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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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. He was found guilty of complicity in the killing of protesters during the revolution. That conviction was overturned and was freed in March 2017. His death…
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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 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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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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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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Letter to my beloved son Super Samuel; by Mellon Hannah Kenyangi You are such an awesome, loving and great man I have been blessed with. Each day i see your kind and big heart of yours sealed with courage and i get humbled. Who am I to be a mother to a son who fears the Lord? Thank you for being…
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There is heavy police deployment at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel in Ndeeba where the People Power pressure group is expected to hold its consultative meeting. While hotel security personnel are around and working, police officers are also seen checking people and vehicles accessing the venue. There are four police trucks, two parked close to the entrance and the other two…
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