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Cabinet Approves Transformative BPO Policy To Create Over 100,000 Jobs & Catapult Uganda As Africa’s Outsourcing Powerhouse
In a resounding triumph for Uganda’s economic landscape, the Ugandan Cabinet led by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ratified groundbreaking National Businessr Process Out sourcing (BPO) Policy, paving the way for the nation to emerge as Africa’s preeminent outsourcing destination. This comprehensive policy,curated by the National BPO Council under the stewardship of the Ministry of…
Chairman Lee Man-hee Says, “Other Pastors Should Not Disregard Shincheonji Because They Belong To A Different Denomination But Listen And Then Make The Judgment”
Chairman Lee Man-hee said, “We must humble ourselves like children and base our faith on the standards of the Bible.” Over 100 pastors and a total of 16,000 participants attended in person, while approximately 380,000 viewers watched the online live stream. An additional Open Bible Seminar is scheduled to be held in Busan on the…
Delayed DAG Kafuuzi’s Constitutional Reforms Vex MPs
Lawmakers continue to raise concerns over the delayed constitutional review, with the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, urging the Attorney General to hasten the presentation of comprehensive amendments. Tayebwa was responding to the Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi, after he tabled the Constitutional Amendment (Bill), 2024 during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 24 September 2024.…
Operation Shujja: UPDF,FARDC Rescue 38 Abductees, Confiscate Weapons From ADF Rebels
The joint forces of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have rescued a total of 38 abductees and several weapons from the Allied Democratic Forces. Brigadier Felix Kulayigye said the UPDF Spokesperson, the abductees, and weapons were recovered during a fierce clash with the ADF group…
Govt Dispatches Experts To Kanungu As Anthrax Ravages Homesteads
Cabinet has directed government agencies to swiftly travel to Kanungu District in Western Uganda following the outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease, which has claimed three lives and 73 heads of cattle. On Tuesday, 24 September 2024 minister Hellen Adoa informed the House that Cabinet is alive to the reports of anthrax outbreak and has…
Lt Gen Elwelu To Unleash Tsunami To Corrupt Officials Delaying Water Projects
Hon Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, Senior Presidential Adviser (SPA) and Head of the Karamoja-Teso Governance Monitoring Mechanism, has launched a comprehensive field monitoring of ongoing water infrastructure projects in Karamoja Sub-region. The initiative kicked off in Napak district today, followed by a meeting with officials in Moroto district, where the local water officer presented a…
Fort Portal RCC: “Prioritise Preventive Measures To Reduce The Cost Of Health Service Provision
Fort Portal RCC: “Prioritise Preventive Measures to reduce the Cost of Health Service Provision.” While addressing participants during the regional Joint Health sector Review Mission at Nyaika Hotel ,the DRCC Fort Portal City Mr Businge Emmanuel called upon health practitioners to emphasize preventive measures that are less costly than the curative in addressing the Health…
Museveni Orders For 3 Fired KCCA Bosses To Be Prosecuted Over Kiteezi Landfill Disaster
In a decisive response to the findings of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) report concerning the Kiteezi Landfill disaster,H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda has exercised his constitutional authority under Article 172 (1) (a) of the 1995 Constitution to dismiss several key officials of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in the…
DS Tayebwa Woos Chinese Lawmakers To Invest In Uganda’s Tourism Sector
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a visiting delegation of Chinese legislators to use their influence to promote Uganda as one of the tourism destinations for their citizenry. “We hope your visit will help raise the profile of Uganda in China as a destination for Chinese tourists, we appeal to you to…
Stinking Corruption Has Engulfed UPDF Logistics-Maj Gen Bakasumba Cautions Officers Against The Vice
Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Chief of Joint Staff, has called on logistics personnel within the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to shun corruption, emphasising its critical role in ensuring effective logistics management and operational excellence. Speaking at the opening of a week-long retreat for logistics officers at the College of Logistics and Engineering in Magamaga,…