Ministry of Energy staff are increasingly quitting opting for lucrative jobs in better paying companies. According to Robert Kasande (in featured photo), the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Energy, this trend (of staff quitting) has left the Ministry’s staffing levels at only 30%. He made the remarks while appearing before
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The UN has called for the dismantling of all detention centres for refugees in Libya, saying the facilities are not fit to house migrants. The appeal comes nearly two weeks after more than 50 people were killed in an air strike on a holding facility in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Read MoreMinistries, Departments, and local governments failed to spend 349.7 billion shillings out of the 33.3 trillion by 30 June in the 2018/19 Financial Year. The Public Finance Management Act, 2015 provides that all unspent balances are sent back to the Consolidated Fund as at 30 June. The ministries, departments,
Read MoreMiddle East Consultants Flags Off 100 To Abu Dhabi For Oil & Gas Related Jobs
Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), one of Uganda’s leading labour recruitment and exporting agencies today flagged off about 100 youth to Abu Dhabi for Oil & Gas related jobs. After the final preparation session that was attended by the relatives and friends of the candidates at MECL offices in Muyenga, the
Read MoreThe on-going expansion works of Entebbe International Airport will lead to an increase of passenger traffic to 3.5 million annually from the current 1.8 million. The Deputy Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-CAA Fred Bamwesigye said this while monitoring the expansion and upgrade work on Sunday. "We are
Read MoreUganda’s current state of the economy is worrying and requires urgent practical interventions if it is to transform. The figures used in this article are derived from a presentation delivered byRamathan Ggoobi, an analyst and lecturer at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) at the National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi on July
Read MoreAmericans, Kenyans & Tanzanians Killed As Death Toll In Somali Hotel Attack Hits 26
By Reuters The death toll from the attack on a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu has risen to 26, with three Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians among the dead, Jubbaland region’s president said on Saturday. A presidential candidate for upcoming regional elections was also killed in the
Read MoreBy AFP The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda on Friday pledged at a summit in Angola to seek to resolve tensions that have erupted between their two countries in recent months. Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, once close allies, have exchanged public accusations of spying on each other's
Read MoreThe current spatial rainfall distribution being experienced across the country will persists over many parts as moist winds from the Coast of Indian Ocean and the Pacific descend on Uganda. The intensity of the precipitation is dominant in the Northern and West Nile sub-regions compared to the central
Read MoreDr. Innocent Nahabwe’s Book, Treating Small Businesses Officially Launched
A jack of all trades. entrepreneur. Crazy business adventurer. Daring businessman. Never-say-never opportunist. These are some of the words that have been used to describe one man in the past. But yesterday, he officially launched a project that made him put pen to paper describing his journey so far. Trained
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