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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Over the weekend, President Museveni presided over the delivery of state-of-the- art Business start-up tool kits to a total of 3228 youths and women under the Green Job Program in Kamuli District. This was at a function organized by the Ministry of Gender that runs the Green Job Program and the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga. The Green Jobs Programme…
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Human Rights Defenders have expressed concern that the increased election violence in the country has left many suffer at the hand of human rights abusers with no help from duty bearers. These under the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) told the media that eversince the Electoral Commission (EC) rolled out the 2020 general elections road map, many…
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The Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) has expressed worry that the election violence that was exhibited during the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries may spill over into the general election. The fear was highlighted by the IPOD Council Secretary Generals who had gathered to condemn the acts of violence and argue for violence free electoral processes within political parties…
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President Museveni has once again accused Parliament of setting up huge salaries for legislators which has attracted many people leading to election violence. Museveni made the remarks while addressing the NRM Parliamentary aspirants and other officials from the districts of Mbarara, Sembabule, Isingiro, Kiruhura and Kazo following the violence that was exhibited in the areas during the party primaries. Museveni…
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Regional organizations working with traders along the borders have called upon the East African Community partner states to consider reopening up borders so as to allow cross border trade as a way of rejuvenating the lives of people that have been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown measures. In March 2020, the six EAC partner States order for the closure of…
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A section of Members of Parliament (MP) have come out to express concerns over delay by the Electoral Commission to procure the E-verification voter system as a tool to curb the malpractices and multiple voting ahead of 2021 general elections. While at the NRM party headquarters on Monday, President Museveni directed the electoral commission to first track the procurement of…
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