Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has asked men to let their wives work and not ask them about how much they earn. She made the remarks on Friday evening while treating the Muslim community to Iftar fete held at Parliament. Kadaga was responding to remarks made by Dr. Anas
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Stanbic Bank Uganda has appointed Daniel Ogong as its new Head of Marketing and Communications, Business Focus reveals. He takes over from Sonia Karamagi, who has been Acting as Head of Marketing and Communications. Ogong joins Uganda’s most profitable bank from Nile Breweries where he previously worked for 15 years
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday reached an agreement with Chinese investors on three key projects. The investors met the president at State House, Entebbe, accompanied by the Asian giant's ambassador to Uganda. "I witnessed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the investors and the Uganda government for three
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The just concluded Iftar fete held by Parliament saw the institution spend Shs54.87m, Business Focus can reveal. The meal prepared to break the fast for Muslims who are undergoing the Ramadan fasting period took place at Parliamentary parking on Friday evening. [caption id="attachment_1523" align="alignnone" width="500"] Parliament has spent Shs54m On
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The outlawed Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has stepped up attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo close to the South Sudanese border as a U.S.-supported regional task force pulls out, the U.N. humanitarian office said in a report on Friday. Forty rebels from the group, which is led by Joseph Kony,
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Ugandan Women legislators under their umbrella group - the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) want government to investigate several high profile cases of sexual offences immediately. This comes a few weeks after reports emerged implicating the late Prof. Lawrence Mukiibi, the former Director of St. Lawrence Schools and Colleges for
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Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of Uganda for five years before the East African country gained independence from the British Empire in 1962. But that has not prevented a warm relationship between the 91-year-old monarch and Uganda, according to the country’s leader, President Yoweri Museveni. But perhaps that relationship isn’t quite
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the arrest of all those implicated in fanning the land conflict involving the Acholi and Madi in Amuru and Adjumani districts. State minister for lands, Persis Namuganza, who announced the directive says the order will not spare ministers, members of parliament and senior army
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Detectives have smoked out a Ugandan Form One dropout who used forged academic certificates to get top jobs in government and reputable private companies in Kenya. Until he was arrested last week, he was the Deputy Director of Information and Communications Technology at the Public Service Commission. According to the
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Ugandan children have asked the government to halt its planned programme of distributing contraceptives to teenagers, saying that it’s against their rights. The children revealed this when they petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga on Friday. “We know who we are. We respect and value our bodies. We honour
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