Government has proposed in the Leadership Code Amendment Bill 2020 that all public servants at all levels declare their wealth to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) as it has been with political leaders. While presenting the amendments to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee chaired by Jacob Oboth Oboth, Father Simon
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COVID-19 vaccination will be voluntary when vaccination starts in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The Health Minister. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (pictured) disclosed this at a media briefing on Tuesday evening. According to the Health Ministry, the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the
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UMEME Services have not yet extended to Bundibugyo District Bundibugyo Energy Cooperative Society (BECS), the largest power distribution company in Bundibugyo district is in trouble for alleged gross mismanagement and incompetence. Electricity Regulatory authority (ERA) has suspended its operations and authorized Uganda Energy Distribution Company limited–UEDCL to take over power distribution in Bundibugyo and
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GTB officials inside a detective office Three top officials of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) were on Tuesday grilled for more than two hours by the anti-corruption and economic crime detectives over 3.6 billion shillings corruption scandal. GTB was dragged to Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID headquarters at Kibuli by Joseph Brown, the Country
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Lawyers have said that some grounds raised by former Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi (pictured) including failure to amend his petition is a strong reason to withdraw a case. Kyagulanyi, the former National Unity Platform-NUP Presidential candidate Monday directed his lawyers to withdraw a petition that he filled in the
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The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is seeking for funding to a tune of Shs138bn to conduct the 2022 National Demographic and Housing Survey. Chris Mukiza (pictured), the UBOS Executive Director made the revelation on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 while appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee to present review on the Financial Performance for the
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Sharon Kiggundu, UMS President Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) have signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for a Strategic Partnership to enhance professional marketing standards and practices in Uganda. The partnership will see CIM appoint ambassadors and advisory representatives to the UMS organisation, to
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Watermelon market in Cereleno along Gulu-Kampala Highway. Photo by Caroline Ayugi Until five years ago, fruit vendors in Acholi sub region were importing watermelon from other parts of Uganda. Back then, the fruit farmers has a false belief that watermelon couldn’t do well; leave alone growing in Acholi Sub region. Watermelon
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Many COVID-19 survivors lose interest in the things they used to like, clinicians have revealed. As of February 22, 2021, Uganda had registered 14,478 COVID-19 recoveries countrywide.However, doctors say that 70 percent of the survivors lost interest in life, a condition referred to as Adhedonia in medical terms while others
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Judiciary Officials led by the Permanent Secretary, Pius Bigirimana appearing before PAC. Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given a three-day ultimatum to the Judiciary to provide accountability for over 20.74 billion Shillings spent in the financial year 2018/2019.On Monday, the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Judiciary Pius Bigirimana and officials
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