Tag Archives: Patricia Akankwatsa

The lender will also provide policy and technical advice to ensure countries access global expertise | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As the world grapples with the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to US$12 billion in immediate support to assist countries …

Coronavirus catastrophe: How it could plunge Uganda’s economy into crisis Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA & AGENCIES | On a normal day, the Kikuubo trading hub in downtown Kampala buzzes as thousands of traders and customers with wads of cash haggle over prices of all kinds of merchandise, most of which …

What is social protection and what does it mean to the common person in a poor country like Uganda? Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | This is one major question that comes into one’s mind after reading the latest Economic Update released by the World Bank in Kampala on Feb.14. …

Ugandan students in Wuhan-China cry out Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Thomas Kanzira, a 25 old Ugandan is a student in Wuhan; the Chinese city in Hubei Province which is the epicenter of the new coronavirus that has infected over 60,000 people and killed about 2000. Wuhan which is …

Heart disease patient narrates experience at new surgery Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Johannes De Heer can manage to smile and chuckle a bit although he has just undergone a heart surgery. The 61-year old got a heart attack on Jan. 11 and was rushed to Naguru Hospital in …

But 2021 general election might affect pace of growth Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA AND PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Companies, businesses and ordinary folks are cautiously optimistic that 2020 will be a better year though projections point to a rough business terrain owed to the much anticipated competitive 2021 election campaigns. …

Pundits weigh in on transition – Uganda after Museveni Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME & PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | President Yoweri Museveni, 75, will be making 34 years in power next month. He plans to contest for another term – the sixth term in the 2021 presidential elections amidst calls from members …

What can be done about it? Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Health professionals are ethically obliged to attend to someone presenting an emergency, says Dr. Apollo Odeke Epuwatt a Physician at Mulago hospital. But when someone comes to the hospital not presenting an emergency, it is up to the …

Massive infrastructure development alone without well trained and skilled personnel will not help the country achieve desired economic growth targets. Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA AND JULIUS BUSINGE | This was the message directed to the government during the recently concluded infrastructure conference in Kampala titled ‘infrastructure and human capital …

The arguments for are as varied as those against the minimum wage  Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | A fresh fight is looming between workers’ unions and representatives in Parliament and the government over new proposals to have a minimum wage law. President Yoweri Museveni returned the proposed Minimum Wage …