BY JAMES WAFULASUPREME COURTNAIROBI. The NGO Council of Kenya has urged the main political coalitions in the August elections who have just concluded hearings at the supreme court to be ready to accept the ruling when it is made on Monday September 5 2022. Speaking on the sidelines of a national peace stakeholders two day…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Legislators have passed the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with the proposed mandatory vaccination rejected. The MPs deleted clause 47 (2) which prescribed a fine of Ushs1 million or imprisonment not exceeding three months for those who fail or neglect to comply with provisions on vaccination and revaccination. The decision was…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has instructed the Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa to find out what could have happened on Soroti rigging allegations to be resolved. Her directive comes after Hon. Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda raised a Matter of Privilege regarding the alleged break-in of the home of Hon. Ann Adeke …
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The power of the Somalia dollar has long been felt in the last two decades as Nairobi hotels in the CBD were taken over and renovated as five star outlets. The Somalis with one of the most developed mobile cash transfers in the world, involving billions of dollars, appear to…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. The Court of Appeal has quashed a High Court order directing the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to refund Ushs14b, which is the 10 percent employer contribution for over 900 former employees of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). Justice Cheborion Barishaki said in his ruling that UTL’s application for judicial review before…
By Our Reporter. We have received complaints from some of our members about the anomalies in the expected pay enhancement for all science teachers, tutors, instructors and Lab Technicians/ Assistants in Schools. We have confirmed that a score of our members are victims of underpayment or missed on the due pay enhancement yet they are…
By Zurah Nakabugo. Kampala Capital City Authority, Roads Supervisor and Maintenance Eng. Andrew Serunjogi, has said, they are working closely with the cabinet to make sure that Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) starts and is able to reduce losses incurred due to traffic jams in the city. “Through BRT project, we are also introducing special lanes…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. Kenya’s Co-operative Bank has intensified efforts to bail out small and medium scale enterprises hit hard by the Covid- 19 global pandemic 2020-2021 and are yet to recover. The bank has extended up to Ksh6.3 billion ($56.06 million) advanced from the European Investment Bank to help shore up SMEs in…
By Ouma Stephen Bwire-Editor. Uganda Parliament’s Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that is probing into the irregular operations of the loss – making Uganda Airlines, has reported death threats. Committee Chairman Mr Joel Senyonyi confirmed the threats, adding that they would not backtrack from holding corrupt public officials accountable for causing financial…
By Our Reporter. The Uganda Auditor General’s report has discovered that Uganda Airlines operates without a well defined staff structure, which has left tax payer’s money fleeced.. Legislators on the Parliament’s Committee on State Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) unearther dirt, high level corruption and mismanagement in Uganda Airlines since the national carrier was revived…