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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to re-evaluate the absorption process of former Rural Electrification Agency (REA) staff into the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD). This call emerged during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 02 April 2024 when the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources …

Many retirees, burdened with dependents, find themselves continuing to work, with 63% of beneficiaries still employed Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Beneficiaries Survey Report for 2023, conducted in collaboration with Enterprise Uganda, exposes a glaring insufficiency in the country’s retirement benefits, with an average …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recent National Social Security Fund- NSSF beneficiary survey report indicates that savers are spending their benefits on non-income-generating expenses, such as education, constructing residential homes, and acquiring land. According to the report, the expenditures come at the expense of ensuring a decent standard of …

The scheme’s MD Patrick Ayota says  he is confident the Fund will achieve its strategic objectives as scheduled Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national savings scheme, National Social Security Fund (NSSF), has hit Shs 20 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM), one and a half years ahead of schedule, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amount of money that Ugandans contribute to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has risen from 1.27 trillion shillings in 2020 to 1.72 trillion in 2023. This contribution comes from up to 2.2 million members. Information obtained from NSSF indicates that this growth in savings …

  Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Halfway through the recently launched whistleblower campaign, a nationwide drive aimed at encouraging workers to report employers defaulting on NSSF contributions, the Fund has unearthed over Shs70 billion from reported cases, it said in a notice. Figures released by the Fund recently indicate that …

This move is expected to increase compliance by 3% in the next few months as executives race to grow assets by Shs2tn towards 2025 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s National Social Security Fund has upgraded its web-based whistleblower portal to enable members to report defaulting employers in a seamless …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has disclosed that 15,664 employers are not in compliance with their obligation to contribute funds for their employees, as mandated by the law. The revelation was made by Patrick Ayota, the NSSF Managing Director during a press conference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund has again been recognized for its outstanding financial reporting, winning four accolades at the 2023 Financial Reporting Awards held recently in Kampala. The Fund won the prestigious Silver award, beating over 100 companies that submitted entries to the 12th …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Savers in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from the western region want the Fund to start making investments in their part of the country. During a regional employer meeting at Hotel Triangle in Mbarara City on Tuesday, savers said that the fund has …