Uganda’s struggling economy continues to swallow top companies, a move that is likely to make the already bad situation worse. Spencon Services Ltd, Civil engineering and Construction Company is the latest to fall victim of the wobbly economy. The heavily indebted company which is currently under receivership over has literally
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The National Drug Authority (NDA)’s Quality Control Laboratory has received the ISO 17025 Accreditation award for testing of male latex condoms. Uganda is the second country in East and Central Africa to receive the internationally recognized accreditation by the American ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). Fredrick Ssekyana, NDA Spokesperson
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By Peter Abaanaasazi “Some of us are forced to ease ourselves in the nearby bush due to lack of privacy since we share a pit latrine with boys and teachers,” Joy Kemigisa, a primary six pupil (girl) at Bulera Demonstration Primary School in Hoima Municipality, says. That is the appalling
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The ongoing Shs6bn presidential handshake by the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) continues to unearth shocking information. The latest is that Uganda’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs paid out Shs2.73bn to ghosts during the arbitration case between Heritage Oil and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Documents
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As Ugandans are yet to come to terms with the Shs6bn presidential handshake, a new Parliamentary report has unearthed untold corruption acts at Uganda’s Health Ministry. A report by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) indicates that officials in Health Ministry used the Global Funds scandal to hatch a plan
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To mark the 10th anniversary of ground-breaking mobile money service-M-PESA, WorldRemit has released new data showing that Kenyans in diaspora are the biggest senders of digital remittances to mobile accounts. Transfers to mobile money accounts make up 93% of WorldRemit transactions to Kenya now - showing that Kenyans continue to
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has admitted that London law firm that Uganda government paid Shs2.5bn in the oil case didn’t provide a legal opinion, raising fears that the lawyers may not have carried out the assignment. This shocking revelation was made by Doris Akol, the URA Commissioner General while appearing
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Private Education Development Network (PEDN) in partnership with Feed the Future Uganda Youth Leadership for Agriculture (FFUYL), a USAID – funded project have launched a campaign to raise awareness on the importance of girls’ education and the value of women empowerment. This is not only an awareness campaign, but will
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By Peter Abaanabasazi A bitter row involving Hoima District Local Government, Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and the Church of Uganda has erupted over Shs7bn compensation to persons and institutions affected by the Kigumba–Masindi–Hoima–Kabwoya Road Project. The road in question is one of the many oil roads being upgraded and tarmacked ahead
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To compete favourably with MTN Uganda, Airtel Uganda has partnered with JUMO to introduce ‘Wewole’, a loan product that will allow its subscribers to have credit services through the Airtel Money platform. The new service was launched today (Thursday) at Airtel headquarters in Kampala. Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Anwar Soussa
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