More than 300 learners are stranded after St. Christine Nursery and Primary school in Mwintanzige sub-county, Kakumiro district failed to open for the first term of the academic year. Our reporter has learnt that the school is struggling
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