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It was a moment of mixed reactions as Security minister General Elly Tumwine interfaced with Kyadondo East Lawmaker Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu. This was during the parliamentary committee on Human rights where the Minsiter was expected to respond to the allegations of the existence of ungazetted safe houses in Uganda. Bobi Wine together with Mityana’s Francis Zaake and Latiff Sebaggala (Kawempe North) presented a list of people who have been picked by unknown vehicles and dropped at ungazetted safe houses. Hon Latif Ssebaggala says a number of people under illegal safe houses who have contacted him, allege to have been…
Leading Digital Financial Services (DFS) technologist, Warren Carew will be a keynote speaker at the 2019 Digital Impact Awards Africa (#DIAA2019), Africa’s most important gathering of C-Level Executives and senior Digital and IT executives,slated for 20th September at the Kampala Serena Hotel. This summit will explore the strategic trends and technologies that are shaping the future of Financial inclusion, Digital, IT and business. Over 500 African executives will come together to discuss key topics including digital financial inclusion, interoperability, data & analytics, artificial intelligence, customer experience, cybersecurity and much more. Warren was a core member of the team that developed…
Uganda Airlines today morning flew first commercial flight from Entebbe to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with eight passengers on board. The airline, which departed at Entebbe Airport at 6:05 a.m touched down at JKIA at exactly 7 a.m, five minutes ahead of the scheduled landing. Among the eight included a member of Parliament, three Journalists from the New vision, Uganda Radio Network and Uganda Broadcasting Cooperation.
The State Minister for Finance, Hon. David Bahati, has accused corrupt government officials for interfering in the procurement of bicycles that were meant for Local Council (LC) chairpersons. “Government committed to buy bicycles for LC1s and we all know what happened to the first consignment where money was misappropriated and the procurement was stopped. This financial year, we did not appropriate any funds to complete this procurement. Nonetheless we shall appropriate money in the next financial year,” Bahati said. Bahati was responding to a question raised by Hon. Milly Mugenyi (NRM, Butaleja District) on the delay to fulfill the presidential…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has signed up to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal Certification (GES) Programme for Public and Private Enterprises. The programme aims to reduce gender gaps and promote equality at the work place and women’s economic empowerment. Pursuit of gender equality at the workplace sets in motion employee performance schemes that reduce gender-gaps, improving staff productivity and business profitability. The process also triggers innovations of gender-appropriate productsand services, increasing customer satisfaction. Stanbic will also benefit from networking with global companies that have previously reaped benefits of enrolling for the Gender Equality Seal Certification (GES). Gender…
The opposition Justice Forum (JEEMA) party has this afternoon announced a team of regional leaders ahead of the forthcoming 2021 general elections. Speaking during the launch at the party Head Quarters in Mengo Kampala, the party president Hon. Asuman Basalirwa stated that this is one of the thread of events that will be happening and working towards to the move to take Museveni back to village. Basaliwarwa implored other opposition leaders to join the caravan since there is no single opposition party in Uganda that can overthrow the National Resistance Movement. However what has remained confusing to the public is…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday received and held talks with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, at State House Entebbe. Speaking to after the session, Museveni noted that despite a few internal elements still trying to distablise the progress of South Sudan. “I am optimistic that the reassembling of the SPLM in Juba is a commitment towards peace.” Museveni said. Museveni added that they have also received updates from our line ministers on some development projects that we have undertaken to start working citing that these include among others; the operations of Uganda Airlines launching in Juba.
State Minister for Investment Evelyn Anite has been in the news lately, albeit for the wrong reasons. The Minister who has over the last couple of months been battling the administrators of Uganda Telecom with demands for audit of the telecom. Reports had been making the rounds that Minister made a trip to Mauritius which happens to be the home country of Mauritius Telecom that she vehemently fronted to take over assets of Uganda Telecom. It is alleged the minister was ‘influenced’ by the Mauritius investors in a failed takeover bid for UTL. On Tuesday, the minister told the New…
Kampala Central lawmaker Hon. Muhammad Nsereko has challenged Gen. Elly Tumwine to respect government institutions if he expects to be respected back. This comment comes a day after the Parliament committee found the bush war General guilty of offensive communication and undermining the leadership of the August House. On hearing this report, Gen. Tumwine vowed not to change his mind on the comment earlier made on the August House describing some members for lacking credibility to question the discipline of a senior officer like him. However speaking while appearing on NTV the Spot, the renowned former ruling party rebel lawmaker…
The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned the Central Bank Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, to answer queries of loss of property during the closure of seven commercial banks. The summons follow the failure by the Governor to appear before the Committee on three occasions. Mutebile was invited to appear before the committee to answer queries of the loss of properties by some individuals during the closure of seven commercial banks. The banks that were closed between 1993 and 2016 include Teefe Trust Bank, International Credit Bank, Cooperative Bank, Greenland Bank, Global Trust Bank Uganda,…