The alleged Shs600m payment by Parliament of Uganda to Speaker Anita Among (pictured) for a two-month holiday in Nairobi, Kenya is false. “The correct context of this false two months allegedly paid out to Speaker Anita Among is that the Speaker and her spouse, like other category of specified public
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The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released the March to May 2024 seasonal forecast which indicates a higher probability of wetter-than-normal conditions across most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa. Notably, the areas expected to experience these wetter conditions include Kenya, Somalia, southern Ethiopia, South Sudan,
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The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development is reviewing the Family Policy draft to ensure harmonization with current societal realities and incorporate inputs from various stakeholders. The draft policy seeks to protect the at-risk family unit which is crucial for the country's well-being and development. It also identifies challenges
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Kenya has again been put under high watch for not having strong safeguards against the flow of dirty cash, joining 23 other countries in a list of shame known as the ‘grey list.’ On Friday, the Finance Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog, made a decision to
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Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA President The Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has started a process of helping medical workers secure jobs abroad. Speaking to our reporter in an interview on Thursday, Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA President said the decision to send colleagues to the neighboring Rwanda and the United Kingdom comes
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The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed that Uganda has finally left the grey list after fulling some requirements needed to counter money laundering in its banking system. The pronouncement was made by the Ministry of Finance on its official X formally Twitter handle where the Ministry
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Haji Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, the IRA Chief Executive Officer Uganda's insurance industry grew 11 percent in 2023, in terms of Gross Written Premiums. Overall, GWPs, which refers to the total value of insurance policies that clients bought during the period, grew from 1.44 Trillion shillings in 2022 to 1.6 Trillion
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Dr. Gerald Kyalo, the Director Development Services at UCDA Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has adopted the fastest approach to ensure that the country’s coffee is deforestation-free and continues to access the European Union market in line with the new regulations. On 5th December 2022, the European Parliament
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Anne Juuko Anne Juuko is set to leave her position as Stanbic Bank Uganda's Chief Executive Officer, after exactly four illustrious years, for another role in the Standard Bank Group. According to the information available, she will be heading to Nairobi, Kenya where she will take up the new role
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Smuggling and selling restricted cigarettes in Uganda is still happening despite the dire consequences and losses that come with the vice. However, two smugglers met their fate after they were caught in a strategically set ambush and covert operation respectively. URA enforcement spent the better part of Monday waiting for
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