UMA Calls off Planned Country-Wide Strike, asks Interns to Report to Work Centres
Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has announced the suspension of the earlier planned industrial action countrywide that was to start Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
According to Dr. Herbert Luswata, the general secretary of UMA, UMA members, Members of the elders forum, colleagues from the Graduate Nurses Association, and pharmacists had a consultative meeting on July 29, 2023, and resolved to suspend the planned country-wide action.
"The meeting resolved that the earlier planned industrial action, which was supposed to start on August 01,...
131 Saved from being Trafficked to the Middle East, 2 Suspects Arrested
Two suspects are in custody after the Territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan North and Nansana Division raided World Gate Training Centre, on July 31, 2023, a home that was harbouring 131 persons under the disguise of training and inducting them for the labour market in the Middle East.
The Police identified the two suspects as, Namubiru Rashida, a trainer, and Ramathan Hakim, were arrested for alleged trafficking in persons.
Police spokesperson SCP Enanga Fred, in a press release yesterday evening, said...
President Museveni to Compensate over 500 displaced in the 1981 -1986 Coups
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to compensate more than 500 people who were displaced from Buikwe district during the 1981–1986 coups. They were mainly supporters of the then-ruling UPC party. These include the Japhadora, Gisu, Bagwere, and other ethnic groups.
President Museveni made the pledge basing on the two letters written by Nankabirwa Harriet Kimyaso, who is currently the coordinator of the "Muzee Tova ku main" Program of Buikwe district, on behalf of the people in 2013 and 2014...
BOU, UNCDF to Foster Responsible Digital Lending for Productivity in Uganda
In a roundtable discussion that brought together different stakeholder groups from the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Bank of Uganda (BOU), it was agreed that Digital Financial Services (DFS) have enabled more Ugandans to access formal financial services.
According to the financial index 2021, 66 percent of Ugandan adults are estimated to have access to an account, a rise that has been driven by the penetration of mobile money. Close to 77% of Ugandans borrow money, but...
Charcoal Prices set to shoot up as NFA reinforces Ban
Tom Rukundo, the National Forests director at National Forestry Authority (NFA), says the NFA is set to embark on the implementation of the presidential directive this week banning the charcoal business. Which he says will definitely hike prices around Kampala.
Rukundo made this statement over the weekend while officiating at the Uganda Baati annual environmental conservation campaign competition, code-named "Safal Eye in the Wild Photography Competition," which aims to use the power of photography to promote environmental conservation.
"This week, the...
President Museveni Launches Trade Hub in Serbia to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday July 30, 2023, officially opened Uganda Trade Hub known as Uganda Connect in Serbia's capital of Belgrade.
The hub is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Uganda and Serbia and paving the way for the country's goods and services in the Balkans region.
Launching the facility today, President Museveni, who is on a two-day official visit to Serbia, thanked his host, H.E Aleksandar Vučić and his government for giving Uganda a chance to promote her...
