By Clement Wangira. Trade Unionists, women rights’ activists and the academia have urged Uganda government to expedite the process of ratification of Iinternational Labour Organisation Convention 190 on ending Gender Based Violence and sexual harassment in the world of work. This was during the stakeholders meeting for trade unionist, civil society and government officials on…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. There have been at least 500 ghost workers appearing on payroll earning regular salaries since 2013 at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. According to EACC, and DCI detectives the syndicate was uncovered following a thorough audit and head count conducted independently. Now both present and past directors,…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. The minister for Information and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has said that the ongoing Opposition MPs boycott of plenary sessions will not disrupt parliamentary business. Baryomunsi said that the ruling NRM has enough numbers to raise quorum. They announced that they will never set foot in parliament again until their…
By Zurah Nakabugo. African development Bank has projected that the African market will move from 1.2 million vehicles, in demand annually in 2017, to 10 million vehicles demanded annually by 2030, mainly due to population growth. “It’s against this background, that we envisage to have a sustainable motor vehicle industry that will produce 500,000 vehicles…
By Our Sports Reporter. Ugandan athletes put up the best ever performance at the Olympics at Tokyo 2020 Olympics since the country made a debut at the Melbourne 1956 world games. It was a rare occasion for the “Pearl of Africa”, as was christened by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as the country won…
By Frank Serugo in Lusaka. Zambian crew of Leroy Gomes and wife Urshilla Gomes had a better planned strategy prior to going for the last two stages of the Sarago Zambia Internatial rally. Leroy in lighter conversation with Carl Tundo at service confessed to the latter that though he had closed in his time gap…
By James Wafula In Nairobi. Industrial area casual workers employed in different factories have accused employers of subjecting them to inhuman treatment and “slave wages” for nine hours of back breaking labour. The workers who spoke to Workers Eye on condition they are not named include drug manufacturing firms, laboratory equipment, gas cylinders, BAT, biscuit…