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Parliament Will Resume Business On Thursday – Clerk Clarifies
The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda is set to resume it’s business despite the terror bomb blast threats in the country. In a letter dated 17th November 2021, Adolf Mwesige Kasaija the clerk to Parliament revealed that the August House’s preliminary sittings will resume on Thursday 18th November 2021 starting from 2:00pm. The house…
Chief Justice Dollo Presents Judiciary Annual Performance Report, Wants Judiciary Budget Increased
The Chief Justice of Uganda Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny – Dollo has asked government to increase the budget for the Judiciary as well as security for judicial officers. Justice Owiny Dollo made the request while presenting the Judiciary Annual Performance Report for the Financial Year 2020/21 at the Judiciary Headquarters in Kampala on Tuesday where he…
Kampala Twin Bombs: Death Toll Rise After Businessman Dies In Theatre
The death toll of Tuesday twin bombings in Kampala has increased from six to seven after a Kampala businessman George Katana who had been admitted at Mulago with injuries died on Tuesday evening. The deceased who was doing printing business along Parliament Avenue was hit by shrapnel after two suicide bombers blew themselves up out…
Big Story: Legislature Moves To Kick BoU Top Officials Out Of Juicy Positions Over ‘Dubious Sale Of Crane Bank, Seven Commercial Banks’
The Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Member of Parliament, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a, ‘Constitution (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to, among others, remove the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda from being Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively of the Central Bank. According to Hon. Mawanda, the decision making authority is…
Victoria University Now Offering Two Special Scholarships, See How You Can Get Them
Victoria University Kampala (VU) has announced an offering of two special categories of scholarships awarded to students with financial challenges as a bailout to parents and guardians hit by the covid-19 pandemic effects. In the two special scholarship categories, VU says the first scholarship offered at 60% offered through Ruparelia Foundation as a COVID-19 relief…
Own Goal! Parliament Should Summon Ministry of Finance Instead of Sudhir Over Gov’t Shares In Munyonyo
Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has filed his response to Parliament regarding the government shares in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Limited. Parliament had summoned Sudhir to explain the status of government shares in the 5-star facility. “The committee has noted with concern that Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) as an investment arm of Government, has not been availed an…
Finance PS Ggoobi Writes To Parliament Over Status Of Govt Shares In Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has clarified to Parliament on the status of Government’s 25% shares held in the Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo. In a detailed letter to the Clerk to Parliament Parliament, Mr Ggoobi also a leading economist noted that Finance Ministry is at…
Gov’t Finally Transfers Its Shares In Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort To UDC
According to a couple of letters seen by this website, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) finally came to a conclusion of transferring government’s 25% shares held in the Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo to Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). For our first time readers, the Government, through MoFPED, holds 25 percent of the shares…
Premier Recruitment Announces Urgent Need Of 100 Youths To Work In Qatar As Cleaners – No Interviews
Premier Recruitment Limited, a labour export agency in Kampala has announced the urgency need to recruit up to 100 Ugandan youths to work as general cleaners in Qatar, as the company continues to raise an effort towards curbing the unwavering rate of youth unemployment in Uganda. According to Premier Recruitment management, the urgent need for…
Victoria University, Premier Recruitment Partners With Motorsport For Jinja City ‘Sexy Speed’ Rally
Motorsport Africa Club (MOSAC) has today launched the 7th Edition of the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU) National Rally Championship 2020/2021 dubbed “Sexy Speed Rally” at Victoria University in Kampala. The launch was also used to unveil partners Victoria University and Premier Recruitment Ltd and the Sexy Speed Rally logo. The organizers said…