The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga (left) interacts with guests at the launch of the book ‘Rise Up’ at Protea Hotel on Friday, 6 March 2020 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has commended women icons in Uganda who have documented their success, saying it is a sure way of
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By AFP Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste during the outbreak -- but the matter may be no joke for the brand. The phrase "38% of Americans" was trending last week on Twitter following a survey showing that proportion of beer drinkers "would
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Enrique Gelbard, visited Tanzania from February 20 to March 4, 2020. The mission held discussions with the authorities on the 2020 Article IV Consultation. At the end of the visit, Mr. Gelbard, issued the following statement: “The pace of economic activity
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Infrastructure investments won’t deliver the desired sustainable economic growth if the poor culture of disclosing information pertaining the processes involved in the execution of the projects persists, experts have said. Analysts say this has hampered effective monitoring of infrastructure contracts especially in gathering project and contract information to foster transparency
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Gen Tumwine( in green) seen here interacting with MPs after a sitting of the House is accused by traders from Lwemiyaga for being behind the cattle quarantine Cattle keepers and traders in Lwemiyaga, one of the counties in Sembabule district have accused the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, of
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Parliament has passed the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with a call for punishment of returning officers involved in election malpractice. Members of Parliament supported an amendment to section 30 (1) of the Electoral Commission Act that prescribes punishment for individuals appointed as a returning officers who ought to be
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Uganda ranks among the top countries in the Commonwealth in promoting political inclusiveness, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has told a conference in London. “Uganda goes an extra step by creating district representation specifically for women. Women, youth and people with disabilities are at the heart of our
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Airtel Uganda has announced the departure of VG Somasekhar (pictured), the Managing Director effective 31 March, 2020. Somasekhar expressed his desire to move to India, where he will continue to be associated with the Bharti Airtel Group, which was granted. “Soma has helped build Airtel Uganda Limited into a strong
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s tax societies in Universities and tax clubs in Secondary Schools are inculcating a taxpaying culture into the students who are the future of Uganda. This is done through debates that generate ideas that are useful to tax compliance. Considering the fact that youth make the biggest
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Raxio Data Centre which is still under construction is located in Namanve Industrial Park Raxio Data Centre, the first of a kind in Uganda is set to officially open in June 2020, Abdul-Rahman Ahmed, the Company’s Vice President-Technology and Operations has revealed. He made the remarks on Wednesday during a
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