We need to seize the ‘handwashing with soap’ moment COMMENT | Dennis Alioni | Uganda’s handwashing rate shot up to an unprecedented 86% in the last three months, surpassing the country’s 2020 National Development Plan II target of 50% and the 2019 average of 36%. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The World Bank said in a report Wednesday that digital technologies are critical in reviving Uganda’s economy, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The international finance institution said in the latest edition of the Uganda Economic Update that the country’s economy this …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s dream to be an oil-producing country may not be realized until 2025, the World Bank has said. In its Economic Update report, the bank says “the sharp decline in world oil prices resulting from the COVID-19 crisis could delay oil sector investments in …
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🔺 23 new cases 🔺 Total confirmed cases 1000 🔹 Total Deaths: 00 🔸Total Recoveries: 908 🔹 Total of samples tested : 219,627 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has today confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases from the 3,316 samples tested bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to …
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John Walugembe is the Executive Director for Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, an umbrella body for SMEs in Uganda. The Independent’s Julius Businge had an interview him on the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs. What major milestones has the federation recorded since its establishment? The Federation was established in …
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The decision follows BoU’s directive to support cash flow in the economy Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Stanbic Uganda Holdings Ltd (SUHL) has cancelled its proposed dividend payout of Shs 5.06 per share or a total of Shs110bn to its shareholders, citing central bank’s decision to decline to the …
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But commercial lawyers argue that the central bank is simply cleaning its face and that the law is not on its side Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The legal battle between Bank of Uganda and Sudhir Ruparellia over the defunct Crane Bank Limited is intensifying. They are headed …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Over 3,000 refugees fleeing ethnic clashes in neighboring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have crossed into Uganda after a three-day temporary reopening of the country’s border entry point. Duniya Aslam Khan, spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Uganda, told …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice Chancellors from both public and private universities have undergone a mandatory COVID-19 test ahead of their scheduled meeting with the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataha Museveni. A source told URN on Monday evening that the office of the Education Minister had sent …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Baptist Nambeshe, the Manjiya County Member of Parliament in Bududa district has announced plans to contest as an independent candidate in the 2021 polls. Nambeshe, who is now the Eastern Region People Power Coordinator told URN that he has taken a decision to quit …
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