dfcu Bank has made a contribution of Shs150m to the Rotary Club of Kampala towards the construction of the Mukono hospital project. This donation comes in a week just after the bank contributed 15m for the establishment of the Rotary Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital. While recently handing over the
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Ecobank is proud to announce that its prestigious Ecobank Academy will be training 150 senior leaders of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) from 45 African countries this week to strengthen their leadership skills with regard to helping the communities they serve. The IFRC is
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Contractors who commit shoddy works face a Shs40bn penalty in the new Road Bill 2018 that is awaiting scrutiny by the Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee. Section 76 of the bill spells out offences by contractors highlighting that a contractor who constructs a road which does not meet the requirements of
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The US Justice Department has issued summons as part of an investigation into certification and marketing of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, the CNN reported on Thursday. Prosecutors wrote to Boeing a day after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked the agency to look into the aircraft’s certification. Ms Chao on
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Ministry of Health has described Plascon’s anti-Mosquito paint as effective in eliminating mosquitoes in people’s homes. According to the Ministry PRO Nansamba Odira, the government is working closely with Plascon on this cause. "Several tests have been done and show the paint is effective. We are working together with Plascon,"
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Strong winds have blown off part of the roof top of Stanbic Bank branch in Fort portal municipality, URN reports. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon following a heavy down pour that lasted for about an hour. According to our reporter, the wind blew off the roof of the behind
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Parliament is set to scrutinize a new law that will see people who walk in the middle of roads under the influence of drugs and alcohol fined Shs400M for posing danger to motorists and occupants of cars. The details are contained in the Roads Bill 2018 that was tabled by
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By Drake Nyamugabwa When women and girls engage in household chores such as cooking, cleaning, taking care of children and the elderly including fetching firewood and water, it constitutes what has been termed unpaid care and domestic work. International and civil society organisations (CSOs) meeting at the sidelines of the
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Uganda's Central Bank is involved in another financial scandal in which officials there are accused of not paying the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) the mandatory monthly remittances of about Shs2 billion deducted from eight employees’ salaries as required by the Act establishing the NSSF. Reports indicate that the Bank
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Kampala Minister, Beti Olive Kamya has ordered the interdiction of 8 Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcers, URN reports. The directive is contained in the Minister's March 12th, 2019 letter to the Acting KCCA Executive Director, Eng. Andrew Kitaka. "The following KCCA law enforcement officers who were accused (in their
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