By Selestino Babungi Covid-19, the deadly disease caused by the Coronavirus is now a local and a global reality. I would like to applaud all our frontline healthcare workers and other individuals and institutions who are working day and night under the strategic guidance of our president, to keep this pandemic at bay in Uganda. As guided by the President, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, while the healthcare workers fight the disease, care must be taken to keep the economy running, without compromising public health. Umeme, accounts for over 97% of all electricity supply in the country and we therefore understand…
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On Wednesday May 21st 2020, Members of Parliament (MPs) overwhelmingly passed the National Local Content Bill, 2019 with overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle. The bill is a brainchild of Hon. Patrick Nsamba the Member of Parliament, Kasanda North Constituency, Kasanda District. Tabled on January 30th 2019, the bill aims to impose local content obligations on companies or individuals using public money; working on a public license; issued a public works contract and utilizing Uganda natural resources, to give priority to Ugandan companies and Ugandans in their procurements. The bill is a stitch in time. Prior to it,…
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Fearmongering or scaremongering is the deliberate act of spreading frightening and exaggerated information with an intention of arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue. Those who engage in fearmongering, often give a one-sided story that tends to fuel their desired impact and more often are likely to engage in selective amnesia so as to achieve their one-sided narrative. A leaked letter by Richard Byarugaba, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director, to the Minister of Finance, Hon Matia Kasaija in response to growing calls by NSSF members, to be granted a portion of their savings- at least…
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By Dr. Busingye Kabumba Introduction The Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has fundamentally challenged many aspects of international and national life that we had long taken for granted. As at current count, over three million, six hundred seventy nine thousand people (3,679,000) have tested positive for Covid-19, with over two hundred fifty four thousand (254,000) deaths thus far. In Uganda, One hundred One people have so far tested positive and luckily no death. The government has already taken extraordinary measures to try to ensure that this figure remains low- a raft of travel, assembly and work restrictions as well as public awareness…
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Ecobank Uganda, this week released their 2019 results, reporting a 60 per cent increment in the bank’s assets from UGX420 billion in 2018 to UGX671.3 billion at the end of 2019. Assets grew by UGX 251.3 billion, crossing the UGX500 billion asset mark, stamping a place amongst Uganda’s tier 2 commercial banks- a good way to mark its 11th anniversary since its launch in January 2009. This impressive performance was on the back of a 90.8 per cent growth in customer deposits, from UGX288.3 billion in 2018 to UGX550 billion in 2019. The growth in deposits powered a 22.9 per…
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By Hon. Dr. Elly Karuhanga Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) has recently held several meetings with Government and development partners in an attempt to devise mitigation measures to contain the effects of COVID 19. These measures have been directly focused on curtailing infections, supporting testing, isolation, and treatment. Uganda has not recorded a single death resulting from this pandemic. The private sector appreciates government efforts in this regard. As PSFU and on behalf of the private sector we pledge to support all initiatives being outlined by both Government and the donor community in a bid to protect Ugandans from the…
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By Onyango Owor It is no news that COVID-19 has rapidly spread across the world with the World Health Organization reporting more than 2 245 872 confirmed cases and 152 707 deaths globally, 19 April 2020, 03:00 GMT+3. In these unprecedented times, how you protect yourself and your business from the legal implication of a virus with no vaccine should be a priority. The total cost of the Pandemic on the global economy is currently estimated by the UN trade and development agency (UNCTAD) to be USD1 trillion and this figure is likely to rise. The devastating effect of the…
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Mantra Motorbike EA, the official distributors of Hero MotoCorp Ltd in Uganda have donated ten (10) motorbikes toward COVID-19 response efforts in Uganda. Mantra EA Ltd is part of the AL Mansour Group, who are leading distributors for many brands such as Isuzu, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac & AC Delco along with Opel, Peugeot & MG in the following countries Egypt, Iraq, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and many other African countries. The donation to the Ministry of Health’s (Covid-19 Task Force) is in support of ongoing measures to fight the pandemic, as well as accelerate efforts in stopping the spread over of…
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MAC East Africa & Isuzu East Africa has donated UGX. 80M (Eighty million Uganda shillings) towards the COVID-19 response efforts in Uganda. This donation, made to the Ministry of Health (Covid-19 Task Force) on April 16th, 2020, at the Ministry Headquarters in Kampala is in support of ongoing measures to fight the pandemic and accelerate efforts in stopping the spread of the virus. MAC EA Ltd, the official Isuzu dealer for Uganda, is part of AL Mansour Group, who are leading distributors for many brands such as Isuzu, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac & AC Delco along with Opel, Peugeot & MG…
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By Phillip Karugaba, Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo and Tracy Kakongi Ten years ago, Uganda’s National Disaster Preparedness and Management Policy predicted that “an influenza pandemic may occur when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no immunity. With the increase in global transport, as well as urbanization and overcrowded conditions in some areas, epidemics due to a new influenza virus are likely to take hold around the world, and become a pandemic faster than before”. COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that was declared…
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