THE WORKERS EYE
By Our Reporters. Uganda turns 59 on October 9 2021, but is still dogged by the question of a peaceful transfer of power, having exchanged eight Presidents all through violent regime change. Former colonial power Britain granted independence to Uganda at the Kololo historical airstrip more than five decades ago. The British colonial union flag […]
By James Wafula in Nairobi. Fresh from winning the African award as the best performing bank in the continent, Kenya’s Cooperative Bank has clinched a deal with Metrotrans, one of the leading Savings and Credit Co-operatives in Kenya’s Transport sector. This comes under a backdrop of sustained transformation of the banks services that have consolidated […]
By Our Reporters. The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC Africa) has condemned the acts of dehumanization meted out by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against over 700 African migrants legally working in the UAE. A statement signed by (ITUC Africa) General Secretary , Mr Kwasi Adu-Amankwah said using excessive force, […]
By Dorothy Nekesa. Nile Special USPA Monthly Awards February 2023: Best of February: Jacob Kiplimo (Long distance Athlete) Promising Talent Award: Eric Ofoyuru (Badminton) Supportive / Assist Award: Nick Natuhereza (Basketball) The Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) unanimously voted Jacob Kiplimo the USPA – Nile Special sports personality for the month of February 2023 following […]
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Kakuru passed on at the age of 65. Kakuru was admitted to Aga Khan Hospital in Kenya’s capital Nairobi where he had been in critical condition and it is reported that he was suffering from prostate cancer which was in advanced stages. He was pronounced dead early this month.. Kakuru has […]
By Donald Olama. Y oung people are a wealth of human resource required for socio-economic development on the continent. If there is one area that requires urgent intervention today in Africa, it is the need to address youth unemployment plaguing the continent. The future of Africa is gloomy and unpredictable as long as able bodied […]
By James Wafula in Juba. Kenya’s fastest growing lender Cooperative Bank of Kenya may have every reason to expect a bumper harvest as its subsidiary Kingdom Bank soars up like an Eagle! The Kingdom bank, formerly Jamii Bora, has churned a profit in its first full year under the Co-operative Bank of Kenya Group. The […]
By ALUM SUSAN, National Chairperson – UPTU As the year 2023 rolls out, many have retained, sustained or quit their jobs at the end of 2022 or even been laid off. Quitting a job and getting laid off work are two different situations in one’s employment life. Quitting a job is a voluntary act by […]
By Agnes Kim Atwooki, Chairperson NOTU Women Committee. Education is essential in promoting science and Technology among men and women, in innovation and social economic development. Women still constitute minimal numbers in Science and Technology, yet it is where major tools of their empowerment are entrenched. Women compared to their male counterparts have been traditionally […]
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. QN: Tell us about yourself? ANS: I am Honourable Margaret Rwabushaija Namubiru the Workers MP. From the beginning, I didn’t stand on the woman ticket but competed with men. I thank God the Almighty that I was able to make it as an MP. As a woman, I look behind where […]
By Our Reporters. The power struggle within the Central Organization of Free Trade Unions (COFTU) took a dramatic twist on March 4, 2023 when Central Executive Council (CEC) passed a vote of no confidence in longest – serving Secretary General Hon. Dr Sam Lyomoki. Latest developments in COFTU came after two antagonistic parties, one led […]
By Ali Nebende. Workers Member Of Parliament Dr Abdulhu Byakatonda provided motorcycles to his constituencies (voters) at subsidized prices, own motorcycles a move to create sustainable employment in the fight against poverty. “It would be an overwhelming task for many Ugandans to raise about sh4.5m at once to buy a Bodaboda, however there is a […]
By Our Reporters. Uganda Parliament this month passed the long awaited Markets Act 2023 with a new amendment that locks out vendors out of the management of public markets. The objectives of the bill is to reform the law relating to establishment and control of markets in Uganda, and to provide for the establishment and […]