Author: Johnson Thembo
Residents of Lira, Apac, Aduku and Pader fruitfully celebrated 2019 Independence Day with priceless gifts that were given to them by Fortebet. Fortebet promotions team visited all its seven branches in Lira town before proceeding to its main branches in Pader and Apac plus Aduku. This took place over the weekend, just a few days after Mother Uganda celebrated her independence. Fortebet gave out 7 new brand Techno F1 phones in addition to European club jerseys, T-shirts while other people walked away with caps and wristbands. “You have made this company number one betting centre in Uganda, this is the…
HiPipo, through its Include Everyone program recently honoured ‘Kenya’s Bill Gates’ – Kamal Budhabhatti with the Africa FinTech CEO of the Year award. This prestigious accolade was presented to Kamal Budhabhatti during the 2019 Include Everyone Summit and Digital Impact Awards Africa held on 20th September 2019 in Kampala, Uganda and attended by over 300 delegates from across Africa. According to HiPipo CEO, Innocent Kawooya, “the Africa FinTech CEO of the Year award goes to an outstanding Chief Executive/Managing Director who has created or spearheaded cutting edge innovation, a FinTech leader who may have taken a calculated risk and the…
As part of its contribution to the MenStar Coalition, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) today announced an investment of USD 25 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDSdedicated to scaling HIV self-testing. Countries, including Uganda will be able to apply for a portion of the funds to support self-testing. CIFF announced the contribution at the Global Fund Replenishment Summit held in Lyon France. Miles Kemplay, Executive Director for Adolescence at CIFF said, “CIFF is championing HIV self-testing and other methods to promote self-care as one of the most powerful ways for youth, women and men to take control…
President Yoweri Museveni has warned leaders against eroding God’s trust by engaging in corruption, which he said has caused instabilities in the past. Museveni said while the African continent is taking its place in economic growth amidst the decline of powerful economies, such growth comes with temptations for leaders, who he said could ruin their chances if they don’t avoid corruption. “I have seen for the last 60 years how people have been ruining their chances…do not be corrupt; don’t agree to take a bribe, don’t ask for it; I have never taken a bribe or accepted any bribe from…
The US has said it will impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials accused of involvement in repression of Muslim populations. It follows the decision on Monday to blacklist 28 Chinese organisations linked by the US to allegations of abuse in the Xinjiang region. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Chinese government had instituted “a highly repressive campaign”. China has dismissed the allegations as groundless. In a statement, Mr Pompeo accused the Chinese government of a string of abuses against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz Muslims and other minority Muslim groups. These included “mass detentions in internment camps; pervasive, high-tech…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has made a call to Christian government leaders to devise ways of tackling the continued supply of war arms to war ravaged countries, especially in Africa. He warned that unless countries that supply arms stop, people will continue killing each other. “The wars that are being fought in Africa; the guns are not made in Africa. brothers kill brothers and sisters kill sisters,” Oulanyah said. Oulanyah made the call during the Christian Government Leaders Summit at King David’s Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel on Sunday, 6 October 2019. The summit was attended by…
HiPipo, through its Include Everyoneprogram is delighted to celebrate global business leaderBill Gates with a Digital Impact Awards Africa honor, the ‘Africa’s Financial Inclusion Medal of Honor.’ The Africa Financial Inclusion Medal of Honor is awarded to an individual or organization that is has made exceptional contribution to Africa’s Digital space, by specifically taking lead in ensuring that there is provision of affordable, reliable and accessible financial services across the continent. According to GSMA 2018 report, mobile money is now available in 100 countries through over 300 services globally. The number of verified mobile money accounts is reaching a total…
Parents have been urged to provide sufficient time to children so as to shape their character to become responsible citizens. According to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, parents especially women, play a major role in the proper growth of a child in a home, from the time they are in the womb to when they are grown. “Ugandan parents these days have often absconded their duty of raising their children because they come back from work late, and they leave it to the teachers and the maids. Parents need to take more responsibility of shaping their children’s character,” said…
Equity Group Holdings Plc has launched a new brand identity that reflects a streamlined financial services provider positioned as a catalyst for the development of the region. The Group has unveiled a new unified brand identity, signalling its next frontier in delivering a seamless customer experience across markets and across demographic segments. Speaking when unveiling the new identity in Nairobi, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr James Mwangi said, “The new identity matches the new realities, business model, customer segments and preferences, and the evolving digital space. It has preserved the essence of the Group’s brand retaining the best…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has continued to echo his voice on unnecessary arrests against the youth. According to the issued last week, Museveni noted its high time the police force stoped arresting Ugandans on Idle and Disorderly charges. “Since some time ago, even in the time of Gen. Kale Kayihura, I had had occasion to warn the Police about the anti-people and colonial practice of the Police arresting our people, especially the youth, for a nonsensical so-called crime of “idle and disorderly”.” Museveni. Museveni wondered why this should be a crime, “If I am unemployed and I hang about the…