The minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni

The current state of teacher’s hygiene leaves a lot to be desired about the noble profession, the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataha Museveni has observed. Speaking at the opening of the second National Teacher’s Symposium in Kampala on Wednesday, Janet said many teachers have forgotten the proper image a teacher is supposed to have. She noted with concern the…

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Bank of Uganda Finalises Liquidation of GTB, International Credit Bank

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has announced that it has finalized the liquidation process of two defunct commercial banks as required by law. Liquidation is a process of permanently closing a bank and its branches, selling off any assets and using the proceeds to settle as many of the banks remaining liabilities as possible. In a statement issued by BoU Governor…

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Anne Juuko Replaces Patrick Mweheire as Stanbic Bank CEO

Uganda’s Anne Juuko has been appointed by Stanbic Bank Uganda Board of Directors as the new company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) replacing Patrick Mweheire who has been appointed to serve as the Regional Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group. At the time of her appointment, Juuko has been working as the head of Corporate and Investment Banking at Standard Bank, Namibia…

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Miss Uganda North America, Vanessa Nansamba in the Country to Fight Mental Health Stigma

Miss Uganda North America, Vanessa Nansamba and Miss Oregon USA, Katerina Villegas have arrived in the country for the third 2020 Cares Tour of Uganda organized the Miss Uganda North America Foundation. The duo who arrived in the county over the weekend have been joined by Uganda’s Miss Tourism, Phiona Kyeru will be visiting Murchison Falls, Buganda Kingdom for cultural…

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Presidential, Parliamentary Nominations Extended to October

The Electoral Commission has considered extension of nomination period for Presidential and Parliamentary elections from August to October, 2020. The review in the road map has been communicated by the Chairman Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama upon request by members of Parliament sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee. According to the EC road map that was drawn in…

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Mobile Money Agents Decry Poor Relations with Telecom Companies

Mobile money agents under their umbrella; the Association of East African Mobile Money Traders Limited have petitioned Parliament over the poor working relationship with telecom companies. The Association Chairperson, George William Nyombi presented the dealer’s petition to the Speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga on Monday evening. Nyombi explained that mobile money agents face a number of challenges including increased insecurity…

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People Power Considering ‘Plan B’ after Botched Consultative Meeting

People Power pressure group is considering new tactics to ensure that their planned consultative meetings effectively take place. Joel Ssenyonyi, the People Power spokesperson notes that police is determined to frustrate their consultative meetings even after getting clearance from the Electoral Commission. His remarks come hours after police thwarted their planned consultative meeting at Pope Paul Hotel in Ndeeba. According…

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Mak Council Blocks Approval of Prof. Nakanjako’s Principal Job

Makerere University Council has deferred the approval of the appointment of Professor Damalie Nakanjako as the next Principal College of Health Sciences. Professor Nakanjako scored an average mark of 76.2% while her challenger, Professor Joloba scored 77.3% out of the agreed 60% pass mark. The search committee however declined to recommend Professor Joloba for appointment due to “…several complaints against…

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Museveni Directs Installation of Security Lights Around UCU Campus

President Yoweri Museveni has directed security agencies to install security lights along all roads surrounding the Uganda Christian University Campus in Mukono, to curtail attacks against students. The directive followed a request by the UCU guild president Timothy Kadaga on the basis of cumulative cases of thefts taking place in villages where a sizeable number of students reside. Kadaga said…

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