The ministry of health permanent secretary, Dr Diana Atwine The Ministry of Health has failed to secure accountability for 42 billion Shillings that was allocated to different Local Governments in the past years for Covid-19, immunization, and other activities. The revelation was made by Dr. Diana Atwine, the Ministry of
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By Ali Ssekatawa On the cloudy afternoon of April 23, 2016, regional Heads of State of Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda under the Northern Corridor Infrastructure Programmes (NCIP) cluster gathered at Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo, for their 13th extra-ordinary meeting which will forever remain momentous. It is here that it was announced that
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Emirates has boosted operations by 31% (total ASKMs) since the start of its financial year and has further plans to ramp up seat capacity in its latest published northern summer schedule starting 26 March 2023. In the past months, the airline has planned and executed the rapid growth of its
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Raj Kumar Meena has quit Bank of Baroda as Managing Director The Board of Directors of Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Limited has informed its shareholders and the general public that Raj Kumar Meena has resigned as the Managing Director of the Company effective 15th March 2023. This website understands that Meena will be
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Haruna Kyeyune, Minister of State for Finance (Microfinance) Parliament has passed into law The Micro-Finance Deposit Taking Institutions (Amendments) Bill, 2022, and rejected the proposal to have MDIs use the name Bank in their businesses, with MPs saying it would create confusion in Uganda’s financial sector. This followed a proposal
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says global cocaine production jumped to record levels over the past two years. In a new report, the UNODC says cocaine use is increasing in Africa and Asia, as well as in traditional markets like Europe and the Americas. It says
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Stakeholders on the panel discussion on illicit trade Stakeholders in the beverages and alcohol sector say Uganda is losing Shs2 trillion annually in illicit alcohol trade. This revelation comes as Private and Public Sector players convene to discuss how to avert illicit trade. Speaking at the public-private sector dialogue on illicit
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Deputy Governor Mr. Michael Atingi-Ego. The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has issued into circulation banknotes, in the various denominations, that bear the signature of the Deputy Governor Mr. Michael Atingi-Ego. In a statement dated March15, 2023, the Central Bank, says, in performing its role as the Issuer of the national
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A section of lawmakers on Parliament’s Education Committee have expressed concern over the poor living conditions in the halls of residence at Makerere University, saying these have exposed the female students to a cocktail of infections that have put the students’ health at risk. The Legislators raised these concerns during a meeting held
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Bujagali hydropower project Parliament has rejected the request by Ministry of Finance to gift Bujagali Energy Limited another five-year tax waiver, to extend the one the company is flourishing on, until the Company refunds US$342,198,189 about (Shs1.280Trn) it received in excess from taxpayers, through the fictitious tariffs computation methods. This
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