Author: Johnson Thembo
Leading e-commerce platform in Uganda, Jumia has announced the expansion of Cash On Delivery payments to upcountry consumers in 12 districts. The districts that will enjoy this payment method include Lira, Mbarara, Kasese, Fort Portal, Masaka, Gulu, Soroti, Mbale, Tororo, Arua, Kabale and Hoima. “ The expansion of the Cash On Delivery payments is an exciting chance for us to expand the gospel of e-commerce to the upcountry regions and rural areas. We have seen a lot of interest in Jumia and our services in these particular areas however we plan to expand to even more regions.” said Ron Kawamara…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has officially launched the 6th annual National Schools Championship (NSC) to be held under the theme “Empowering the job creators of tomorrow with the main focus on agriculture, business innovation and IT Skilling”. The National Schools Championship is the Stanbic’s flagship education development initiative aimed at broadening participants’ abilities in applying business principles to develop start-ups that can earn them a future income and become all-round citizens. The NSC programme is about imparting useful knowledge that can help unleash a sustained spirit of self-initiative and enterprise against a backdrop of limited formal jobs and high youth unemployment.…
Consultations on the Geographical Indications (GI) Act and its implementation which aim at popularizing the protection of Uganda’s unique products is in high gear. Today, the National Working Group led by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and composed of multi-sectoral stakeholders held a consultative meeting needed for the popularization of GIs. A geographical indication is a specific intellectual property right that designates a product from a specific region and whose characteristics result in both the natural conditions of its origin and the expertise of local producers. Geographical indications are frequent across the globe, particularly in Uganda where they remain…
The debate on the Constitution Amendment Bill 2019 has continued with a section of Members of Parliament speaking against the presence of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) representatives in Parliament. UPDF forms part of the interest groups represented in Parliament, the others being women, youth, workers and now the elderly, who will start with the 11th Parliament. MP Robert Centenary (FDC, Kasese Municipality) said UPDF MPs are unnecessarily drawn into partisan politics, and claimed of a ploy to increase the number of military representatives in Parliament. “Iam foreseeing a situation where they are going to start retiring UPDF generals…
It was another weekend to remember as Fortebet appreciated its customers in the districts of Soroti, Amuria, Moroto, Kumi and Bukedea. Just as it has done in all the other parts of Uganda, Fortebet even this weekend gave out lots of gifts to its customers in the areas above. 11 people walked away with Techno phones, while many others won their favourite European clubs’ jerseys, T-shirts, wristbands, pens and many more. Away from the branches, Fortebet also visited and donated to bodaboda riders reflector jackets in Soroti. 50 riders benefitted from this free offer. “What Fortebet has done today for…
A recommendation by the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to have the tenure of all elective offices extended to seven years has met stiff resistance from Members of Parliament. In its report on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 sponsored by Hon Wilfred Niwagaba (Indep., Ndorwa East), the Committee had sought to interest government in considering the idea of extending terms from five to seven years, a proposal that has since rattled the public. “It is the considered opinion of the Committee that the term of five years is insufficient for the implementation of the manifesto in order to have…
Leading power distributor Umeme has embarked on stakeholder engagement meetings with various stakeholders across the country, starting with Northern Uganda to explain the company’s planned projects aimed at improving power reliability in the communities. The main objective of the meetings was to inform customers in the districts of Lira, Gulu and Kitgum, about the scheduled supply reliability improvements projects in the month of February, and the likely short term impact in terms of outages and supply interruptions to customers. As such this will affect supply in the entire northern region. All the shutdowns will run from 08:00am to 06:00 on…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party president Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine yesterday celebrated his 39th birthday at Magere. Holy Mass to mark the day was attended by his wife and children, friends, artists and politicians were Barbie expressed her love for Bobi. BARBIE TO BOBI….. Babe, First of all; I love you. 🥰😍Secondly, I am thankful to the almighty God that you made it out of the very challanging 38th year of your life with remarkable growth and great positive impact on our now very politically involved young generation. Making it to the 39th year for you is…
British America Tobacco (BAT) Uganda has today announced its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2020; posting gross revenue of Ushs 162 billion, profit before tax of Ushs 29 billion and contributions to Government tax revenue of Ushs 91 billion. Commenting on the results, BAT Uganda’s Managing Director, Kirunda Magoola said BAT Uganda’s business continues to show resilience despite the difficult operating environment, largely resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which had adverse effects on the economy and the trading environment, worsening an already challenging operating environment. He added that to facilitate business continuity and build resilience,…
Parliament has deferred the approval of a supplementary funding for the financial year 2020/21 of shs292 billion trillion, after it emerged that a request of shs12 billion for compensation of individuals affected by land evictions in Bunyoro was made without the knowledge of the Uganda Land Commission. Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga who chaired plenary sitting on 09 February 2021 to consider the report of the Budget Committee on the supplementary budget deferred the approval after Hon. Gaffa Mbwatekemwa (NRM, Kasambya County) informed the House that he had evidence that the Land Commission was not consulted before the supplementary request…