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May 2022 7 results
17:52
17:52

Banking Industry in Mixed Performance, as BOU Warns of Ukraine Threat on Economy 1 Top story

The banking Industry returned a combined net profit of Shillings 1 trillion and 1 billion, but seven banks fell deeper into losses in 2021. The higher commodity prices abetted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict have also started directly feeding through to consumer prices, weakening consumer optimism and Household demand,” says the BOU.
15:28
15:28

Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Finally Takes Plea Guantanamo Bay 2 2

Last week, Dr. Singiza didn’t allow Kiyemba to plead to the charges, saying that his court lacked jurisdiction to try the offences against him. However, Turyamusiima insisted that the Court had jurisdiction to try their client prompting the Chief Magistrate to ask him to write to the Court quoting the specific laws.
13:49
13:49

A Billion People Denied Access to Assistive Technology -Report

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said nearly 240 million children have disabilities and denying them the right to the products they need to thrive doesn’t only harm individual children, it deprives families and their communities of everything they could contribute if their needs were met.
13:17
13:17

Prof Lwanga-Lunyiigo Provokes Debate on Ugandans' Economic Independence 6 1

“Today about 33,000 Indians in a population of (over) 40 million natives claim to be responsible for 62 percent of the country’s economic output, they are inching close to 75 percent of the colonial period,” he points out pointing to the fact that Uganda’s economy is already back in hands of the Indians as the case was prior to 1972.
11:50
11:50

Crested Cranes Intensify Preparations Ahead of CECAFA Championship 3 1

Uganda has been placed in Group A alongside Rwanda, Burundi and Djibouti. Coach George William Lutalo's side will open their campaign with a match against Rwanda on June 1st.
07:52
07:52

MPs Recommend Patenting, Clinical Studies on Three COVID-19 Potential Vaccines Covid vaccines 2

Xavier Kyooma, the Committee Chairperson says that although a candidate vaccine was identified, there is no indication that it has been patented, which casts doubt on its identification.
06:58
06:58

Thousands of Allied Health Workers Start Strike Today industrial action 4

Patrick Dennis Alibu, the Chairperson of the Uganda Allied Health Professionals’ Associations who doubles as Secretary-General of the Uganda Medical Laboratory Technology Association, said the 21 days elapsed this morning marking the start of their industrial action.
May 2022 7 results