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18:03
18:03

Army Seeks UGX 108.2 Billion for Eastern Africa Standby Force M23 rebels 1 1

The deployment is part of the deal signed on September 9, 2022, between President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa Community member states to flash M23 rebels out of DRC's Ituri, North and South Kivu Provinces.
08:35
08:35

COSASE Tasks Kamya to Explain UGX 10.6Bn Supplementary Budget ghost claimants 1 4

Ssenyonyi tasked Kamya to explain how she initiated the supplementary budget without the involvement of the Commission in contravention of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015.
17:24
17:24

Lira City Teachers On Strike Over Unpaid Salaries 5

On Monday morning, the situation at Lango College secondary school was “not very normal” because the teachers were not teaching.
08:29
08:29

What to Expect of Uganda Airlines' New Board of Directors 1

The new team appointed on a three-year tenure is expected to guide the smooth operations of the national flag carrier to fulfill its corporate mission and translate its vision into reality while protecting the company assets through transparency and accountability.
17:53
17:53

MPs Query Delayed Release of Operation Funds for New Administrative Units Plenary 1 3

Sarah Opendi Achieng, the Tororo District Woman Representative told Parliament during plenary on Tuesday that the money has never been disbursed.
17:49
17:49

Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Gives Ultimatum to Finance Ministry on Final Budget Estimates 1 1

Tayebwa made the directive while chairing the House on Tuesday. He quoted Section 13 of the Public Finance Management Act and Rule 148 of the Rules of Procedure that requires urgent fulfillment of the timelines as stipulated in Section 13(3) of the Public Finance Management Act.
15:42
15:42

Museveni Directs Release of UGX 3Bn for Clinical Trials of Ivermectin on COVID-19 Infection Ministry of Health 1

Prophylactic Ivermectin is a broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent, included in the World Health Organization - WHO essential medicines lists for treatment of several parasitic diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness), and scabies among others.
07:15
07:15

Works Minister Admits Blunders in Entebbe Airport Expansion Contract Award 1 3

Led by its chairperson and Nakawa West Constituency MP, Joel Ssenyonyi, COSASE tasked Katumba on Tuesday to explain why the Chinese firm acquired a certificate of compliance from the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority – PPDA in 2022 yet they signed the contract in 2015.
10:36
10:36

Mestil Hotel Proprietor Given Three Days to Present Railway Land Purchase Documents land compensation 1

The 3.6 acre-land that belonged to the Uganda Railways was compensation to Kobusingye from the Uganda Lands Commission for her land in Naguru, which was taken over by the government.
12:13
12:13

Sembabule Residents Flee from Money Lenders 4

Samuel Wamala Kuwatanya, the Mawogola County Representative to Buganda Lukiiko, says the area has received an influx of moneylenders locally known as Kafuna. According to Wamala, the money lenders have taken advantage of the financial crisis in the area owing to the livestock quarantine to lend money to residents.
12:25
12:25

Museveni to Meet Lecturers Over Salary Enhancement Entebbe State House 1

In a letter written by Irene Kauma, a senior official in the office of the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports to the academic staff associations of public universities said the meeting arises out of the staff’s letter to the minister on November 20th that sought her intervention in effective implementation of the Presidential directive.
11:22
11:22

No Salary Enhancement Until After 2021 General Elections-Muhakanizi 1

Muhakanizi explains that; “there is no fiscal space to accommodate the above funding requirement for salary enhancement in the budget for FY 2020/2021. Given the above circumstances, the proposed salary enhancement should be postponed until after the General Elections in 2021.
12:14
12:14

Gov't to Set Rates for Auditors Providing Services to Microfinance Institutions 1 4

Kosolo notes that they have established that the growth of many of microfinance institutions is being hampered by high costs, part of which are incurred in sourcing external audit services that necessitates setting limits.
12:20
12:20

Lack of Land Titles Hindering Expansion of Gulu University Faculty of Medicine 3 1

In 2002, the University unveiled a master plan for 742 acres of land but the plans remained on paper because of lack ownership documents, hampering the implementation of the intended plans.
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