dfcu Bank Limited has appointed Ms. Kate K. Kiiza (pictured) as its Executive Director, effective August 7, 2023. Ms. Kiiza replaces William Sekabembe who retired from the bank recently. For the last 8 years, Kate has served as the Chief Financial Officer of dfcu Bank Limited. Her career spans over
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the Ugandan Diaspora to utilize the available opportunities and invest in Uganda. The President made the call while closing the second annual edition of the 2023 Canada National Resistance Movement (NRM) Chapter Symposium in a virtual meeting held at State Lodge- Nakasero on Sunday,
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An image of the cigarette being marketed online in Uganda The Ministry of Health has raised concern over a new cigarette brand on the market which they say risks undoing efforts so far made towards reduction of smoking in the country. Dr Hafisa Lukwata, the Tobacco Control Focal Person in
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Amina Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary-ICT Ministry, addressing the press The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance is exploring the possibility of compelling all civil servants to acquire a certificate in ICT and computer usage. Amina Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, says that this initiative aims to promote the
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Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies - MDAs have presented conflicting proposals regarding the legal status of marijuana, as Parliament roots to criminalize the psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. It follows the reintroduction of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill by the Attorney General on May 23, seeking to
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Richard Byarugaba is fighting to renew his contract at NSSF The Former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund-NSSF Richard Byarugaba has petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court challenging a decision not to renew his contract. Byarugaba is also seeking an order directing Gender, Labour and Social
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URSB boss, Mercy Kainobwisho The Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) has deregistered 186,000 companies over failure to comply with provisions of the Companies Act 2012. In a statement published on the URSB official website by the Registrar of Companies, Mercy Kainobwisho, she relied her decision on Section 134(5) of the
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Players in the Micro-finance Deposit Taking Institutions (MDIs) have backed the proposal by Government to increase their minimum paid up share capital requirements from 25,000 currency points (Shs500M) to 500,000 currency points (Shs10Bn), saying the changes will enable them engage in more products like insurance, agent banking and mobile banking
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Associate Professor Saudah Namyalo Birabwa during an interview in her office at Makerere University. Dr. Saudah Namyalo Birabwa has broken through the proverbial glass ceiling to become the second Muslim female Associate Professor in Uganda. With her promotion last month, Professor Namyalo, who is the Dean of the School of
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Nathan Igeme Nabeta, the Jinja East Municipality Member of Parliament has asked the Speaker of Parliament to apply the rules of the House allowing debate of the Capital Markets Authority Amendment Bill without a certificate of financial implications. The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has
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