The Parliament of Uganda has banned journalists from organizing press conferences for Members of Parliament, saying that only Parliament’s Department of Communications is mandated to do so. “We would like to remind you of your duties as Journalists accredited to cover Parliament, which does not include convening Press Conferences for
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EXPOSED: Rot At Top Insurance Firm As Agents ‘Eat’ Clients’ Cash
A top insurance firm in Uganda is in trouble after senior agents started quitting and others stealing customers’ premiums (money paid by policy holders), Business Focus exclusively reports. ICEA (Insurance Company of East Africa) Life Assurance is the company under fire. A source privy to the rot at ICEA Life
Read MoreAnother million people are at risk of starvation in South Sudan in the next three months, a refugee agency has warned - adding to the more than six million already starving in the world's youngest state. The Norwegian Refugee Council says the worst affected areas are those which suffer most
Read MoreMutebile Blasts IGG: ‘You Have No Powers To Direct, Investigate BoU’
Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has trashed and rejected the Inspector General of Government (IGG)’s directive to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank not to endorse recent staff appointments and transfers. Lady Justice Irene Mulyagonja Kakooza, the IGG had in letters dated February 23, 2018 and
Read MoreEven before the dust settles on the horror mix-up brain surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the facility is faced with yet another mishap allegation, the Standard reports. Susan Nekesa is accusing KNH doctors of rupturing her intestines during a Caesarean section delivery leading to several complications. She told Citizen
Read MoreA woman from north London has been announced as the first British winner of a prize worth $1m (UShs3.6bn) for the world’s best teacher. Andria Zafirakou, an arts and textiles teacher from Alperton community school in Brent, north-west London, was presented with the fourth annual Varkey Foundation Global Teacher prize
Read MoreSpeaker Rebecca Kadaga has asked donors to tie aid to women-centred projects as a way of empowering local entrepreneurship. Kadaga was speaking during the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York. The Speaker said since the Word Bank
Read MoreThe African Union chairperson, President Paul Kagame, has said signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (CFTA) is a symbol of progress towards unity of the continent. Kagame made the remarks yesterday at the CFTA Business summit, held under the theme ‘Leveraging the Power of Business to Drive
Read MoreA deadly outbreak linked to tainted food in South Africa is now threatening other African nations, with neighboring Namibia reporting a confirmed case that might be connected, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. In a statement, WHO said it has reached out to 16 countries to help with preparedness and
Read MoreClimate change across East Africa could see more than 10 million people forced to move by 2050, according to a new World Bank report. The hardest hit could be the coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania, but the report says that any areas suffering from sporadic and erratic rainfall, population
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