A top lawyer of Bank of Uganda (BoU) is also a top client of Inspire Talent, a company owned by Edith Kasekende (in featured photo), the wife to BoU Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende. According to Inspire Talent website, AF Mpanga Advocates owned by David Mpanga is one of their
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The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Pius Bigirimana has admitted that some beneficiaries of the Youth Livelihood Funds have instead used the money to marry rather than setting up income generating activities. He also acknowledged that there were ghost groups, but money has since been recovered.
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President Museveni has this afternoon commissioned the first phase of the Uganda-China Free Zone of International Industrial Cooperation project in Tororo. The first phase of this Sukulu Project includes an office living base, mineral dressing plant, phosphate fertilizer plant, unbaked block plant, machine repair centre and a laboratory centre. At
Read MoreKAMPALA, Uganda, 23 October 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Ajay Banga, President and CEO of Mastercard, visited Uganda this week where he met with Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister, Republic of Uganda. During their meeting, Mr. Banga reinforced Mastercard’s ongoing commitment to the country and also emphasized the role that digital
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The Prosecution has opposed the second bail application by Abdullah Kitatta, the jailed patron of Boda boda 2010 Association, saying he is capable of meddling with evidence once released, URN reports. Kitatta is battling charges of illegal possession of military supplies, a monopoly of defense forces. These include four UPDF
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If you're an Arsenal supporter like Rwanda's President Paul Kagame you're probably still revelling in last night's English Premier League win against Leicester. Arsenal won the match 3-1 but it was the all-round performance, especially the exchange of passes leading up to the third goal scored by Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,
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The move by Tororo district to deposit US $71,110 (about Shs268m) on the account number of Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende has irked a section of district leaders. They are wondering the type of business Kasekende transacted with the district and want establish purpose of the said
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began, BBC reports. Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. The bridge cost about $20bn (£15.3bn)
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 22 October 2018/African Media Agency/- The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, will undertake a visit to West Africa that will take him to Benin, from 22 to 23 October; the Republic of Guinea, from 23 to 24; and Nigeria, on 25 and
Read MoreHARARE, Zimbabué, 22 outubro de 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- O Presidente e CEO da Mastercard, Ajay Banga, visitou esta semana o Zimbabué para mostrar o forte apoio que a Mastercard dá aos esforços do país para criar uma nova vaga de pagamentos digitais e crescimento inclusivo. Ajay Banga frisou de
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