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National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Acting Managing Director (MD) Patrick Ayota and Board Chairman Peter Kimbowa on Monday, March 13, 2023, led the Fund’s Executive Committee to respond to the adopted parliament select committee report on the state of affairs at the Fund.
About four years ago, Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, the current representative of Uganda’s entrepreneurs on the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), secured a loan to the tune of nearly Shs1bn from Gerald Kalungi, son to city tycoon Godfrey Kirumira.
BRUSSELS – The Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has rallied developing countries to jointly reject what he described as unfair trade and deceitful practices orchestrated by the European Union against others countries.
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has spoken out on allegations that she used the iron sheets categorized as relief items meant for Karamoja sub-region to roof her hotels.
Uganda’s President Gen Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has vowed to deal with heads of government schools who are charging poor parents high school fees.
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s government, through its Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), has announced tough budgetary measures for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as public servants. The measures for the 2023-2024 Financial Year (FY) touch on salary increment, travel abroad and vehicle purchase, among others.
Ugandan secondary schools will officially open their doors for students joining Senior One for the first term of the 2023 Academic Year. But a number of top secondary schools have hiked their school fees, leaving some parents with no option but to opt for those charging fees within their means.
Uganda Police Force (UPF) has revealed details of how fraudsters gained unauthorized access to a company’s account in Stanbic Bank and withdrew about $1.8m (about Shs6.6bn). Working with Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Fraud Department, Police’s Special Investigations Division has been investigating the fraud and has managed to identify those suspected of taking part, some of who have already been arrested.
Equity Bank Uganda says it is seriously handling a case of a ‘client’ who claims that her Shs47m mysteriously disappeared from her account.