Civil Society Organisations championing the preservation of wetlands have called upon government to expeditiously consider and pass the Wetlands policy and Bill so as to improve on the conservation and management of wetlands in Uganda. The call was made during Uganda’s wetlands policy and legislation review process that was held in Kampala by the Partners for Resilience (PfR) lead by…
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The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) has called upon government to expeditiously appoint a substantive chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) following the increased human rights abuse during the general elections campaigns. While addressing the media in Kampala, the Human Rights Defenders (HRD) noted that the absence of a substantive Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson…
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The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) which brings together all local government has called upon government to expedite the operationalisation of the newly created administrative units as a way of increasing service delivery to the people. This was during a meeting held at Fairway hotel in Kampala where members discussed the several factors that affect effective service delivery in the…
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Covid19 pushed me into thinking about diversification of business after it hit home in March that all the good projected business for this year was no more. Isaiah Rembo had for years asked me to diversify into agro-processing but tourism was doing very well for us and we had grown over the last 19 years anyways. I was a little…
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Dickson Mushabe, Chief Executive Officer Hostalite, has been appointed as International Partner for Uganda by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), a global platform that provides funding opportunities to entrepreneurs and businesses. The appointment means Mr. Mushabe will now represent Uganda at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. The inclusion of Uganda in WBAF provides…
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East African Partners (EAP) a company that market the region as a viable investment destination has once again ushered into the country a delegation of American Investors who are ready to take up investment in the health sector. The American delegation is led by Lisa Stark Hughes a reknown investor in the health sector as well as her business partner,…
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Oxfam in Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Women Organisation Network (UWONET) has launched Enough Campaign in Uganda aimed at fighting violence against women and girls in Uganda. Enough is a worldwide campaign that has sparked a movement against violence towards women and girls, to address negative social norms in their specific contexts. According to Oxfam Uganda Country Director Francis…
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has been awarded as the overall best integrated financial reporting company by the Institute of Certified Public Accountant under the 2020 annual Financial Reporting (FiRe) awards. NSSF was handed the gold award for having presented an all-round integrated report and demonstrated a high level of adherence to the guiding principles and content elements of…
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The Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Sylvia Ntambi has been granted bail by the Anti Corruption Court Chief Magistrate after spending days in Kigo prison over corruption charges and embezzlement of government funds. The EOC boss was remanded to Kigo prison last week by the Court Chief Magistrate, Pamela Lamunu Ocaye, on grounds that the sureties she had presented…
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