Author: Johnson Thembo
Members of Parliament have queried governments’ ongoing move to merge and rationalize public institutions and agencies, calling it a rushed and poorly planned process. The legislators raised concern regarding government’s exploration of the legal and financial ramifications involved in the process while responding to a Ministerial report. The Minister of Public Service, Hon. Muruli Mukasa presented a progress report on the rationalization of government agencies and public expenditure on Tuesday, 31 August, 2021. Mukasa said in February 2021, Cabinet decided to merge mainstream and rationalize government agencies, commissions, authorities and public expenditure to facilitate efficient public expenditure.“The main objective is…
President Yoweri Museveni last week promoted Late Major Gen. Paul Lokech to the rank of Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen) posthumously. The announcement of the promotion was made in condolence message of the President delivered by the Minister for Internal Affairs, Hon. Kahinda Otafire. The late Lokech was buried at his ancestral home in Paipir, Pader District on Friday, 27 August 2021. The President noted that the late Lokech was good at his job.”His exemplary contribution for the last 30 years, and given the fact that he had completed all the leadership courses in South Africa; and did not have any…
Smarting from a defeat in this year’s parliamentary elections, the legislator for 20 years – Hon. James Kakooza, has earned quick recompense by winning the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) seat unopposed. In remarks to MPs prior to the voting by the House during plenary on Monday, 26 July 2021, Kakooza promised to be reliable and fight for the monetary union of the East African Community. Kakooza who bagged 183 votes, with no vote against and no abstention now joins Uganda’s eight other representatives to the regional assembly for just over six months, and will be back into the trail…
By our writer. The era of moving around from one lender to another shopping for the best loan deal could have come to an end, thanks to a solution by Enabling Finance Limited that links borrowers to professional money lenders. Dubbed Finabler, the product by the credit finance company seeks to create a platform to serve people who were previously underserved by the traditional finance sector, conveniently, affordably and safely, according to the founder and Chief Executive Officer Luke Yyeyo. “We know that majority of Ugandans are unable to qualify for the tier I – commercial bank loans maybe because…
As the world begins to come to terms with the Covid-19 pandemic, ramp up vaccinations and warm up to tourism, the charming allure and unique diversity of Uganda continues to attract travellers in search of bucket-list and once-in-a-lifetime destinations with wide-open spaces and natural wonders. According to the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, tourism numbers, although yet to reach the pre-pandemic levels, are steadily recovering. Overall tourist bookings tripled between August 2020 when Uganda formally reopened its tourism industry under strict standard operating safety protocols, to 83,464 bookings by the end of March 2021. As such, bookings registered by…
Newly appointed Minister for Presidency Hon. Milly Babirye Babalanda has given vowed not to tolerate impunity waged against nationals. Speaking in a tweet made earlier today, Babalanda stated that she is going to work hand in hand with the lands and Housing Minister Hon. Judith Nabakooba to see that the issue of illegal land evictions is stamped out. She also directed Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to selflessly support this noble cause. “In light of the move by my Colleague Minister, Hon Judith Nabakoob to streamline Land Management Systems, I hereby guide all RDCs/RCCs to support this effort. In particular, violent…
Faced with a global pandemic, innovators in Uganda have responded by developing breakthrough solutions to address local and global needs. Intellectual property on the other hand has played an integral role in the creation of innovations to solve most of the challenges from COVID-19. With multiple businesses and the overall economy brought to a slowdown by the global spread of COVID-19, inventors and creators across various industries are however facing never-seen-before barriers and disruptions when it comes to launching their new products or services, and how to protect them from being duplicated or infringed upon. To support such innovators, Uganda…
The outgoing Director of the National Leadership Institute (NALI)- Kyankwanzi and permanent secretary designate Major General David Kasura has today officially handed over office to the incoming Director, Brig Gen Charles Kisembo at a ceremony presided over by the Permanent Secretary Office of the President, Hajji Yunus Kakande. Hajji Yunus Kakande in his remarks said that Brig Gen Kisembo given his scholarly background and writing, he is the right person to be in the National Leadership Institute as the Director and challenged him to transform the Institute into a complete international college for leadership so that it not only attracts…
Entebbe: Residents of Entebbe Municipality should look to better electricity services following Umeme’s announcement for construction of a 20MVA Substation in Nakasamba, Entebbe. This was moments after National Water and Sewerage Corporation handed over land to Umeme in a move that will improve power reliability. Mr Johnson Okochi, Umeme’s Projects Investment Manager while speaking at the site handover and ground-breaking ceremony said. “This project will take 5 months to complete and will cost a total investment of USD 1.5 million about Ugx 5 billion.” Adding, “All the critical equipment needed for the construction of the 20MVA is already in the…
Absa Bank Uganda and MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited have today announced the introduction of mobile money payment functionality, also known as MTN MoMoPay on Absa Point of Sale (POS) machines/terminals. The service is open to all MTN Uganda mobile money account holders, who can now make payments on any Absa POS machine, regardless of whether they hold an account with the bank. Announcing the partnership, Absa’s Managing Director, Mr. Mumba Kalifungwa noted that the new functionality makes it even more convenient for customers to pay for goods and services directly from their MTN mobile money account to the Absa…