As citizens continue to grapple with the dire conditions brought about by the global COVID 19 pandemic, parliament goes ahead to enjoy unlimited luxuries. The latest is how these MPs have been able to access iPads worth billions of shillings. The information according to NTV shows that parliament procured 560 iPads at a cost of two billion shillings with each…
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Orient Bank Limited (OBL) Makes A Reshuffle In The Board Of Directors
Orient Bank Limited yesterday 28th July 2021 released a press statement that showed a reshuffle in their board of directors. Mr. Suleiman I. Kiggundu, Jr. joined as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman whereas Mr. Bhartesh Shah and Mr. Allan Christopher Michael Low joined as Non-Executive Directors respectively. The in-coming Chairman Mr Sulaiman Kiggundu will be responsible for leading the Board of…
Read MorePolythene Manufacturers Question Government’s Intended Ban On Their Services
Manufacturers of plastic and polythene material are not contented with the government’s intended ban on their products and have come out to question this. Minister for water and environment Beatrice Anywar this week announced how cabinet had come to a conclusion to ban the production, importation or use of polythene. This move has already gained cabinet approval. The news however…
Read MoreUNRA Promises To Have Northern Bypass Road Finished By October
The Uganda National Roads Authority has come out to assure Ugandans that the Northern Bypass road which has been under construction for some time now will be ready by October 2021. The road was designated in 2004 to relieve traffic congestion within the city centre and is about 23km. However in 2012, it was announced that the road would be…
Read MorePresident Museveni set to address the nation on Saturday
Head of state President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to address the country this Saturday in relation to the Covid-19 situation. Basing on the President Press Secretary, Linda Nabusayi, the president shall address the country come this Saturday and his address shall be aired on all local radio and television stations. “@KagutaMuseveni will address the Nation this Saturday, July 31,…
Read MoreCovid-19 task force opposes lifting of the lockdown
Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Immunisation alongside the Covid-19 task force has advised President Museveni against lifting the Covid-19 induced lockdown. Basing on them, the country still has not achieved the required immunization rate which is the reason why it is not wise to lift the lockdown as it could only worsen the condition in the country. According to the Chief…
Read MoreChildren under 15 to be vaccinated by Pfizer vaccine
Once the government receives the expected 647,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine this month from World Health Organization, children under the age of 15 shall be vaccinated. This information was revealed by a top government official today while speaking of the doses of Pfizer vaccine Wich the country is expected to receive from the World Health Organization before the end of…
Read MoreJames Kakooza wins race to replace late Kasamba at EALA
James Kakooza has unanimously been chosen by Parliament to represent Uganda to the East African Legislators Assembly (EALA). Kakooza shall be replacing the fallen politician Mathias Kasamba who passed away earlier this year three days after he collapsed at his home and was rushed to Kampala Hospital for treatment. Kasamba had served as Uganda’s representative to the East African Legislators…
Read MoreMore than 400 million Africans living below poverty line
According to a new report over 450 million people in Africa are expected to remain poor by the year 2030.. This estimation is a rise by about 60 million from the earlier projected 400 million people. 8 of the 10 world’s poor will be living on the African continent by 2030 according to the new report published by the Sustainable…
Read MoreUgandan Manufacturers Lament Hefty Losses Incurred
It’s no doubt that the COVID 19 pandemic has really ravaged world economies apart and in Uganda it has not been any different. Many people have been forced into heavy losses and some have even seen their business collapse to never getting up again. This has even been made worse by the government interventions such as declaring lockdowns to curb…
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