By James Wafula in Nairobi. Kenya’s Cooperative Bank has concluded a major system upgrade which started in July 2019 which has seen the lender transform services in its 155 branches, re-equipping its 11,600 banking agents and over 8.2 million customers. The IT upgrade network has also been extended to its diaspora branches in Uganda, Rwanda…
By James Wafula in Kenya. In recent years Kenya has granted full citizenship to immigrants who for years have lived and worked in the country. Most of them have known no other country and were actually stateless, unable to be recognized at home, and Kenya is their home of settlement. The same situation apply to…
By Clement Wangira. Aggrey Awori, one of the most gifted orators of his generation to ascend the greasy pole of politics. National athlete Presidential candidate, former ICT Minister, legislator and former MP for Busia Hon. Aggrey Awori succumbed to covid -19 after several years of complaint of neglect by government and President Yoweri Museveni who…
By Daniel Mulungi. The significant rise and uptake of digital media has compelled actors to consider digital media in developing modern communication technologies. The level of control assumed from traditional media is now being replaced with a deeper level of engagement with the public through digital communication and technology. These include websites, social media networking,…
By Hon Agnes Kunihira, MP. The Employment Amendment Act will ensure every employee is entitled to protection from sexual harassment and violence at workplaces. Women working in the informal sector who have for long fought sexual harassment at work places will be covered by the employment Amendment Bill 2019.. The Bill concerning the elimination of…
By Hon Margaret Rwabushaija Namubiru. In order to re-open institutions of leaning with a reasonable degree of safety against Covid19, Uganda government must first achieve some degree of hard immunity. Like any other institutions in the country, educational institutions, from elementary schools through universities, across the nation were equally responsible for the spread of COVID-19…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has moved swiftly to rescue clients currently servicing loans but whose businesses and incomes have been hit adversely by the Covid-19 pandemic. The bank is to consolidate a cash outflow of at least Kshs 49b in support of borrowers hit by covid 19. At the…
By Clement Wangira. Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has dismissed wide spread talk that he is grooming First Son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to take over from him as successor when he retires.. Speculation has been rife in the country following the President’s rapid promotion of his son from lower positions to the rank of …
By Daniel Mulungi. Ugandan opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP)President Hon Robert Kyagulanyi has accused President Museveni of grooming his son to take over power. In an interview with FRANCE 24 from South Africa, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he was “definitely the elected President of Uganda”. Wine, who unsuccessfully ran for the…
By Clement Wangira. It is evident that employees’ commitment to increased efficiency and effectiveness in public service delivery has not yet been utilized to the full potential due to poor working conditions experienced by service providers. Public Service International (PSI)unions are now urging Uganda government to make concerted national effort to address service inefficiencies in…