The Local Defence Unit personnel have kicked off a refresher course after being recalled by the UPDF to train in human rights and law enforcement. The training was launched on Monday by Deputy Commander Land Forces, Maj Gen Sam Kavuma, starting with personnel at Lubaga battalion. The training whose launch happened on Monday will take place at the First Division headquarters in Kakiri Barracks where all the personnel of the 10 Battalions of the LDUs operating in Kampala Metropolitan Policing (KMP) Area will undergo weeks of the refresher course. Speaking to the LDUs, Maj.Gen.Kavuma applauded them for reversing the undesirable…
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Uganda (Century Bottling Company) hosted Uganda Police Fire Rescue Services Trainees at the Namanve Plant on a bench marking visit for the security and safety teams to pick learnings from for use nationwide. The team, led by AIP Apollo Okolong, Officer-in-Charge of Fire and Rescue Services at the Kampala Industrial Business Park, appreciated CCBA’s well-established systems and procedures for safety at the workplace even before the onset of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic The team commended CCBA for prioritizing the safety of its employees at all times and for its ‘People First’…
Airtel Africa has signed a deal with WorldRemit to allow customers of both companies to enjoy instant money transfers across the continent. Airtel Africa is currently operating mobile money services in fourteen African countries, including in DRC, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Niger and this will help Africans in the diaspora use WorldRemit to send money back home. “The connection to more mobile money accounts through Airtel Africa allows us to expand our payout network and options available to customers across the continent,” Andrew Stewart, the managing director of WorldRemit in the Middle East & Africa, was quoted as saying.…
For Investment Clubs, there has never been a better time to re-evaluate, realign and create practical strategies for the success of your group’s finances. While the ability of your members to keep up with their regular savings might have been affected in one way or another, it is possible to both salvage and make the most of your current situation. How an Investment Club decides to do this is core to their survival now and in the future. As a leader, there are a number of ways you can ensure a smooth navigation for the members of your Club. Understand…
Ugandans who had been stranded in Canada due to grounding of passenger flights are expected to arrive at the Entebbe International Airport today, Sunday. The ministry of foreign affairs says left Lester B Pearson International Airport Toronto on Saturday. Their departure was overseen by the High Commissioner of Uganda to Canada Joy Ruth Acheng. The activity to repatriate Ugandans had commenced on May 18 but was suspended for two weeks from July 4 to allow the Ministry of Health “to efficiently manage the numbers in the quarantine”, officials say. The exercise resumed on July 18, with arrivals from USA, South…
Due to the Covid 19 aka Corona Virus Pandemic, Many have considered the possibility of Exams being done online Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) says it has not issued any statement about plans to conduct national exams online. The board says the message is being circulated by a fake Facebook account that was created in its name. “It has come to the attention of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) that there are some unscrupulous people operating a fake social media account in the name of UNEB, and are circulating fake information to the effect that UNEB is likely to…
NRM Members of Parliament who defied and voted against several party positions have met the party chairman and President, Yoweri Museveni, and asked for forgiveness. The group, named “Rebel MPs” for opposing key party positions, like the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, which among others amended Article 102 of the Constitution, said they were seeking forgiveness. “We are here as your sons and daughters. We request you to forgive us and we move on,” said Kumi Woman MP, Monica Amoding, on behalf of her 16 colleagues. This was at meeting with the NRM Party Chairman on Wednesday at State House Entebbe.…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and VIDAA USA, Inc. today announced a multiyear partnership to make NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service, available for purchase on all Hisense and Toshiba TVs through the VIDAA smart TV platform. Beginning with the 2020-21 NBA season, more than 20 million users of VIDAA-enabled smart TVs across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East will be able to purchase NBA League Pass and watch hundreds of live NBA games each season through the VIDAA platform. “I am proud that we teamed up with the NBA since it…
Uganda Parliament is set to commence mass screening for Coronavirus after a lawmaker tested positive for the novel virus. News out is that Kiryandongo Woman MP, Helen Kahunde was this past Tuesday admitted at Mulago Referral Hospital after tests for the virus came out positive. “Hon Kahunde felt unwell before volunteering to take a test at Mulago where she is currently admitted,” said a close associate of the MP. “I am aware of the case,” said Parliament spokesperson Hellen Kaweesa when contacted by this investigative website on Wednesday afternoon. However, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Wednesday announced that “starting from tomorrow,…
Despite the resumption of operations and issuance of National IDs by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), civil registration, fresh registration, replacement of lost National IDs and headquarters at Kololo remain closed for the members of the public. Following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions by President Museveni, NIRA has gradually resumed operations and provision of services to the public in line with guidelines contained under circular number 7 of 2020 issued by the Ministry of Public Service and Ministry of Health guidelines. NIRA resumed operations in a phased manner beginning Wednesday 8th July 2020 and the partial resumption of…