A final year student from Kampala International University (KIU) Henry Mubiru is among the many Ugandans who have been positively transformed by Airtel’s Uganda Needs More campaign that was launched at the start of March 2022. Mubiru was able to get financial support through a crowdfunding website founded by Dickson Mushabe. The website is a community-driven platform that enables individuals and organizations to raise funds for worthy causes. Mubiru, a KIU Student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery, said, “I had failed to raise tuition worth Ushs. 4 million for my final year exams that are approaching in…
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Dr. Dismas Bwesigye, an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and psychotherapist at the National Mental Referral Hospital, Butabika, enlightened KCB staff on mental health in efforts to help them improve their performance at work and personal lives. This was during a mental health webinar hosted by KCB Bank Uganda in commemoration of the Mental Health Awareness month. The webinar was held under the theme Back to Basics. Following the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, several people and employees of various organisations have encountered stress, isolation and uncertainty which have taken a toll on their wellbeing. Dr.…
Vipers Fans’ Cup 2022: Entebbe Pride 2-0 Five Stars Entebbe Pride Football Club marched to the knock-out round of the 2022 Vipers Fans’ Cup tournament in style. This happened after a well worked out 2-0 victory over Five Stars at the Kataka playground in Nkumba, Katabi Town Council on Monday, 6th June. Francis Ndahula and Allan Bright silenced Five Stars with two well taken goals for Entebbe Pride. This was Entebbe Prides’ second victory in the campaign which takes them to six points at the expense of Five Stars. Mapeera is the other club that qualified to the knock out…
AFCON 2023 Qualifiers (Group F) – Match Day Two: Match No. 47: Uganda Cranes Vs Niger At St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende – Wakiso (Artifical Turf) 8th June 2022 (4:00 PM) Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has confirmed the match officials who will handle the game between Uganda Cranes and Niger at the St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Wednesday, 8th June 2022. Eritrean Mogos Mogos Tsegay Teklu is the center referee. He will be assisted by fellow countrymen; Michael Eyobel (first assistant referee), Samuel Sirak Menghis (second assistant referee) and Mohammed Osman Idris (fourth official). The match commissioner is Youssouf Guedi…
KCB Bank Uganda, together with Burgess Foundation organized a skills training program to facilitate the residents of Namuwongo with knowledge to curb unemployment and improve livelihoods. The aim of the training was to equip women and youths with skills that will enable them start up small businesses which can gradually change their welfare. The three-day training program was at Kasanvu Community Hall in Namuwongo. A total of 50 women comprising majorly of teenage and single mothers were trained on how to make liquid soap, books, and reusable sanitary towels. Sylvia Nashuha, Marketing Manager, Corporate and Business at KCB Bank Uganda…
Joe Kigozi Academy has planned a tour to the United Kingdom between 18th to 28th August 2022. This was confirmed by Joseph Kigozi, the director of this academy. “The Tour of United Kingdom will give both parents and kids to participate using the power of sport. The kids will have an opportunity to watch their favourite English premier league players live in their team stadia” Kigozi noted. On the tour, the children will attend a premier league game and visit sports facilities of leading Premier League clubs as Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. They will also train and play practice matches…
Pepsi University Football League 2022: Gulu 0-2 Uganda Martyrs Uganda Martyrs University qualified for the knockout stage of the Pepsi University League for the 6th straight time in 6 seasons since 2015. This followed a 2-0 win on the road against Gulu University in Gulu city on Tuesday, 31st May 2022. Akbal Ssentongo and Ivan Agambire scored the two goals for the visitors in the second half. Ssentongo’s goal arrived in the 53rd minute before Agamire, a player also registered at Entebbe Navigators netted the winner on the stroke of full time. The victory ensured that Uganda Martyrs completed a…
Airtel Mobile Commerce Limited, the provider of affordable and secure financial services in Uganda has announced the addition of the Merchant Till Number for small businesses feature on Airtel Money. The service suitable for informal businesses like market vendors, salon operators, boda boda riders on the Airtel network will now be able to separate their business money collections from personal money using their existing Airtel SIM cards. This service was unveiled by the AMCUL Managing Director, Mr. Japhet Aritho at a function at Nakawa Market. The function was attended by representatives from the different Kampala markets. Effective Tuesday, 31st May…
The suspect was nabbed with rhino horns at Entebbe Airport A Yemeni national was last night arrested at Entebbe International Airport with a contraband containing over two dozen rhino horns. The suspect, identified as Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar was nabbed by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) dogs which are stationed at the airport. Bashir Hangi, the Uganda says the suspect was found with 26 pieces of Rhino horns weighing 15 kilograms. “He was arrested at 03:10 am upon search of his luggage,” Hangi said. “The Rhino horns were concealed in food items to disguise their identity but our highly trained dogs were…
An internal report prepared by State House officials has observed that the “amendment to the concession agreement of 2005 between the Uganda government and UMEME was done illegally in November 2006” and recommended a roll back of billions of dollars from the power distributor. According to the confidential report which ChimpReports has seen, the amendments to the original contract were done in Washington “without any letter of no objection from the Solicitor General in accordance with article 119 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and section 29 of the Interpretation Act.” Umeme holds a 20-year electricity distribution concession…