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Mak 73rd Grad: How 55-Year-Old Taxi Driver Beat Odds To Attain A Master’s Degree In Clinical Psychology, He’s Now Focused On Changing Lives Of Vulnerable Persons

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 18, 2023February 18, 20230

Tumusiime during Friday’s graduation ceremony Patrick Tumusiime Kamulegeya ,55, a former taxi driver on Friday February 17, 2023 graduated with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology during Makerere University’s 73rd graduation ceremony. After 23 three years out of school, Tumusiime decided to advance his education in 2012 with the aim of solving some of challenges

Oil & Gas

Petroleum Authority Of Uganda Named African Petroleum Regulator Of The Year

BusinessFocus Reporter February 18, 20230

Mr. Ernest Rubondo receiving the African Petroleum Regulator of the year award in Nigeria The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has been recognized as the petroleum regulator of the year in Sub Saharan Africa. The award was presented to Mr. Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director at the PAU, during the

News

AfDB Gives Funding For Four-Lane Kisumu-Uganda Expressway

BusinessFocus Reporter February 18, 20230

Pedestrians walk on the 3.4 Km dual carriageway under construction on Kisumu-Busia road. PHOTO | JACOB OWITI | NMG The East African Community (EAC) has received UShs5.1bn ($1.4 million) for a feasibility study on building a four-lane expressway for Kisumu to Uganda through Busia in an upgrade targeted to boost

Sports Focus

Jacob Kiplimo Wins Gold At World Cross Country Championships

BusinessFocus Reporter February 18, 20230

Jacob Kiplimo has won Gold Uganda Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo on Saturday won the Regional Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. The 2022 Commonwealth double Gold medalist, comfortably secured the 10km race victory in 29:17.02. He was followed by Aragawi Bet from Ethiopia who crossed the finishing line in 29:27.99 while

Banking News

Equity Bank Starts Disbursing Funds To Savings & Credit Co-Operative Societies Under Parish Dev’t Model

BusinessFocus Reporter February 18, 20230

Equity Bank Head of Social Program, Paul Odong hands over Shs33.5m cheque to the first SACCO beneficiaries of PDM Cash. Looking on is Minister of Energy Ruth Nankabirwa (R) Equity Bank Uganda will disburse over UGX 72 million to parish Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Kiboga district under the

Oil & Gas

Clerics Write To Museveni Condemning EACOP Project ‘Evils’

BusinessFocus Reporter February 17, 20230

Religious leaders led by Rev Borald Matovu (C) umbrella their body GreenFaith address journalists at Kampala Forest Cottages. A section of religious leaders have written to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to intervene against ills inflicted against residents in the Bunyoro sub-region by the ongoing East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Banking Markets

Stanbic Bank Named Best-Performing Primary Dealer For 2022

BusinessFocus Reporter February 17, 20230

Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego (L) gives the award to Ann Juuko Chief Executive at Stanbic and Allan Muhinda, Head global Markets at Stanbic Stanbic Bank Uganda has won the Bank of Uganda (BoU) award for ‘Best-performing Primary Dealer Market Maker (PDMM) for 2022, becoming the first to earn the honour

Banking

Housing Finance Bank Gives Tips On How You Can Make 2023 Your Year In 48 Hours

Francis Otucu February 16, 20230

Housing Finance Bank (HFB) has explained how Ugandans can have financial breakthrough under its ‘Make 2023 Your Year in 48 Hours campaign’. In webinar convened on Tuesday, the bank’s officials including Dorothy Namutebi (Manager, Work Place Banking) Hellen Musubika (Head of Diaspora and High Net Worth Customers) and John Baptist Kaweesi

News

Health Ministry Targets Reduced Stunting Among Children By 2025

BusinessFocus Reporter February 16, 20230

Young children eating porridge in Kiryandongo District. Uganda is stil grappling with stunting among children which stands at 25 percent. The Ministry of Health has renewed its commitment to seeing a reduction in stunted children under the age of five by the end of 2025. Current statistics from the Ministry

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Finance, Local Gov’t Ministers Disagree On Creation Of Kabale City

BusinessFocus Reporter February 16, 20230

A disagreement has emerged between Henry Ariganyira Musasizi, the State Minister of Finance for general duties, and Raphael Magyezi, Minister for Local government over the creation of Kabale City. In 2019, Kabale Municipality was listed among municipalities that will be elevated to city status in 2023. The other municipalities include