By Erick Matovu. Outgoing National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) Secretary General Hon Peter Werikhe Christopher has lambasted sacked federation Chairman General Mr Usher Wilson Owere for peddling lies in the media.He said Mr Owere has been telling the world in the media that I earn two salaries from NOTU and Ugandan Parliament which is…
By Our Reporter. Wrangles within the National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) took a dramatic twist on November 15, 2022 when the “hunter” became the “hunted” as 27 affiliates voted unanimously to suspend embattled federation Chairman General Mr. Usher Wilson Owere.The “Vote of No Confidence “ in the Chairman General was ironically a twist from…
By Our Reporter. Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ms Jennifer Bamuturaki is among leading African women who have scooped the top 100 Travel and Tourism Personalities in Africa award.The awards that are aimed at recognizing outstanding women, who have played significant role in promoting the travel and tourism sector, were presented October 31, 2022…
By Daniel Bakalangudde. Jennifer Bamuturaki, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, has said that the national carrier will begin direct flights to Nigeria in December 2022.While speaking at the 18th AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market in Lagos, Nigeria, Bamuturaki said that Uganda Airlines will make Nigeria its first operation in West Africa before…
By Stephen Ouma Bwire. Sudan sought to hold a summit of foreign Ministers of the IGAD countries, indicating that Sudan has returned to play new roles for the benefit of the IGAD countries. This endeavor confirms that Sudan has begun to regain its political breath after difficult times in which Sudan’s contribution to building stability…
By Our Reporter. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) income declined from Shs1.84 trillion in the 2020/21 financial year to Shs1.77 trillion. officials said.. The difficult economic environment and policy changes affected National Social Security Fund (NSSF) income for the period ended 2021/22. During the year, according to results presented in Kampala this month NSSF’s…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended a temporary ban of recruitment and export of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia until adequate protection measures are put in place. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau told Members of Parliament that it had written to the Labour Ministry to impose a…
By Our Reporter. The infamous Computer Misuse Amended Act, 2022 has been challenged before the East African Court of Justice, few days after President Kaguta Yoweri Museveni assented to it into law. The democracy and human rights watchdog, the Legal Brains Trust, filed a petition before the East African Court of Justice in the First…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. Kenya’s Cooperative Bank continued to scale the heights of corporate excellence as 2022 entered its last quarter buoyed by the remarkable performance of its new subsidiary Kingdom Bank. Top management is now projecting at least Sh300 million pre-tax profit this financial year, riding on a confidence boost after being acquired…
By Samuel Obedgiu. I don’t want to sound like a broken record by reiterating the fact that the European MEPs passed a resolution condemning the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) for human rights abuses. This won’t be the first action taken against oil sector agreements. Before the word EACOP even made it to our…