Richard Byarugaba, the NSSF Managing Director The ongoing international economic crisis arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict will have its impact extend to the interest rates to be paid by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to its members at the end of this accounting year. Richard Byarugaba, the NSSF managing director,
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L-R: Lawrence Songa (Ora County) and Jacinta Atuto (DWR Kapelebyong) while addressing journalists at Parliament. A section of lawmakers on Parliament’s Committee on Climate Change have warned Government against selective evictions of people in wetlands and called for uniform application of the law. Leading the call was Lawrence Songa
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Hundreds of Uganda leave the country for jobs abroad daily Not all Ugandans who seek jobs in Dubai and other Middle East countries are blessed! Thousands of them are cursing the day the decided to leave Uganda for ‘greener pastures. At least over 3,000 Ugandan women are trapped in
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Illicit waragi packed in the sacks disguised as posho impounded by security forces in Moroto Despite a spirited police crackdown against illegal waragi trade in Karamoja, the business has continued to boom in Moroto district, adopting new tricks of sneaking waragi into the region. The new tricks of transporting illicit waragi
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A photo montage of Susan Sharon Kabedha, Peter Mugenyi and Andrew Katende dfcu Bank has appointed three new executives: Susan Sharon Kabedha as Head of Human Capital, Peter Mugenyi as Head of Data Analytics and Andrew Katende who joins the Bank as Head of Business Technology. Below are the full profiles of the
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Anita Among (pictured) has tasked Government to explain the recent spate of abductions and kidnaps that have rocked the country in the recent months. This is after MPs reported that relatives have approached them about relatives and family members being whisked away by plain clothed security operatives
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LOLC Finance Uganda focuses on agribusiness After getting a good grip of the Agri-tech business in Uganda, LOLC Finance Uganda has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan stretching across borders. Early this week, the company established a subsidiary; LOLC Finance Rwanda with new offices in Musanze district located 69Km from the
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Kenyan grain traders seeking to import maize from Tanzania will now be required to register their companies in Dar es Salaam Kenyan grain traders seeking to import maize from Tanzania will now be required to register their companies in Dar es Salaam as the country imposes stricter rules to
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MPs on Parliament’s Finance Committee have lashed out at the continued snubbing of Committee meetings by Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured), attributing it to disrespect and lack of importance he attaches to Parliament. The concern was first raised by Moses Aleper (Chekwii County) during a meeting held between the Ministry
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President Museveni officially launching NSSF’s housing project named Solana Lifestyle & Residences President Yoweri Museveni Thursday launched the National Social Security Fund’s Housing Project in Lubowa, a Kampala Suburb off Entebbe Road, saying that collective savings can play a big role in the country's economic development. He commended NSSF for
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