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Moderna: Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Nearly 95% Protection
By Agencies Another COVID-19 vaccine has shown exciting results, potentially adding millions of doses to the supply of vaccines that could be available this year. The vaccine from biotech firm Moderna was 94.5% effective, according to an early analysis of clinical trial results that the company released Monday. The news follows drug maker Pfizer’s announcement last Monday that…
Seruga Titus: BoU Injects Shs 475Bn In Crane Bank For Three Months But Fails To Account For It
By Seruga Titus One would assume that at the time of closure Crane Bank had cash in all its branches, Crane Bank had cash in safes, and money at the Central Bank, what happened to this money? Did it all go to BoU officials as goodwill, under normal circumstances an audit should have been done…
Immigration Directorate Suspends Staff Allowances As Covid-19 Pandemic Hits Economy
The ministry of internal affairs under the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigrations Control has suspended all lunch allowances for all staff due to financial constraints. Director Maj. Gen. Apollo Gowa Kasiita, has notified all heads of departments to halt serving lunch to all employees due to underfunding of Immigrations budget by government. In a letter…
Mogul Rajiv Ruparelia, 46 Others Register For Afrika Kwetu Fuel Economy Tour
47 entries have already registered and approved for the three-day Africa Kwetu Fuel Economy Tour in the western districts of Uganda due November 20-22. Clerk of the course Justin Mungoma confirmed this on Tuesday during the unveiling of new partners that included Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Hotel Triangle, Ministry of Health, Nyaika Hotel, and Rosefoam…
M7 Vows To Sack RDCs Over Dull Services Delivery
National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ Presidential Candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to dismiss Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) over failure to ensure that all boreholes and water sources in villages are functional. The President issued this directive while meeting Acholi NRM leaders and flag-bearers in Gulu drawn from the districts of…
Counsel Ssemakadde: There Were Loopholes In Crane Bank Receivership
City Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde says Bank of Uganda and its legal advisors are wrongly interpreting the financial institutions Act by moving ahead illegally to liquidate Crane Bank Limited. According to him, there are two court rulings already from the High Court commercial division and the Court of Appeal which all pin Bank of Uganda for…
Congratulations! Commonwealth Speke Resort Munyonyo Wins Accolade At World Luxury Hotel Awards
The excited management of Speke Resort and Conference Centre in Munyonyo have took to social media to announce an important milestone in what has proved to be a tough year in the hospitality sector globally – they had been named the Best Luxury Lakeside Resort in East Africa at the World Luxury Hotels Awards. “Congratulations!…
NRM Manifesto On Industrialisation Is On The Spot For Uganda’s Development-Hillary Ainesasi
National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ is committed to ensuring that Uganda’s mineral wealth, using a science-led approach, is fully exploited to develop an integrated industrialisation agenda. Using import substitution and export promotion strategies, NRM’s policy is to industrialize using Uganda’s mineral resources. This is amidst criticisms, NRM government banned the export of raw,unprocessed minerals. The NRM…
City Engineer Pichan Succumbs To Covid-19 At Mulago Hospital
Phillip Pichan, a construction engineer with the Local Government ministry has succumbed to COVID-19 at Mulago Referral Hospital. According to one of his friends Honesty Matu revealed that Eng.Pichan was rushed to hospital last week after developing breathing complications, severe headache and dry cough. It is said that by the time of his admission at…
Afcon 2021 Qualifier: South Sudan Defeat Cranes 1-0
Uganda Cranes suffered a set-back in the current TOTAL Afcon 2021 qualification campaign, losing 1-0 to South Sudan during a group B duel at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi on Monday. Tito Okello Odong scored in the 35th minute, a successful kick from the penalty spot. Two minutes before the goal came, Uganda Cranes has lost…