The Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) Chairperson, Abdu Katuntu (in featured photo) has revealed that his Committee will start investigations into queries raised in the special audit report about the closure of seven banks by the Bank of Uganda. Addressing journalists Wednesday after a closed
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By Aloysious Kasoma Airtel Uganda has launched a new smartphone with a free 4G Simcard. The phone which was launched early this week at Airtel headquarters in Kampala is expected to cost Shs200,000 with a value back to customer of 15 GB of data worth Shs90,000. According
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Certificate of Good Conduct is that document that is given out by the Police Directorate of INTERPOL and International Relations. It’s given to those seeking employment abroad and at home. According to Police, for one to acquire the certificate of good conduct, you should have a valid identity document; say
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By Phil Neville Former Man Utd defender at Old Trafford What we saw at Old Trafford on Tuesday showed why Juventus can win this season's Champions League, and why Manchester United won't. There was a huge gulf in class between the two sides - United are 10th in the Premier
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Ajay Banga, President and CEO of Mastercard, visited Uganda this week where he met with Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister, Republic of Uganda. During their meeting, Mr. Banga reinforced Mastercard's ongoing commitment to the country and also emphasized the role that digital payment ecosystems can play in enabling economic growth
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dfcu Bank has appointed two new members to join its Women in Business Advisory Council (WBAC) effective October 1st 2018. The new Council members are Grace Makoko a respected female banker in East Africa and Belinda Namutebi a leading communications expert in Uganda. As one of the few East African
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A top lawyer of Bank of Uganda (BoU) is also a top client of Inspire Talent, a company owned by Edith Kasekende (in featured photo), the wife to BoU Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende. According to Inspire Talent website, AF Mpanga Advocates owned by David Mpanga is one of their
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The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Pius Bigirimana has admitted that some beneficiaries of the Youth Livelihood Funds have instead used the money to marry rather than setting up income generating activities. He also acknowledged that there were ghost groups, but money has since been recovered.
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President Museveni has this afternoon commissioned the first phase of the Uganda-China Free Zone of International Industrial Cooperation project in Tororo. The first phase of this Sukulu Project includes an office living base, mineral dressing plant, phosphate fertilizer plant, unbaked block plant, machine repair centre and a laboratory centre. At
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The Prosecution has opposed the second bail application by Abdullah Kitatta, the jailed patron of Boda boda 2010 Association, saying he is capable of meddling with evidence once released, URN reports. Kitatta is battling charges of illegal possession of military supplies, a monopoly of defense forces. These include four UPDF
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