Flavia Kabahenda (DWR Kyegegwa) is chairperson Parliament's Committee of Gender, Labour and Social Development Uganda Parliamentary Forum on social protection has decried the budget cuts on Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) and has asked the government to allocate Shs121 billion in the 2023/24 FY to facilitate older persons . The chairperson of
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Carrefour To Reward Customers With Free Shopping Worth Shs150m To Celebrate Its Third Anniversary
Carrefour celebrates 3 years in Uganda with many rewards for their customers Ugandan shoppers are set to win free shopping and enjoy massive daily discounts as Carrefour celebrates three years in Uganda from 25th January, until 12th February 2023. To mark the occasion and growth, the retailer will check out 1,000 shopping
Read MorePesapal has today launched a new Forecourt Management Solution in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It is the first solution developed specifically for Africa that delivers integrated payments alongside monitoring and data tools. The Pesapal Forecourt Management Solution drives the automation of fuel and retail management processes. It seamlessly connects distribution
Read MoreNSSF Posts Shs1.1 Trillion In Realized Income In Half-Year Performance, Targets Shs1.9 Trillion By End Of 2022/2023 FY
NSSF Acting Managing Director, Patrick Ayota The National Social Security Fund – NSSF Uganda is on track to achieve its key performance targets for the Financial Year 2022/2023 after its contributions collections and realized income grew by 22% and 17% respectively for half year as at the end of December
Read MoreUganda has five million child wives, 1.3 million of whom were married off below fifteen years of age, a UN official has disclosed. Speaking at the launch and dissemination workshop of the second National Strategy to end Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies (NSCMTP) in Entebbe, Vedasto Nsanzungwanko, the Chief of
Read MoreParents Wonder When The Proposed Regulations Will Be Implemented As Schools Increase Fees, Requirements
S.5 Students from Kisaasi College report for School When the government proposed regulations for school fees and requirements, some parents breathed a sigh of relief. Many believed that the regulations were long overdue and would come into effect when schools reopen for the new academic year. Caleb Kwesigwa says
Read MoreNMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare. With a blaring distress signal on and the blue top lights flashing, an ambulance rushed out of the gate at breakneck speed, leaving everyone at the health facility wondering what emergency had come up. No sooner had it joined the main road though than the
Read MoreMukono Diocese is hunting Shillings 702 million for the installation of Rev. Can. Enos Kitto Kagodo as the new Bishop on February 26, 2023. The Church of Uganda House of Bishops elected Rev. Can. Enos Kitto Kagodo, the Provost of St. Phillips and Andrew’s Cathedral in Mukono Municipality as the
Read MoreHealth workers have raised concern over the high number of patients returning for a new round of malaria treatments shortly after receiving similar treatment. Dr. Mukuzi Muhereza, a health practitioner and former Secretary General of the Uganda Medical Association told URN that both health workers in the Outpatient and Inpatient
Read MoreLawyer Mabirizi Asks Parliament To Allow Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana Represent Their Voters From Prison
Jailed city Lawyer Male Hassan Mabirizi Kassim Kiwanuka has written to the Clerk to Parliament to make arrangements to enable Muhammad Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North Member of parliament, and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana to represent their constituencies while on remand. According to Mabirizzi, the two legislators have been on remand since 7
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