The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that Parliament will soon take action against accounting officers who do not implement recommendations in the Auditor General’s report. Tayebwa made the pronouncement while receiving the Auditor General’s Report for the financial year 2023/2024 on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. “Accounting officers who have
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UBOS Executive Director, Dr. Chris Mukiza Led by UBOS Chairman Dr. Albert Byamugisha and Executive Director Dr. Chris Mukiza, the authors of the 2024 final census report have highlighted the reasons why the government of President Museveni can't afford to ignore prioritizing and investing in interventions that directly empower
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The relevant Ugandan law creating the National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA), among others, provides for every child's birth to be registered. This is one of the many important ways through which key Uganda population characteristics can be established. Yet ironically, the newly released final report for the 2024
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The Auditor General, Edward Akol handing over the report to Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa The Auditor General, Edward Akol has raised alarm on the poor implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) revealing that over Shs41.7Bn was disbursed outside the management system. The AG also reveals that some SACCOs were
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Gift Shoko’s appointment as Equity Bank Uganda new Managing Director is subject to regulatory approval. Equity Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc, has announced the appointment of Gift Shoko as the new Managing Director, subject to regulatory approval. Prior to his appointment as MD, Shoko served as
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Delegates in a group photo with President Yoweri Museveni (in white shirt) The African Union (AU), has adopted a new agricultural development strategy that will see the continent increase its agrifood output by 45 per cent by 2035 and transform its agri-food systems as part of its new plan to
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem There was a heated exchange in the Foreign Affairs Committee of parliament on Monday when Muwada Nkunyingi, the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, questioned State Minister for International Cooperation, Henry Okello Oryem, regarding Uganda’s recent entry into the BRICS bloc without parliamentary approval.
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The Ministry of Local Government is seeking approval of Shs35.2Bn for the procurement of modest Vehicles for 176 Local Government LCV Chairpersons and Mayors to facilitate their mobility and efficiency in monitoring Government programs. The Ministry also wants an additional Shs30bn to monitor the Parish Development Model. The request was
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Goran Juršić, VP of Business Intelligence at Infobip Global cloud communications platform Infobip has been recognized as the number one provider among Established Leaders in the Artificially Inflated Traffic (AIT) Fraud Prevention market by Juniper Research. The analyst firm has ranked Infobip first of 18 vendors in its Competitor Leaderboard
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The Director of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, Dr. Ibrahim Bwaga has informed Parliament that within a year, 57 women died during labour with 45 of these women dying within 30minutes after arriving at the hospital due to the long distances they walk to access maternal services. He made the revelation
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