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It’s Okay To Appoint Judges In Acting Capacity – Attorney General
The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has asked the constitutional court to dismiss an application challenging the president’s decision to appoint 16 High Court Judges in acting capacity. On May 25th, 2022, the Judicial Service Commission issued a press statement indicating that President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had appointed 16 High Court judges to serve in an…
World Bank: Russia-Ukraine War Dampens Uganda’s Economic Growth
New global shocks and the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war has dampened Uganda’s economic growth prospects amidst the waning coronavirus pandemic and full re-opening of the economy and a clearer outlook for oil production following signing of the Final Investment Decision in February this year. Uganda’s economy is now estimated to grow at 3.7 percent…
INFLATION: Stranded BoU Raises CBR To 8.5 Percent
Bank of Uganda has decided to raise the Central Bank Rate by a percentage point to 8.5 percent as part of emergency measures against the spiraling inflation. This was decided at Tuesday’s emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting called by the Central Bank Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego to respond to a situation that has seen prices of…
Uganda Adopts Kiswahili As Official Language
Uganda has adopted Kiswahili as an official language, a top government official said on Tuesday. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance told reporters that the Cabinet on Monday approved the implementation of a directive by the 21st East African Community (EAC) Summit that Kiswahili be adopted as an official…
Govt Launches Campaign To Give Out Gas Cylinders To 1 Million Households
The Government has launched the distribution of Liquified Petroleum Gas – LPG cylinders targeting one million households in a bid to promote safe and clean cooking. Launched Tuesday by Ruth Nankabirwa, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in Bugo Zone, Busabala in Wakiso District, the new initiative will see each benefiting household receive a…
EU Members Hail Museveni’s Lifting Of DGF Suspension
The Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) Development Partners has released a statement hailing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Government of Uganda for lifting the Suspension on DGF, a civil society funding body, whose activities were suspended last year. In June, 2022, President Museveni agreed to lift the ban he imposed on Democratic Governance Facility (DGF),…
Parliament’s Recommendations On Departed Asians Property Are Illegal, Unimplementable and Could Cost The Government Billions In Court Suits—Attorney-General Advises
Earlier this year, the Government of Uganda’s Attorney General, Mr Kiroywa Kiwanuka warned that the recent recommendations by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts―Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises PAC-COSASE that the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) should initiate processes to cancel repossession certificates previously issued by the Government/Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic…
It’s a Lucrative Business Which Only Few Ugandans Know About: Tycoon Rajiv On Pet Business In Uganda
Visionary tycoon Rajiv Ruparelia who many describe as Uganda’s economy explorer for his lucrative investments in various sectors has bemoaned the fact that only a few Ugandans have tested on profits from animal (pets) business opportunity. A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person’s company or entertainment rather than as…
Come & Study: Victoria University Bails Out Stranded Kayiwa International Students With Bursaries
Victoria University Kampala, Uganda’s leading transformational university has given bursaries to hundreds of Kayiwa International University students who were stranded on their academic journey after the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) shut down their institution for the breach of minimum operating standards. Victoria University, after a request from a section of students of Kayiwa…
Inside Sudhir’s Legal Team Against BoU: Meet The KAA Lawyers That Have Triumphantly Floored Bank Of Uganda – The Most Ruthless Regulator
Every case is as good as its legal strategy and every legal strategy is as good as the team on it. To defend himself against a UGX397 billion (USD106 million) suit from Bank of Uganda, arguably one of Uganda’s most feared, ruthless and cash-rich regulators, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda’s richest businessman had to go for…