Author: Johnson Thembo
President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Minimum Wage Bill, 2015 stating that the current law is sufficient for the sector. The Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, informed the House on Tuesday, 27 August 2019 that the President wrote stating that he was not assenting to the bill. “Having received advice from the Attorney General… I hereby refuse to assent to the Bill… There are no gaps in the Minimum Wages Advisory Board and Wages Council Act that the Bill seeks to cure,” reads the President’s letter in part. The President went on to state that cabinet had directed the…
Just one week after paying out 500,000,000/=, another customer has ‘hit’ a whole 83million from Fortebet. Most amazingly, this winner (name withheld) did not deposit any money while placing this ticket (number 8923034168659999), he instead used his VIP points. Each time any Fortebet punter places a ticket via online (www.fortebet.ug), his/her account is credited with a reward in form of VIP points, which can be used to place a ticket once they add up to 1000. It is these points that this big winner is celebrating this big victory from. So, what selection did he go for? The answer is…
President Yoweri Museveni has announced that the government will support families that were affected following the explosion of a fuel tank that burst into flames killing over 20 people one week ago in Kyambura village of Rubirizi District in South Western Uganda. “For the condolences, it is for government to help its people who have lost lives and property; but for compensation, it is the company which will pay the affected people” he clarified. The President yesterday spoke to the bereaved residents of the area at Kyambura Primary School playground in Kicwamba Sub-County in Rubirizi District. President Museveni, who said…
Over the years, many people including politicians have joined the fight to bridge the illiteracy gap by contributing to the struggle in many ways. Last weekend, Ndorwa West MP David Bahati who is also the state minister of Finance, planning and urban development on his visit to Kabale district visited some schools leaving students and teachers happy alike. MP David was in Kabale to monitor progress on rehabilitation of roads, extension of water, and electricity and also to visit churches, social groups, and rural schools. Visiting Rubaya Secondary School in Ndorwa west, students, local leaders, and teachers were very excited…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General David Muhoozi yesterday welcomed back 529 UPDF troops who were part of the fifth United Nation Guard Unit (UNGU V) in Somalia and another 1,406 troops of Uganda’s 25th Battle Group to Somalia. The function was held at the UPDF Peace Support Operations and Training Center (PSO-TC) in Nakaseke District. General Muhoozi commended the troops for raising the Ugandan flag high in the foreign missions from where they have just returned after serving for one year. He said Africa is still faced with many challenges that…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has challenged girls to enroll for technical courses such as welding saying that they have competitive advantage over men once they acquire such skills. Speaking during the second graduation ceremony of 174 students of Nawanyago Technical Institute in Kamuli district on Thursday, 15 August 2019, Kadaga was concerned that only one girl was graduating in welding. “I want parents to encourage their children and especially the girls that technical education is good,” said Kadaga. She also called on students to enroll in mechanics saying that due to shortage of skills in mechanical engineering, ferries…
MTN Uganda has announced a new Internet bundle promotion. Starting today, MTN customers who load daily internet bundles will receive a 100% bonus. The promotion dubbed ‘Dabolo’ will see MTN customers getting double the amount of data they buy every day.For example, a customer who buys 15MBs at UGX 250/- gets 30MBs, one who loads 100MBs at UGX1,000/- gets 200MBs and thosethat load 1GB at UGX 5,000/- get 2GBs for the same price. Both the purchased and bonus data are valid for 24 hours from the time of activation. To activate a daily data bundle, a customer simply dials *150*10#…
Former Mbarara district lawmaker Winnie Byanyima has been appointed the new Executive Director of UNAIDS. The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, appointed Ms Byanyima as the UNAIDS Executive Director and United Nations Under-Secretary-General following a comprehensive selection process that involved a search committee constituted by members of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. The UNAIDS Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations made the final recommendation on the appointment to the Secretary-General. Ms Byanyima has more than 30 years of experience in political leadership, diplomacy and humanitarian engagement. “I am honoured to be joining UNAIDS as the Executive Director at such a…
The month of August has come a blessing for the famous academic Jimmy Mugerwa, the Country Director, Tullow Oil Uganda. Mugerwa was yesterday promoted and will be traveling to London in a couple of weeks to perform his duties from the head office in the United Kingdom. The veteran administrator has lived and worked in a number of countries and boasts over 25 years of experience in the Oil industry, sales, governance, operations, and marketing. A close colleague of Mugerwa stated that he (Mugerwa) is set for a higher managerial position with more responsibilities. Mugerwa’s transfer comes at a time…
The long awaited National Social Security Fund (NSSF) (amendment) bill, 2019 has been presented to the House for first reading. This was made this afternoon during Tuesday plenary by the Minster of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The Bill seeks to expand social security coverage by making contributions to the NSSF mandatory for all workers in the formal sector and also allowing workers in the formal & informal sectors to make voluntary contributions to the NSSF. In addition, the Bill seeks to enhance the spectrum of benefits available to workers and to improve management of their working conditions. It should…