By James Wafula in Nairobi. One Kenya Alliance (OKA) remains stalled midstream as two main co-principals assume hard-line stance. ANC top aides of party leader Musalia Mudavadi Macharia led by Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala are vowing not to back down. So are supporters of Wiper kingpin Stephen KalonzoMusyoka! They say it is now or never!…
By Our reporter. President Yoweri Museveni has advised the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Ms Beti Olive Kamya, to be careful with the planned lifestyle audit, a new anti-corruption tool that seeks to apprehend corrupt government officials.. He said despite endorsing Ms Kamya’s anti-corruption strategy, the system can easily force corrupt officials who have stolen…
By Our Reporter. Uganda Private Teachers Union (UPTC) held their elective delegates conference last month at Landmark Junior Primary. Four Workers Members of Parliament namely Hon. Charles Bakkabulindi, Hon. Margaret Rwabushaija Namubiru, Hon Abdulhu Byakatonda and Female Workers MP, Hon. Agnes Kunihira attended.. National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) Secretary General who is also Bubuulo…
By Daniel Bakalangudde. Uganda Scientists , Researchers and Allied Workers’ Union (USRAWU) held their elective delegates conference on November 27, 2021 at Jevine Hotel in Kampala. Delegates from different regions of the country deliberated on the challenges encountered as a result of Covid-19 pandemic now ravaging the country. National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) Chairman…
By Hon Charles Bakkabulindi, Workers MP. Social security is defined by the ILO as ” the protection that a society provides to individuals and households to ensure access to health care and to guarantee income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment sickness, invalidity, work injury, maternity or loss of a bread winner” Social…
By Agatha Namirembe Arembe. The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines a domestic as “a wage earner working in a private household, under whatever method and period of remuneration, who may be employed by one or several employers who receive no pecuniary gain from this work”. The domestic worker (household helper or domestic aid) includes any…
By John Oketcho. Uganda has a new Industrial Policy that provides the groundwork for pro-competitive policies towards sustainable industrialisation. The 2021 Industrial Policy, developed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, provides direction to Uganda’s future industrialisation efforts. It is hoped that this new policy if successfully implemented, shall lay the foundation of a…
By Our Reporter. Workers have welcomed the passing of the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which among other things will provide midterm access to the contributors and also remove restrictions on access for voluntary savings. This follows the November 24, 2021 stormy debate on report of the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social…
By James Wafula in Nairob. The Co-operative Bank of Kenya is struggling to recover part of Sh287.42 million loans it received from the Treasury. The bank received the cash for on-lending to government projects, according to the latest disclosures on the country’s debt status. The bank, Kenya’s fourth-largest by market share, was among six privately-owned…
By Our Reporters. IndustriALL Labour unions on November 24, 2021 organized a one – day conference to commemorate Africa Industrialization Day at Hotel, Africana, Kampala. The event conducted under the theme “ Trade Union approaches and engagement on African Industrialization and sustainable development, was attended by Labour unions, employers and government officials. Topics for discussion …