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Gen Moses Ali Reportedly Sick, Flown Out Of The Country
Uganda’s Second Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali is currently in Turkey where he was flown last week, treating undisclosed ailment, this Website has leant. According to reliable sources, the deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament has been ill for a long time and that he was taken to Turkey for specialised medication. A…
African Banker Awards 2021: Equity Named Best Regional Bank in East Africa
Equity demonstrated a strong and consistent financial performance in the 2020 financial year The Group continues to pioneer technological innovations that have led to more convenient banking and transaction cost reduction for customers The Group distinguished itself for its role in safeguarding and cushioning the lives and livelihoods of its host communities Nairobi, 02nd August…
Resourceful Premier Recruitment Announces Juicy Job For Female Welfare Manager
Uganda’s resourceful trusted recruiting company, Premier Recruitment Limited that is mostly known for sourcing juicy jobs in the UAE countries has announced a vacancy for a female welfare manager who will be earning between US500- 800 per month. The company has asked interested potential candidates to contact management via; WhatsApp or Call 0200909755 I Email:…
Jubilant Nansambu Sandra Wins POA Star Search, Scoops UGX60m Cash Prize At Sumptuous Speke Resort Munyonyo
Sandra Nansambu has been crowned the winner of the Pearl of Africa (POA) Star Search competition walking away with UGX 60 million grand cash prize. Nansambu,19, was announced the winner at the grand finale of the competition’s first edition on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Speke Resort Munyonyo. She also becomes the new tourism ambassador of Uganda. The…
All Arcades Under Crane Management Services Follow SoPs, Allowed To Reopen: Over 70 Remain Closed
Close to 70 arcades have so far adapted to the Standard Operating Procedures set by the government as a precondition for their reopening. The government had maintained lockdown restrictions on arcades, because of the envisaged difficulty to avoid close contact between people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While locking the country, President Yoweri…
IPOD Council Pleads To Gov’t Over DGF Suspension
The Inter Party Organisation for Dialogue-IPOD has appealed to the government to lift the suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility-DGF, a consortium of donor for good governance programs in Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni wrote to the Ministry of Finance in February last year to halt the facility and accused the Permanent Secretary of irregularly and…
FDC Calls For Separation of Ministry Of Sports From Education
The opposition political party, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has called upon government to create a separate ministry of sports by splitting it from the ministry of education. Speaking to reporters today at the party headquarters at Najjanankumbi, John Kikonyogo, the deputy spokesperson said that by separating the ministry, government would be demonstrating that it…
Demand for FMD Vaccines Overwhelm Sembabule Veterinary Office
Livestock farmers in Sembabule district are demanding for the increased mass vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. Last week, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry allocated Sembabule a total of 20,000 doses of FMD vaccines to carry out vaccination of animals against the virus, but farmers are complaining that the exercise is benefiting…
Cheptegei, Chemutai, Kiplimo in Heroic Homecoming
Ugandan Olympic medallists Joshua Chetegei, Peruth Chemutai and Jacob Kiplimo have returned home from Japan. At Entebbe airport on Tuesday, they waved to the massive crowds that lined on the roadsides to welcome them back home. The family members of Ugandan Olympic medallists were also waiting at Entebbe International Airport upon their return from Tokyo,…
Unknown Gunmen Kidnap FDC Electoral Commission Secretary From Home
The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has said its Electoral Commission Secretary has been arrested. Mr. Augustine Ojobile, also the FDC acting Deputy Chief Administrative officer was picked from his home in Kasubi on Tuesday. “The regime has started arresting our staff members, this morning plain-clothed gunmen arrested Mr. Augustine Ojobile our Electoral commission…