A lot has been said about the likelihood of machines replacing humans in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but Ag. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo (pictured above) believes Artificial Intelligence should complement and enhance rather than replace human capabilities. “You will always require a human touch to
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URA has over the years taken a social stand to carry out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a way of effecting social change in the communities in which she operates. This has helped build public confidence in the organization, created rapport and changed compliance behaviour within the taxpaying community. In
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The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has said it is "concerned" by comments made the speaker of parliament that the country was working with a US researcher who had manufactured a "treatment" for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. "To date, there is no single medicine or a vaccine that can prevent
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The Kenyan Government has stopped relying on postgraduate qualifications as a ticket for promotion in the civil service. Kenya’s Public Service Commission (PSC) says promotions will now be based on work experience and individual competence and not additional degrees in what mirrors private sector practices. The quest for promotion in
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Kenya has confirmed another coronavirus case, bringing the total number to four, media reports in Kenya indicate. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) on Tuesday confirmed that one more patient tested positive at a private health facility. Mr Kagwe said the patient travelled from London and arrived in Kenya on
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Uganda's cabinet has approved a proposal to borrow up to 10.0million (Euro Ten Million) from the Government of the Republic of Italy to Finance the Karamoja Infrastructure Development Project Phase II Project under the Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP). According to cabinet resolutions agreed on Monday, the Project is designed
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Rwanda has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number to seven. The country's ministry of health says of the two, one is a Rwandan woman whose husband had earlier tested positive. The other patient is a German who arrived in Rwanda from Germany on 13 March, then
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Angola has received 75,000 head of cattle sent by Chad as part of the repayment of a 2017 $100m (Shs374bn) debt. More than 1,000 cows were delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture. State-run Jornal de Angola newspaper said the vessel that transported the cattle would return to Angola's capital, Luanda,
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Sudhir (R) presents his credentials to Minister Kutesa Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, arguably Uganda’s richest man has officially been unveiled as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Nepal to Uganda. Sudhir, who was accompanied by Nepalese nationals in Uganda and Ambassador Jhabindra Aryal presented his credentials to Sam Kutesa, Uganda’s
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Kenya based Jambojet has suspended flights from Nairobi, Kenya to Entebbe, Uganda over COVID-19 commonly known as Coronavirus. The low-cost airline has also suspended flights to Kigali, Rwanda. “Over the past few weeks there has been a global spread of the COVID-19 which has resulted in a decrease of airline
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