Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The closure of Crane Bank by Bank of Uganda was illegal. This is according to a report by the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises -COSASE. The report indicated that an analysis of the Bank’s liquidity from 1st January to 24th January …
Read More »COSASE report pins Sekabira, Bagyenda on defunct bank loan portfolios
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has recommended that Central Bank officials involved in the sale of loan portfolios for five defunct banks be held personally liable. The banks include International Credit Bank, Greenland Bank, Cooperative Bank, Global Trust Bank …
Read More »BoU faulted over Greenland bank closure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda should take full responsibility for any likely loss resulting from the closure of Greenland Bank. This is according to a report by Parliament’s committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). Greenland Bank was in 1999 put under liquidation by …
Read More »Cooperators waiting for COSASE report to forge future
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cooperators under their apex body, Uganda Cooperative Alliance are looking forward to the report by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to guide their next course of action on the defunct 1964 Cooperative Bank. Led by Ivan Asiimwe, the General Secretary …
Read More »The next fight over closed banks
Under the spotlight: the law and big money Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | After ending its public hearings into Bank of Uganda’s closure of seven commercial banks, attention is shifting to the recommendations the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE), is set to make. It …
Read More »MPs query Co-operative Bank asset transfer agreement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The authenticity of agreements transferring assets of the 1964 Cooperative Bank to that incorporated in 1997 under the Company’s Act has been questioned. For the past few weeks, the commissions committee of parliament has been probing how the Cooperative Bank in 1997 was …
Read More »MMAKS advocates lawyers quizzed on conflict of interest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE has questioned a team of lawyers from MMAKS Advocates on conflict of interest. The team from MMAKS Advocates was comprised of Apollo Nelson Makubuya, Timothy Kanyelezi Masembe, Moses Adriko, Mathias Ssekatawa, Ernest Sembatya and Isaac Walukagga. …
Read More »BOU: Lawyers of MMAKS Advocates quizzed on conflict of interest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE has questioned a team of lawyers from MMAKS Advocates on conflict of interest. The team from MMAKS Advocates was comprised of Apollo Nelson Makubuya, Timothy Kanyelezi Masembe, Moses Adriko, Mathias Ssekatawa, Ernest Sembatya and Isaac …
Read More »COSASE ejects Central bank officials, sets final meeting on Tuesday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE has kicked out Bank of Uganda officials led by the Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile for appearing without supporting documents to their presentation. The officials had appeared on Monday to respond to accusations by the shareholders and …
Read More »BoU board wants law amended
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Board of Directors of Bank of Uganda (BoU) has blamed the difficulties faced by the Central Bank on gaps in the Constitution. Article 161 (2) of the Constitution vests the authority of the Central Bank on the Board. According to the law, the Chairperson …
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