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Excitement, Jubilation As Kampala Parents Students Pass With Flying Colours
Kampala Parents School has yet again marched to a top notch performance in the just-released 2019 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), with excited candidates, staff and parents storming the head teacher’s office to check results. The Naguru-based school owned by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia registered 171 First Grades where 15 candidates had aggregates 4, 16 with aggregate…
NSSF Disburses UGX 78.8Bn In First Week Of Midterm Payments
The National Social Security Fund has paid out Ushs78.8 billion to 4,417 eligible members to date, UGX 28.8 billion above its weekly target of UGX 50 billion, following mass application of the mid term benefit that started last week. Speaking to media at a press briefing today at Workers House, the NSSF Managing Director Richard…
Uganda Confirms 1st mpox Death as Cases Hit164
Uganda on Wednesday confirmed its first death of mpox as the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed infections hit 164 in the East African country. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, told Xinhua over the phone on Wednesday that the death was registered in the mid-western district of Masindi. “The patient died in…
In Uganda: Coronavirus Cases Rise To 797 As 23 Test Positive
The Ministry of Health has confirmed Twenty three new COVID-19 cases. This brings the number of cases confirmed in Uganda to 797 as of June 23rd, 2020. According to the health ministry, the new cases were from 2,219 samples tested, 5 of them were from 1,308 samples tested at points of entry while 18 were…
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MPs, City Landlords Clash On Charging Rent In US Dollars
Members of Parliament have disagreed with members of the Landlord and Developers Association over the currency of rent payment, with MPs standing their ground on the Uganda shilling. The association led by its chairperson, Godfrey Kirumira, had appealed to the Committee on Physical Infrastructure to provide for rent payment in both shillings and US dollars…
BoU Sets Pace For Raising Interest Rates
Bank of Uganda has for the first time in the last two years raised the central bank rate by 1% percentage point to 7.5% to tame inflation, setting the pace for commercial banks to raise interest rates. The country’s commercial banks had in the previous months owed to coronavirus pandemic and slow-down in the economy…
Big Network: MTN Injects 1.2Bn In MTN Momo Nyabo Promo Season3
MTN’s Momo Nyabo promo is back with over UGX 1.2billion in mobile money prizes to be won by lucky customers, Agents and/or merchants. This year’s season 3 is Organised under the theme “MoMo Nyabo, Together focusing on helping MTN customers and their loved ones rebuild after enduring prolonged effects of the COVID19 pandemic. In an…
Leaked Strategy Reveals Why Bank of Uganda Is Rushing To Liquidate Crane Bank
Bank of Uganda has today placed a notice in newspapers indicating its intentions to liquidate and wind up affairs of Crane Bank Limited. A Strategy Plan developed by Ms Margaret Kasule,the Director Legal, and submitted to the Governor Tumusiime Mutebile reveals plans by BoU to illegally liquidate Crane Bank. The plan, titled: Proposed Strategy on…
Confirmed: Peter Kaujju Is Umeme’s New Communications Boss
Umeme Limited, Uganda’s Electricity Distribution Company has unveiled Peter Kaujju as their Head of Communications. The surprising message of Mr. Peter Kauju as the new Umeme Spokesperson was unleashed on Tuesday July 7th, 2020, in a statement posted by the Company’s official Twitter account. “We take this honour to introduce @PeterKaujju as our Head of…
Ex Uganda Baati Employee Fined Shs 20m Over Company Fraud
The Civil Division of High Court presided over by Justice Musa Ssekaana has ordered a former employee of Uganda Baati to pay 20 Million Shillings in damages for defrauding the company. According to the ruling, Justice Ssekaana ordered Duncan Mugabi to pay 15 Million Shillings in general damages and 5 Million in punitive damages for…
