Hawa Nalunkuma, an employee with Ntinda based Britania Allied Industries Ltd, the manufacturers of Splash juice and assorted brands of biscuits, is accusing the company’s new Managing Director Elmajee Ahmed, a Libyan, of allegedly sexually harassing and molesting her, before he terminated her employment after she rejected his advances. Nalunkuma says she has been the…
DFCU Limited has announced resignation of Michael Turner as a director in the company with immediate effect. “The Board has commenced the process of nominating another person to be considered for appointment to fill the casual vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Turner,” DFCU said in a statement on Friday. Turner joined DFCU board…
The Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) five man team representing and Defending City Businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia in the USD106 million suit against Bank Of Uganda (BoU) has dismissed an “inaccurate and false,” the contents of the media statement made by BoU regarding it’s intended appeal against their two-time loss to Dr. Sudhir most recently in…
The Managing Director National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Lt Gen James Mugira has inspected progress of the ongoing infrastructure development works at AWATS Kalama Training School implemented by National Enterprise Corporation(NEC) The works that began on 13th March 2020 will be complete by 13th July 2020 and they include classrooms, dormitories and a pavilion. Lt Gen…
Finance Minister, Hon Matia Kasaija has been instructed by Parliament to fast-track payment of South Sudan traders within 10 days. The instructions come after a short-lived but intense debate on the matter following revelations by Kasaija in a statement to Parliament that the payment may, after all, have to wait for longer. “No one has…
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has said it will be petitioning the Supreme Court against the dismissal of the UGX.397BN Crane Bank case, by the Court of Appeal claiming the judgement of this case has a crucial precedent that affects its powers. The Court of Appeal last week dismissed an appeal filed by Bank of…
The Government of Uganda and other stakeholders will meet on Wednesday July, 1, 2020 to discuss the possibility of reopening two arcades as a pilot study to assess compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ms Shakira Natozo, the public relations officer at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, said a committee comprised of…
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has transferred 211 officers working in the Customs Department across the country. The new changes were released by Commissioner Customs Abel Kagumire who also shared the memo to the Commissioner General John Rujooki on Monday June 29. Mr Kagumire said the changes take effect on July 1- Wednesday. Whereas it remains…
Buganda’s Lukiiko has approved a budget of Shillings 109.7 billion to support different Kingdom activities in the 2020/2021 financial year. The budget presented on Monday afternoon by the Kingdom Finance Minister, Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa is Shillings 13 billion less compared to the current financial year budget. According to Nsibirwa, they considered a lower budget since…
The Managing Director of National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the business arm of UPDF Lt.Gen James Mugira has visited NEC Farm in Katonga as one of the NEC subsidiaries and the Egypt-Uganda Joint Model Farm Project that is implemented by NEC in Kisozi-Gomba District respectively. He oversaw the beginning of harvesting of 500 acres of animal…
