The Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Sylvia Ntambi Muwebwa has skipped court summons that were issued to her last week by the Anticorruption Court over embezzlement of government funds. On September 22, 2020, the Anti-corruption court under the Chief Magistrate, Pamela Lamunu Ocaya issued criminal summons to Ntambi after being charged in absentia and was ordered to appear…
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called upon Government to consider open contracting for procurement of COVID-19 response services. The call was made during the commemoration of the 2020 edition of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) under the theme: “Access to Information in times of crisis” organized at Serena Hotel in Kampala. Speaking during the high level…
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Unwanted Witness Uganda a Civil Society Organisation that was established to respond to the gap in effective communication using various online expression platforms has appealed to the judiciary to prevail over the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC)’s directive seeking to authorize online publishers. On September 7, 2020, UCC issued a notice reminding all online data communication and broadcast service providers to…
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Girl Child Initiative Uganda (GCIU) a Community Based Organisation (CBO) in Wakiso district has appealed to Government and the Schools administrations to create a condusive environment that would enable pregnant students go back to school despite their current state. In his last address to the nation on the COVID-19 situation, President Museveni announced the reopening of schools for candidates classes…
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The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has welcomed the decision by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to extend the implementation date of the E-invoicing/receipting system (EFRIS) after several engagements. The decision to extend the implementation date from October 1st, 2020 to January 1st, 2020 that was arrived at during an engagement with members of the UMA and URA Commissioner General on…
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The opposition Democratic Party (DP) has called for expeditious and independent investigations into the recent fire that gutted Makerere University Ivory tower building. The Universitys main building caught fire on Sunday 20th, September 2020 leaving lots of property and documents destroyed due to the fire whose cause is yet to be determined. In a statement issued by the party National…
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The Minister of State, Sarah Opendi has revealed that her Ministry is in the final stage of tabling before Cabinet the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2020 that will help to streamline the mining sector in the country. The Minister made the revelation during the while opening the Citizens Convention on Mining 2020 organised by ACODE, Global Rights Alert and other…
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Sheena Ruparelia one of the directors of Ruparelia Group has called upon women to always be hard working and resilient so as to compete favorably with their male counterparts and bring transformative change within their societies. Sheena Ruparelia was speaking during an online talk show held at Victoria University Kampala alongside Uganda Law Society President Phiona Nabasa Wall and Katusabe…
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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were and continue to be felt across all economies and no country or sector has been spared. This prompted Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)to conduct a survey of its members in order to understand how businesses were impacted particularly, how and when they envisioned reopening, and what measures needed to be put…
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Sports injuries victims as well as accidents victims are set to benefit from a two months arthroscopy medical camp organized by the International Hospital Kampala (IHK). The two months arthroscopy camp that has been launched is aimed at treating patients with joint pains, joint swelling, inability to move the joints, cracking sounds in the joints, inability to use the joints…
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