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Ismaili Community Joins PAP, Donates Relief Items Worth Millions To Kyaka Refugees
By Andrew Irumba Kampala: The Ismaili Civic Community in Uganda, an extension of the global Ismaili Civic Engagement of the Aghakan, has Saturday joined the Pan-African Pyramid (PAP) in a collection of relief aide to Kyaka II Refugees Settlement found in Kyegegwa District, Western Uganda. Demonstrating its commitment to corporate social responsibility, the Ismaili Community…
MPs Call For Retaliation Against Kenya’s Maize Imports Ban
Members of Parliament have called for reciprocation against Kenya following the ban of Uganda’s maize last week. The Members of Parliament says the Kenyan government has banned other commodities like milk, eggs and sugarcane. Kenya in a statement last week, banned the importation of maize from Uganda citing high levels of aflatoxins which pose a…
Poor & Needy Men Can’t Afford Striking – MP Mushemeza Mocks Gov’t Teachers Demanding Pay Rise
Sheema South Constituency Member of Parliament Prof Elijah Dickens Mushemeza has warned teachers against disturbing government and the president over salary increment. Addressing teachers during a meeting on Monday April 25, 2022 at Kitagata town council headquarters, Prof Mushemeza said that 80% of teachers have failed to know that they are poor and needy thus…
Former Presidental Candidate Gen. Benon Biraro Succumbs To Cancer
Former Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) army Commander and Presidential Candidate Maj. Gen. Benon Biraro has Passed away this Afternoon At Kampala Hospital, a family member has confirmed. According to close friends, the former UPDF bush war Gen had been in a special isolation room for weeks after developing difficulties in breathing until God called…
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Parliament Passes Bill Regulating Mobile Money
The Parliament of Uganda has passed the National Payment Systems Bill, 2019, that will among others regulate and provide for the safety and efficiency of payment systems and issuance of electronic money. The Bill presented to the House by State Minister for Finance, Hon. David Bahati on Thursday, 14th November 20l9 seeks to create a…
How a Racket of Indian Conmen Jigar Chandarana, Friends Were Busted Selling Fake URA Invoices
Three Indians who are directors of Wellex Hardware Limited led by Jigar Chandarana were convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo for generating and selling fictitious invoices. They were convicted on 5 counts of making false statements to a tax officer contrary to Section 58(1)(a) of the Tax Procedures Code Act, 2014. Each of the…
DFCU Bank Registers Decline In Profit By 45% No Dividends For Shareholders
The Board of DFCU bank has suggested that no profits should be extended to the shareholders in the wake of enlisting a drop in profits of Shs11 billion last year. The banks General Manager George Ochom, said the board saw it wise not to dispense any dividends to shareholders so that it can keep the…
Min. Anite’s Triumph , As M7 Fires Bemanya From UTL
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered Twebaze Bemanya to leave the office of Administrator of Uganda Telecom (UTL). The chief Executive officer of Ugandan government Gen.Museveni directed Minister Kahinda Otafiire to find a replacement for Bemanya immediately after the expiry of Bemanya’s tenure on November 20th, 2019. President Museveni issued the directive in a letter dated_November…
Ex US President Donald Trump Shuts Down His Social Media Site Within a Month
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has shut down his personal social media platform launched less than a month ago in lieu of Twitter. Trump’s senior aide Jason Miller confirmed to U.S. media on Wednesday that the webpage, dubbed “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” has been shuttered permanently. “It was just auxiliary to the…
Here Is Why Government Should Punish Ex BoU Officials Over Irregular Closure of Crane Bank, Other Six Commercial Banks
The government of Uganda has not yet taken punitive action against Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials for the closure of seven commercial banks three years after the recommendation was made by Parliament. In 2019, Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE recommended that senior BoU officials be individually held responsible for the…
