The much-awaited probing of Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials by Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) into queries raised in the special audit report by the Auditor General about the controversial closure of seven banks by the Central Bank has failed to take off. Last week,
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Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Wednesday refused to meet officials from the Judiciary without the presence of Judiciary Permanent Secretary, Kagole Kivumbi. In the scheduled meeting, the Judiciary team had been led by Christopher Ebel, Commissioner in-charge of Engineering and Technical Services, to respond to the audit queries raised by
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President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in the South Sudan Capital, Juba, for the peace celebration day at the invitation of President Salva Kiir. The celebrations being held under the theme “Celebrating the dawn of peace, appreciating friends, cherishing reconciliation and Unity,” are taking place at the John Garang Mausoleum in
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While God, the Almighty was sweeping away the hills, gardens, dismantling and evicting homes in Mt. Masaba in Eastern region (Bududa district) Uganda’s classic, manmade, film-like evictions, call them dry landslides were being executed in Lusanja area in Wakiso district and also in Mukono district sanctioned by cruel justice system
Read Moreby Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa Africa’s youth needs more than just technology NAIROBI, Kenya, 31st October 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-We often read about the number of jobs that our youth are going to be doing in
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South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar has arrived in the capital, Juba, for the first time since he fled into exile in 2016. Mr Machar who has been leading a rebellion against President Salva Kiir signed a peace deal in August. Under the agreement he will be one of five
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Africa should invest more in promoting entrepreneurship if the continent is to achieve robust economic development, Tony Elumelu has said. Tony, the boss of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) made this call last Thursday in Nigeria where 5000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened
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On May 30, 2018, police in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, arrested three men suspected to have been part of a group selling illicit brews in Munyaka estate and its environs. This is after security officers netted more than 300 sachets of illicit liquor-simba waragi- believed to have been smuggled from
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The Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) is today expected to start investigations into queries raised in the special audit report by the Auditor General about the closure of seven banks by the Bank of Uganda. Last week, COSASE Chairperson, Abdu Katuntu (in featured photo) said
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Top youth group, Youth Power Research Uganda has set tough questions it wants parliament to follow in investigating the central bank. The questions are contained in a statement issues on Tuesday evening. Below is the statement BoU IS SCARED OF PARLIAMENT (COSASE) As parliament plans to investigate Bank of Uganda
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