The Minister of ICT and National guidance Hon. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi The Minister of ICT and National Guidance Hon. Chris Baryomunsi has today said that government of Uganda is to continue working with Huawei to fast-tracking digital in order to achieve the 2040 digital vision. He made these remarks today
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Anne Juuko (left), CE Stanbic Bank having a light moment with a customer shortly before unveiling the 2022 financial results at Serena Hotel on March 29. Stanbic Uganda paid Ush. 272 billion in tax as it announced robust performance for 2022 with gross revenue of one trillion shillings and Profit
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The State Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi (pictured) has admitted that Police has no capacity to track stolen phones in Uganda and that such work can only be done by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). “Unfortunately, Police doesn’t have that capacity, it is mainly with the military maybe through
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Uganda Airlines plane ready to take off at Entebbe Airport Entebbe International Airport recorded 66,565 arrivals and 73,217 departures, a total of 139,782 passengers in February 2023, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said. This is an average of 4,992 passengers per day, compared to 3,490 per day in February 2022. In
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Mr. Tsehay Shiferaw, the Awash Bank Chief Executive Officer (left) and Mr. Joseph Kiiza Ndiho, the Service Cops’ Executive Chairman, exchange signed MoUs to roll out Service Cops’ instant micro-loans solution and a portfolio of other digital finance products. Service Cops, one of Uganda’s leading Financial Technology and Business Processes
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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for emergency funding to broaden efforts to reach millions living across 11 eastern and southern African countries which have been hit hard by fast-spreading cholera outbreaks. Calling for USD 171 million in funds to support 28 million people suffering in the region, UNICEF
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A new report has revealed that half of the pregnancies in the Acholi Sub-region in 2022 were unintended, with the bulk recorded in the districts of Amuru and Agago. The 2022 survey report conducted by Makerere University School of Public Health indicates that 50.7 percent of girls and women between
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Fortunate Kyarikunda, a Law Enforcement Officer at Rubanda district local government, has filed an application to set aside the ruling in favor of her ex-fiance Richard Tumwiine, a teacher and resident of Kambuga sub-county in Kanungu district. The court had ordered Kyarikunda to compensate Tumwiine Shillings 10 million after she
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The National Lotteries and Gaming Board (NLGB) is hoping to collect Shs119.844Bn in 2022/2023 financial year as revenue from proceeds and licensing of sports betting and gaming across the country. The details are contained in the 2023/2024 ministerial policy statement for the National Lotteries and Gaming Board that was presented
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The Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola Lawmakers on Parliament’s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee want the Shs187Bn needed for the implementation of the third phase of CCTV cameras halted until a review is conducted into the two earlier projects that were marred with controversy over the poor quality cameras installed.
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