Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Chinese nationals in Mukono have been isolated after returning from China two weeks ago. This is to make sure they are free of COVID-19 coronavirus. The Ministry of Health Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona, says that they have decided to isolate them as a preventive …
Read More »World Bank economic report urges Uganda to step up social protection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has today released the 14th Uganda Economic Update which has focused on social protection systems in Uganda and proposes a more effective approach to reduce vulnerability and to support more inclusive growth. The report indicates that the coverage and design of social …
Read More »Stanchart’s growth projection for EAC economies
Ugandans may not have as much money as they would in their pockets in the coming 2-years due to delays to have the first oil, according to Standard Chartered Bank expert analysis. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the outlook for the EAC three big economies – Uganda, Kenya …
Read More »Uganda improves in the Absa index
But it must promote exports, manage debt and collect more tax Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The 2019 Absa Africa Financial Market Index Report for Uganda released on Jan.28 in Kampala has some good news. The index, which evaluates financial market development in 20 countries, shows that Uganda remains …
Read More »Gen Benon Biraro is dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Presidential candidate Maj Gen Benon Biraaro is dead. He breathed his last at Kampala Hospital this afternoon. General Biraaro graduated from Makerere University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and later joined the National Resistance Army-NRA Bush War. He …
Read More »Dark history still affects Uganda’s image in South Korea – Envoy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The South Korean Ambassador to Uganda Ha Byung-Kyoo has said that relations between Uganda and South Korea are still very low due to Uganda’s bad history. According to Kyoo, many South Koreans are still scared of visiting Uganda, thinking it is still a dangerous, …
Read More »‘Education Ministry short of funds to implement lower secondary curriculum’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry will struggle to implement the planned national roll out of the lower secondary curriculum unless required funding is secured. Only Shillings 10.3 billion out of the required Shillings 40 billion for the curriculum implementation has been released by …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Moi was a patriot who loved East Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Kenyan President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi was a patriot, loved the East African Community and was a conciliatory figure, President Museveni has said. The three qualities are what President Museveni pointed out about Moi, at a state funeral at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, …
Read More »Parliament approves sh2.4 trillion Stanbic and TDB loan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday afternoon voted to approve a government request to borrow sh2.43 trillion to finance a budget shortfall realized a few months into the current financial year 2019/2020. This followed a heated debate on the report by Parliament’s National Economy Committee that recommended …
Read More »Pain of Middle East jobs
Why government faces dilemma in fighting human trafficking Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | When Bernadette Akampurira went to Jordan, an Arab country in the Middle East region, in search of the proverbial green pastures in March last year, she was hopeful. She was one of the thousands of Ugandans …
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