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UG Decides 2021: ‘Defeats Weren’t Satisfactory’ Min. Elioda, Prof Mushemeza Return As Independent Candidates
By Nayebare Syrus The Sheema Municipality Member of Parliament and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Elioda Tumwesigye who lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries have described the process as a sham and vowed to return as an independent candidate. The dissatisfied Minister was recently defeated by former Uganda Revenue Authority customs…
How Award-winning Governor Mutebile Is Running An Incompetent Central Bank
By Musaazi Namiti Kampala: The governor of the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, has a dazzling array of awards to his name, and enumerating them requires a fair bit of time. I will take a quick look at the awards and then pose the million-dollar question: How can an award-winning governor be the same…
Luzindana Adam Appointed New East Africa’s Resident Director Of Commonwealth Vocation University
The Selection Committee of the Commonwealth University Vocational University (CVU) situated in the Kingdom of Tonga has appointed Luzindana Adam Buyinza as its Resident Director in Charge of Uganda where he will coordinate the university activities in countries making the East Africa Community (EAC). The Commonwealth Vocational University (CVU) is a 21st Century new age…
Top Christian Clerics Urge Lebanese Leaders To Agree On Government
By Agencies The leaders of Lebanon’s Maronite and Orthodox Christian churches urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to stop delaying talks on forming a government in scathing sermons in which they blamed them for the country’s financial crisis and political deadlock. Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, leader of the Maronite church, was speaking a day after demonstrators…
Borrower Gives Up On Fight For Simbamanyo House, Withdraws Case From Court
City architect Peter Kamya, who is the proprietor of Simbamanyo Estates, has chickened out on his fight to rescue the building called Simbamanyo House, which houses the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The building was a few days ago bought by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Meera Investments Limited, at USD5m, about Shs18.5Bn, after it…
Red Devils Resurrect: Man Utd Nails Newcastle 4-1
Manchester United have literally resurrected after they headed up north to take on Newcastle United, during a match that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side turned things around after their recent poor form in the Premier League. A flurry of three late goals sealed victory for a dominant Manchester United side at St James’ Park. Bruno Fernandes,…
Ug Polls: Police To Confiscate Illegally Pinned Political Posters
Police have vowed to continue pulling down campaign posters placed in undesignated places especially in the city centre. Addressingjournalists in Kampala, Fred Enanga the police spokesperson said they are to liaise with the Kampala Capital City Authority on the correct way to erect campaign posters and where they should be placed. This is after a…
Why External Labour Recruiting Companies Suspended Operations
Several Labour Exporting companies have announced that they decided to suspend operations following the shortcomings of some individuals within the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, who are frustrating the business. Many operators of the External Recruitment raised several grievances, which they said are impeding the smooth flow of their business, reason, why they…
Just In: Jacob Kiplimo Wins Gold At World Half Marathon Championship Gdynia 2020
Ugandan Athlete Jacob Kiplimo has won the World Half marathon title in a championship record on Saturday October 17th 2020 in Poland. Mr Kiplimo won the race after 58:49 minutes in this Covid-19 pandemic while the recent World record breaker, Joshua Cheptegei came in the fourth position. Top athlete Kibiwott Kandie from Kenya finished in…
Crisis: Ugandans Cry Foul As External Recruitment Companies Resolve To Close Business
External Labour Recruitment Companies, under their association of Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) have resolved to officially close business in the country, citing continued closure of their business by government. The government in June this year announced that it will not engage in job recruitments training and suspended all externalisation of labour due…