Tag Archives: Equal Opportunities Commission

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has dropped all the corruption charges against the Equal Opportunities Commission chairperson, Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi. She communicated the decision in a January 18th, 2021 letter to the High Court Judge Margaret Tibulya. The letter was tendered in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at Bukalasa Agricultural college in Luweero district have asked the Equal Opportunities Commission to ensure equal access to the loan scheme by both learners in rural and urban areas. The loans are issued by the Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB), a government entity …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equal Opportunities Commission chairperson Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi has been granted bail by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. Ntambi was granted bail by the Grade One Magistrate Moses Nabende. She was asked to deposit a cash bail of 3.5 million shillings, deposit her passport …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama at the Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday as the Equal Opportunities Commission chairperson, Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi appeared to answer corruption related charges. Muwebwa appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Pamela Lamunu Ochaya who read for her a string of charges including …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has expressed concern about the failure by the government to heed to parliament’s appeal for more funds for the student loan scheme. Since 2014, the government has been allocating 5 billion shillings for loans to support students who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) will spend up to 208 million Shillings every month to rent offices at the newly constructed Kingdom Kampala Building, along Nile Avenue. The Commission is a statutory body mandated to eliminate discrimination and inequalities in Uganda. It is also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine officials of the Equal Opportunities Commission have been charged with 21 offences of abuse of office, causing financial loss, and embezzlement of funds, among others. The suspects; Agnes Enid Kamahoro, Moses Mugabe, Mpitsi Mujuni Ronnie Kwesiga, Manasseh Kwihangana, Harriet Byangire, Evans Jjemba, Sarah …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has written to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) over documents for the Equal Opportunities Commission. The committee made the decision after officials from Equal Opportunities Commission failed to produce payment records for about 3 …