Uganda’s labour externalization sector has been hit with a multi-million dollar scandal where Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development officials are accused of transferring USD70 (Shs257,971) charged on each migrant labour worker on a personal account. A section of MPs therefore want the Ministry investigated. According to lawmakers including
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Tullow Uganda Managing Director, Jimmy Mugerwa has been transferred to London based head office as Tullow Group’s Corporate Head of Infrastructure and Organisation, the company said in a press statement. This is a newly created role which according to the release is advisory, but Mugerwa will also be responsible for
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MPs on Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee have been shocked by Ministry of Public Service's failure to utilize Shs373bn meant for staff recruitment yet over 150,000 posts are vacant in various government departments, ministries and agencies. While scrutinizing the documents from Ministry of Public Service today, MPs discovered that there were
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Over 10 million young people are expected to access dignified and fulfilling work opportunities in Ethiopia by 2030. This follows the launch of an initiative, Young Africa Works in Ethiopia, by Mastercard Foundation that will seek to create employment opportunities for the youth in partnership with Ethiopia's Jobs Creation Commission
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The Head of Marketing, Product Development and Communications at Ecobank Uganda,Primrose Kobusingye has thrown in the towel at the Pan-African bank for another juicy job, Business Focus exclusively reports. This website understands that she is set join a yet to be confirmed financial institution. “Primrose will no longer be an
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A section of youths from Gulu district want politicians to stop politicizing the issue of unemployment and instead come up with policies to avert their plight. The youth made the remarks yesterday while petitioning Parliament over the increasing unemployment in the country. Presenting their petition to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, Eric
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Government and Uganda Association of External Labour Recruitment Agency (UERA) have opened up a one Stop Centre to ease the process of Ugandans seeking jobs abroad. Speaking at the launch event at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development on Tuesday, the line Minister Hajat Janat Mukwaya hailed the
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Crispin Kaheru, the Coordinator of Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has resigned his position to begin a new phase in his professional life. Launched on August 19th, 2009, CCEDU is a broad coalition that brings together over 800 like-minded civil society organizations and over eight thousand individuals
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In September 2018, Jennifer Musisi, the then Executive Director, KCCA at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) unexpectedly announced resignation from the fatty job. It was shocking because President Yoweri Museveni had just renewed her four-year contract, having first been first appointed in that position in 2011. Consequently, Eng. Andrew Kitaka
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The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has unveiled Proscovia Nabbanja (in featured photo) as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Dr. Josephine Wapakabulo, who quit the job for greener pastures. Wapakabulo will officially leave office tomorrow August 13, 2019, leaving Nabbanja to take full charge of the national oil
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