President Museveni has sacked the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) Executive Director Judy Obitre-Gama over alleged incompetence and corruption by the Authority. The NIRA board had written to President Museveni prior, citing that Obitre-Gama’s contract was about to expire, and therefore recommending a renew of the same. However, Museveni said he could not renew Obitre-Gama’s contract citing incompetence at the authority. He said NIRA needed someone who understands the profession better. “I have been informed that the contract of the current Executive Director is due to expire. Given the problems faced by NIRA especially, relating to the issuance of…
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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…
Read and Download President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Full State of the Nation Address – 2020 which he read to parliament live from state house entebbe CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2020-converted or Read it in Full Below State of the Nation Address By H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA State House Entebbe 4th June, 2020 His Excellency the Vice President; Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament; His Lordship the Chief Justice; Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker of Parliament;…
Relatives of a Ugandan businessman, who was shot dead in Rwanda on Monday night want Kigali to release his body for burial. Sidini Muhereza was reportedly shot dead by Rwandan security officers while trying to smuggle six cartons of matchbox into Rwanda. However, his killing comes as Ugandan and Rwandan teams prepare to resume talks today over the border closure via video conferencing. The two teams will discuss the Katuna Protocol that was signed after President Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagamr met at Katuna border on February 21. Mr Warren Musekura, the brother of the deceased, yesterday said…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the global economy and reshaped businesses in unprecedented ways in such a short period. It won’t be business as usual as most businesses come to terms with the new business reality. Some businesses have closed, some are at the brink of closing, and others are yet to resume operations. It is pertinent that SMEs re-adjust to the current business trend to have a fighting chance at survival. In that regard, Private Sector Foundation Uganda hosted the first ever E-conference aimed towards skilling and forging a way for SMEs to thrive in these turbulent times. …
Uganda has “Economic” Covid 19 Patients, Says Tamale Mirundi in a new revelation. It has come to notice that Uganda is incurring exorbitant costs in the names of Covid 19 treatments and prevention. According to Tamale Mirundi, the Mafia in Uganda is always playing games by predicting economic situations as well as taking advantage of calamities such as the deadly Covid 19 Pandemic. He Further noted that the president in a recent conference call with other East African countries realized that the cost of medicine in other countries is way less than that of Uganda. One treatment kit in Uganda…
PRESS RELEASE: Samples tested on 31 May, 2020 confirm 40 new COVID-19 cases. 23 cases are among samples tested from Points of Entry 17 cases are among samples of contacts and alerts. Total confirmed cases: 457.
Events organiser, Andrew Mukasa aka Bajjo has reported Bobi Wine’s brother Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu to Kira Road police station for allegedly violently attacking him and damaging his car. According to Bajjo, Nyanzi together with a group of people attacked him while he was buying some edibles from one of the shops in Kamwokya and accused him of publicly stating he will only support Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) but not his brothers seeking leadership positions. Nyanzi intends to contest for the position of Kampala Central member of parliament in the next elections. “Nyanzi had nearly killed me from Kamwokya. I…
As part of the activities to mark the Children’s Day which is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, StarTimes has introduced new content for the kids to enjoy more. In 1925, International Children’s Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since then, it is celebrated on June 1 in most countries. For this special day, a programme named Star Kids Gala will be on ST Kids Channel, 18:00 CAT on June 1st. The 30-minute length English program will be a compilation of dances, songs, magic shows and other fascinating content to…
Rwanda has registered its first Covid-19 death case today May 30 2020 The patient who died, the report indicates, was a 65-year-old Rwandan truck driver who had been residing in a neighboring country but opted to return home in Rwanda, after falling seriously ill. Rwanda has over 355 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 247 recoveries as of May 30, and this, its first death. “He (patient) received intensive care treatment at a specialized covid-19 facility but unfortunately passed away due to severe respiratory complications,” reads the report in part. This comes at a time when the East African countries, in particular, are…