The Benet people also known as Ndorobo, the indigenous inhabitants of Mountain Elgon have come out to join other indigenous communities to demand for amendment of the Constitution to have them included as indigenous Ugandans. This follows the recent decision by Parliament on February 6, 2020 to grant leave to Kibanda South MP, Jack Odur Lutanywa to introduce a Private…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called upon Ugandans especially those operating public places to consider availing hand sanitizers at their premises due to the looming threat of Corona Virus. Kadaga told members of Parliament during the plenary session that despite the outbreak of Corona Virus in China, Ugandans have continued to travel in and out of China which…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has advised journalists to always think of establishing business projects away from their profession as a way of supplementing their meager salaries. This she noted while presided over the launch of the Uganda Parliamentary Journalists (UPJ) Cooperative Savings and Credit Society that is aimed at enhancing the welfare of journalists in the country especially…
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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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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 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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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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Kasambya County Member of Parliament (MP), Mbwatekamwa Gaffa has refuted allegations that he bribed to withdraw the censure motion against the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine. He made the revelation while addressing journalists at parliament were he revealed a list of members of parliament who signed for the motion. The list Mbwatekemwa displayed to the media indicate that only…
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A number of Uganda students turned up for the two days education fair hosted by the Education in Ireland at the Sheraton Kampala. The purpose of the fair was to highlight education opportunities and programs that are available in Ireland across various disciplines. Students from Uganda got a chance to interact with various institutions from Ireland and learn about the…
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The Minister of State for Education Department, Government of Gujarat State-India, Vibhavariben Dave has signed a memorandum of understanding with Victoria University owned by Cuty Tycoon, Sudhir Rupareria which is aimed at strengthening collaborations within the education sector. The Minister came into the country in a company of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Anju Sharma and representative of 16…
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