UBOS Pays Allowance of Over 110,000 Census Enumerators
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics, UBOS, has concluded payment of allowance to a total of 114,327 enumerators who worked during the recent national population and housing census in the country.
Didacus Okoth, the UBOS spokesperson, said the payment made so far represents a total of 98%, amounting to the sum of Shs88.7 billion through the E-Cash platform.
Okoth disclosed this development on Thursday, August 7, 2024, during a press briefing concerning the post-enumeration process held at the Uganda Media Centre (UMC).
According...
Arcade Owners Collude with FUTA Leaders to Push Traders to Strike
The Kampala arcade owners, in a surprising turn of events, have been accused of colluding with the leaders of the Federation of Trade Unions and Associations (FUTA), which is headed by John Kabanda, to instigate a strike among local traders by closing their buildings and leaving traders stranded outside.
The alliance between the arcade owners and Kabanda to lock out traders who had turned up to open their businesses has raised concerns about the motives and intentions of their landlords...
Museveni Honors Pledge to Reduce Driving License for Boda Boda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has honored his pledge to lower the high license fee for Boda Boda users. The President made this pledge during the passing out of 372 Boda Boda leaders who had undergone patriotism training at the Oliver Reginald Tambo School of Leadership and Pan-African Centre of Excellence-Kaweweta in Nakaseke district.
The Ministry of Works and Transport, in partnership with the Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC), on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, announced a reduction in the cost of...
President Museveni Boosts Ghetto Youth SACCO Groups with Worth UGX 1.2B
President Yoweri Museveni has supported the ghetto youth groups of Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono with around UGX 1.2 billion. The beneficiary SACCO groups include those from Rubaga Kakeeka Zone dwellers, Kasangati Ghetto Community, Kampala Central Division, Nakawa Division, Makindye East, Kawempe South, Makindye West, Kawempe North, Mukono Industrial, Kasokoso, Nansana Division, and Masajja Para Zone Hetto in Makindye.
While meeting Ghetto youth leaders at State House Entebbe on July 31, 2024, President Museveni said that each SACCO will be receiving...
Non-KACITA and FUTA Local Businessmen Seek Fair Treatment during Traders’ Strike
The local businessmen not affiliated to the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) and the Federation of Uganda Traders Association (FUTA) have voiced out their frustrations over the ongoing traders' strike in Kampala, highlighting their challenges as independent operators who feel they are being sidelined by the mandatory strike yet requirements from landlords remain the same.
According to a businessman who wishes to remain anonymous, he and many others have invested their sweat and blood, working in low-paying jobs to establish...
Why Traders’ Protest will Flop at Its Alpha
Kampala city traders threatened to close their shops starting July 31, 2024, protesting over the government’s failure to address their grievances, particularly following a canceled meeting with President Yoweri Museveni.
The traders claim their decision comes after the Minister for Kampala, Minsa Kabanda, informed them, through a voice note, that the president would not meet them as scheduled at Kololo Independence Grounds, citing renovations as the reason.
While a few shops were closed downtown over the strike, most shops were opened...
