VIDEO: Diaspora Ugandans launch cheap money transfer service Kampala,Uganda | NTV UGANDA | A group of Ugandans in the U.S. have come up with pre-paid card that shall be used by Ugandans in the Diaspora to send and withdraw money. The card known as UBER PESA was unveiled at the Uganda …
Read More »KADAGA: Don’t tax health, education donations from abroad
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has reassured Ugandans in the diaspora of tax waivers on any donations in form of medical and school supplies sent back home. Kadaga said that if laid down procedures are followed, arrangements can be made with the …
Read More »LIVE: Monday Atigo gets 2nd term as UNAA president
Dallas, Texas | EADM NEWS LIVE | Monday Atigo was on Sunday re-elected president of the Uganda North American Association (UNAA). Atigo got 189 votes against 166 votes for his challenger Dr Daniel Kawuma at the UNAA Convention 2017 in Miami. Atigo got 9 online votes, and 180 onsite votes, while Kawuma got 49 …
Read More »It is Atigo versus Kawuma at UNAA
Dallas, Texas | EADM NEWS | Monday Atigo, the incumbent Uganda North American Association (UNAA) president is fighting off a challenge from Daniel Kawuma to keep his job at the helm of the nearly 30-year old Ugandan Diaspora organization. The elections are Sunday, September 3. Who is Monday Atigo? The former UNAA Vice President …
Read More »Thousands of Rwandans in Uganda vote next President
Thousands of Rwandans in Uganda happy to vote next President Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The queues started forming as early as 7am as thousands of Rwandan living in Uganda on Aug.03 thronged their embassy to vote in the presidential election. Many of them told The Independent that they …
Read More »Foreign affairs introduces policy to help stranded Ugandans abroad
Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it has introduced a new policy requiring all companies involved in labor exports to pay for transportation costs of those stranded or those being mistreated abroad. Head of the diaspora department at the ministry Patrick Muganda Guma said that the decision to have …
Read More »Museveni hails diaspora youth, calls for capacity building
President Yoweri Museveni has commended youth in the diaspora who want to return home and share experiences with other youth about the income generating opportunities. “There are two types of societies; industrial and pre-industrial societies. Our people living in the preindustrial society have different attitudes about work. The diaspora …
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