A youth advocacy group has petitioned Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, urging him to rein in on Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) after it allegedly discarded public outcry to investigate Justine Bagyenda’s ‘illicit’ wealth. Bagyenda is a former Bank of Uganda (BoU) Executive Director in charge of Supervision. In a letter dated
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The old cliché about the importance of getting off to a good start at a World Cup is perhaps truer in modern international football than it ever was. Most of Europe's top players have been through a grueling domestic season, and the fillip of getting off to a flyer could
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Uganda and the Russian Federation have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the technical and scientific fields. This agreement was reached at during the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic , Scientific and Technical Cooperation which took place last week in Moscow. At the meeting, Russia was represented by H.E.
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Three MTN Uganda customers were jubilant after receiving the first three cars of the MTN MoMo Nyabo promotion. Tom Mayanja, from Kawempe, Dickens Muhereza from Ibanda and Bernadette Bavuga from Bweyogere all drove away in their Toyota Premios. They used MTN Mobile Money to load airtime and data bundles. As
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Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa has revealed that the land amendment bill will soon return to Parliament and be passed with ease following the removal of presidential age limits in the constitution.] Nankabirwa, who is also the Kiboga Woman MP made the remarks while interacting with journalists on Wednesday at
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The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Keith Muhakanizi, has directed that any person who is found not acting in compliance with the law in connection with the allocation of properties belonging to departed Asians be held liable. In a May 23 letter to the Executive
Read MoreThe National Assembly is scheduled to consider the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, the National Minimum Wage Bill, the Labour Relations Amendment Bill and the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 30, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The National Assembly at its House sitting this morning
Read MoreTwenty fallen peacekeepers from Tanzania among those to be honoured at United Nations Headquarters ceremony DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, May 30, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On Tuesday, 29 May, the United Nations will commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Today, more than 96,000 uniformed personnel from 124 troop-
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Buganda Kingdom's K2 telecom has been closed over Shs96m debt. Ian Rumanyika, the Manager Public & Corporate Affairs at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) confirmed the closure. “K2 telecom was closed last week. It has a debt of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) totaling to Shs77.8m. It also has a debt
Read MoreThe Ebola vaccine (rVSVDG-ZEBOV-GP) is being used as part of the overall strategy to control the Ebola outbreak ÉQUATEUR PROVINCE, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) yesterday started vaccinating Ebola frontline workers in Bikoro, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where
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