Author: Johnson Thembo
Masindi High Court was at the center of attention on Wednesday (June 10) when members of the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs visited the Court on a fact-finding exercise. The MPs who were led by Hon. Robina Rwakoojjo Gureme, were received by the Masindi Resident Judge, Gadenya Paul Wolimbwa. The legislators said they wanted to know the workload at the circuit, establish the level of case backlog as well as assess the mechanism and methods that the Court is using to address case backlog. They equally wanted to inspect the infrastructure for delivery of justice, determine the efficacy of…
Many small farmers in Uganda usually sell their produce at giveaway prices as middlemen often exploit them by offering low prices even when the prevailing market prices are higher. This mainly happens because of lack of market information. However, this could soon be history, if all farmers adopt online technologies that seek to connect them to buyers. One of such online platforms is Lusuku Online www.lusuku.ug , a fresh produce e-Market platform that gives farmers direct connection with buyers. Lusuku, which in English means garden, seeks to empower local farmers and producers through connecting them to a vast pool of…
President Yoweri Museveni has outlined his stimulus package to revamp the economy in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic, banking heavily on import substitution through powering industrial progress. In his address on the State of the Nation delivered to Parliament, Museveni said he is determined to turn the pandemic into an opportunity to finally substitute for over US$7 billion in imports by supporting industrialisation. Museveni has set aside Shs1 trillion in the recently passed National Budget for financial year 2020/2021 to offer low interest credit facilities to manufacturers and commercial agriculturalists under the Uganda Development Bank. “When the global crisis…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched a new brand campaign with a fresh, bold and captivating brand promise and pay-offline that aims to deepen connections with clients and reaffirm the bank’s commitment to help clients realise their dreams. Launched today, the campaign will run for the next six months and will unpack the Bank’s new aspirations and client solutions which have been customized and speak to the current needs and demands. Explaining the new campaign, Stanbic Bank’s Chief Executive, Anne Juuko said, “This is a new chapter for our brand as we evolve with our customers and walk the journey to…
In a bid to support vulnerable communities across the country that have been affected by the COVID19 lockdown, Stanbic Bank contributed a further UGX140 million used for purchasing food items for the communities in which they are operating in. Through the different branches across the country Stanbic Bank employees distributed food items to over 4,000 individuals among vulnerable communities across the country. Speaking during the handover of food items to Loving Hearts Babies Home, Munyonyo children’s home, Stanbic Bank Uganda Corporate Social Investments Manager, Ms Barbara Kasekende said, “At Stanbic Bank, we understand the drastic effects the lockdown has hard…
Yesterday, 27 May, 2020, 28 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. The total confirmed cases are now 281. According to Ministry of health, 21 new cases are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan via Elegu while 7 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers.The contacts were under quarantine at the time of test. 🔹Additionally, 7 positive foreign truck drivers (4 Tanzanians, 1 Eritrean, 1 Congolese and 1 Burundian) were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total Recoveries: 69 🔹Samples from Points of Entry tested today: 1,456 🔸Samples from community and contacts: 548 🔹Total samples tested today: 2,004
Legislators have tasked the Ministry of Works and Transport to present a detailed report to Parliament on the collapse of buildings around the city within a week. This followed presentation of a ministerial statement by the Minister of State for Transport, Hon Joy Kabatsi on the action taken by the ministry to enforce adherence to building standards and regulations. This comes after numerous accidents occurring at building sites, compensation of affected families and steps taken to stem the re-occurrence of such accidents. Kabatsi said the Building and Construction Board which is charged with supervising construction sites has been greatly affected…
By Selestino Babungi In the last few days, there has been some substantial easing, by government, of some of the lockdown measures that have thus far, protected Uganda from the raging Covid-19. As most Ugandans begin to return to work, they will be happy to find everything running and the lights on, just like at their respective homes. Behind all this has been the 1,625 men and women at Umeme; Uganda’s largest power distributor, working together in partnership with the generation and transmission partners, to keep Uganda, especially the healthcare and manufacturing facilities switched on and running. Covid-19, the deadly…
Fresh Dairy, the leading dairy products producer in Uganda has today officially announced its free home delivery services dubbed ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy’ for both its Fresh Dairy and Brookside products. General Manager – Sales, Fresh Dairy – Joseph Awino said, ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy is a home delivery solution aimed at ensuring that consumers remain safe and healthy, while enjoying greater convenience and safe product transportation using our door to door motorbike delivery solution during the on-going global COVID-19 pandemic.’ Awino added that Fresh Dairy’s home delivery solution – ‘#Staysafe #Stayhealthy’ is free and available to all customers in Kampala and Greater Kampala…
Inspired by a bible verse in Matthew 5:16 that states, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Christine Katushabe has a million reasons for aspiring to make a world a better place. Through Change A life Bwindi Initiative, a Nonprofit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Kanungu district, Katushabe’s dream to make Batwa Uganda’s most selling culture still stands firm regardless of the different setbacks the world is going through. “Just because some people don’t know, but Batwa are a…