Each Zoom Licence on a Business Account Costs 166.58 USD per year and if You Multiply that by 10,000 Licences, Brings the Total to 1,665,800 USD and Converted into UGX is 6,339,679,984.60 In a bid to have its employees work from home and avoid getting infected with the deadly Covid 19 aka Corona Virus, Uganda Government Working with the National Information and Technology Authority (NITA), the office of the Prime Minister with support from UNDP Bought 10,000 Licences of the Zoom Video Conferencing Software . However, Zoom Video Communications Inc was slapped with a class action suit by one of…
Author: Entebbe News
Dear fellow business community players in Uganda and the public at large, It’s a very alarming situation following the outbreak of the dangerous COVID19 caused by Corona Virus which is a global pandemic. This has not only affected the incomes and cash flow of the public but affecting us both socially, psychologically, spiritually and all the ways of life including our health. Various sector in the economy have been affected and this has led to the breakdown of the entire business chain from manufacturing, distribution, whole selling, retailing to final consumers. Other sectors like health, tourism and hospitality and many…
At least 28 brands of hand sanitisers do not meet standards according to lists released by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and National Drug Authority (NDA). The UNBS list indicates that 15 companies failed to meet the required standards while that of NDA mentions 13. The bodies have cautioned the public against buying the sanitisers and urged them to report the products found on the market. “UNBS would also like to appeal to the public not to buy the 15 brands listed below because they failed the laboratory tests regarding the alcohol content (min 60 per cent min v/v),…
The division Court Martial in Gulu has sentenced six UPDF soldiers to six months for torturing 38 locals while enforcing the coronavirus curfew in Amuru district. The incident that happened last week when a joint security team including Police and army officers targeted 38 men and women who were residing in makeshift structures at Loriko West village, Elegu town council in Amuru district at around 8pm on April, 2, 2020, beating and torturing them. On Wednesday, six UPDF soldiers including L/Cpl. Awany Abori Constantine, Pte Makanga Mohammed, Pte Eboku John Mark, Pte Mutenge Robert, Pte Ayo Silvestre and Pte Ahimbisibwe Eria were arraigned before…
Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Salim Jamal Omar Magoola is the first Ugandan footballer to extend food Relief distribution to families affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Cranes number 2 goalkeeper after Dennis Onyango Masinde extended relief to his home district of Pallisa to support the affected individuals. The development was confirmed on Tuesday evening via a post one of the Pallisa district official social media platforms. “Our very own Omar Jamal Salim who happens to be a second goalkeeper on the Uganda Cranes team donated 28 bags of posho. Some of the food will be distributed to the Pallisa hospital, Police…
The 4th Infantry Division Court Martial in Gulu District has sentenced six soldiers to detention for six months after pleading guilty to all counts related to “assault” and “causing bodily harm” to several people in Amuru district. They are; Lance Corporal Constantine Awinyi Abor, Pt Muhammed Makanga, Pt John Mack Eboku, Pt Robert Mutenga, Pt Silverster Ayo and Pt. Emma Ahimbisibwe. Prosecution alleges the soldiers on the night of April 2 while at Lorikowo West Zone in Elegu Town Council beat with sticks women and men hence inflicting severe injuries on their bodies. One of the victims identified as Ratib…
Government has secured 10,000 Zoom video conferencing application licenses for the ‘critical staff’ that will need to work even during the lockdown. This is according to a statement from the Permanent Secretary Vincent Waiswa Bagiire who issued guidelines that the selected public officers will have to follow while they continue to work away from their offices following President Museveni’s directive. Bagiire noted that the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and National Guidance, working with the National Information and Technology Authority (NITA) and the office of the Prime Minister with support from UNDP, had secured the licences. According to Bagiire,…
The state has asked court not to release former Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde on bail because it will cause a threat to national security. Tumukunde last month asked court to release him on bail so that he can resume with consultations for his presidential bid as well as to be able to fend for his family since he is their sole bread winner. However, in response to the former spymaster’s bail application, Senior Superintendent of Police, Richard Mugwisagye, the officer in charge of investigations in Tumukunde’s case says the offences are critical to national security and his release…
Kenya’s leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa’s Vodacom said on Monday that they have completed the acquisition of the popular mobile money platform M-Pesa from Britain’s Vodafone, the companies said in a statement. The firms said that the acquisition of M-Pesa’s brand, product development and support services from Vodafone was done through a newly-created joint venture. “The transaction, which was first announced in 2019, will accelerate M-Pesa’s growth in Africa by giving both Vodacom and Safaricom full control of the M-Pesa brand, product development and support services as well as the opportunity to expand M-Pesa into new African markets,”…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a “horrifying global surge” in domestic violence during the coronavirus crisis and urged governments to step up efforts to prevent violence against women. “We know lockdowns and quarantines are essential to suppressing COVID-19. But they can trap women with abusive partners,” Guterres said in a video message posted on Twitter on Sunday. “For many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest – in their own homes.” In some countries, the number of women calling support services has doubled, healthcare providers and police are overwhelmed and understaffed, and local support…