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Ethiopia Drops Support For WHO Boss Dr Tedros For ‘Backing’ TPLF
Ethiopia on Thursday said it will not support the re-election of its national Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing him of supporting a proscribed group. Accusations of backing with TPLF In a letter to the WHO Executive Board, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said…
Coronavirus Update: Gov’t, Health Ministry Impose Limits On Public Gatherings
The Minister of State for Primary Healthcare, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, has said all public gatherings organised without clearance from the ministry will be stopped in the new move to scale up prevention against coronavirus which has now spread to five African countries. The minister made remarks while addressing the press on Tuesday March 3,…
M7 Directs Science Ministry To Give Tax Holidays For Young Innovators, Industries
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, while officiating at the National Science Week organised by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, stated that young industries should be given tax holidays. During his speech, the President criticised the logic behind taxing innovations from young industries, questioning how young enterprises and industries can be…
Kungfu Law: ‘Aren’t You Ashamed Of Your False Utterance?’- Legal Rebel Isaac Ssemakadde Kicks Mahati Lawyer Kirunda For Lying About Chinese National Zong Wu’s Strange Death
Renowned lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has lambasted his fellow counsel Robert Kirunda, for abandoning the course of justice by siding with those who afflict others, instead of seeking to help the afflicted. Ssemakadde, who wonders whether Kirunda is a lawyer or liar, delivered his message in a long missive he published on Twitter Thread, as response…
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OP-ED: Reopen Crane Bank In Partnership With Gov’t
By Dr Okodan Akwap Kampala: Government is right to partner with local businessman Sudhir Ruparelia to build an ultra-modern conference facility for holding topnotch meetings, such as the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement summit. But government can do something even better – partnering with Sudhir to reopen Crane Bank, which was closed by Bank of Uganda (BoU)…
Ugandan Government To Lose Shs340 Billion Per Year In Tax Stamps
Due to the continued refusal by the manufacturers to pay for the tax stamps, Government of Uganda (GoU) is looking at Shs 340 Billion Shillings to be paid to SICPA a company it out sourced to supply the Digital Tax Stamps. This means that 1 billion per day of tax payer’s money will be allocated…
Museveni Signs NSSF Bill Okaying 20% Mid Term Access
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the the NSSF (Amendment) Bill, 2021, his Senior Press Secretary Lindah Nabusayi has said in a brief statement. A key provision in the NSSF (Amendment) Bill, 2021 will grant members aged 45 and above and who have saved for at least a decade, midterm access to 20% of their savings.…
Total Sues Ex-employees Over Shs7.5 Billion Fraud
Total consortium in Uganda has sued its former senior employees for using illicit measures to attain wealth, which cost the company Shs7.5 billion. Total Uganda Limited which deals in fuel and lubricants, contends that former employees adulterated their contractual duties through false entries, leading to a colossal loss of Shs7.5 billion, through deceitful misrepresentation, by…
VIDEO: “These people stole my bank, shared the legal fees in Bank of Uganda” – Furious Tycoon Sudhir Hits At Bank Of Uganda Officials After Court Victory
Minutes after legally slaying Bank of Uganda, for the ninth time, but this time for good, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, hit at certain officials of the central bank for stealing his bank, unnecessarily dragging him to court and prolonging the case for selfish gains. “These people stole my bank. They shared the legal fees in Bank…
Mixed Reactions As Covid-19 Taskforce Petitions Companies To Donate By Deducting Money From Workers’ Salary
Managers of the Covid-19 Response Fund have written to chief executives of companies in Uganda urging them to request their employees to donate at least Shs10,000 to the fund. “We are writing to make an appeal to chief executives of private sector organizations to join our efforts in mobilizing to raise funds for the much-needed…
