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Leadership & Governance- Page 124

The NSSF’s digitization agenda was a core focus in the Fund’s 10-year strategic plan ushered in by Richard Byarugaba in 2015, which sought to transform NSSF into a “social security provider of choice” and a “relevant partner through continuous innovation in social security.” The plan, among others, targeted to automate at least 75% of the Fund’s business processes automated by 2019/20 and 80% by 2024/25, up from 55% in 2014/15. PHOTO/Courtesy.

EDITORIAL: Enough of NSSF fearmongering over Covid-19 payout and time for more practical alternatives

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
May 12, 2020
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Tafumba Susan, an informal trader at her stall recently. Prolonged lockdowns will impact on such informal businesses and their ability to repay microfinance loans

OPINION: Can Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) survive the Covid19 onslaught?

The extended lockdown across the world may spell disaster for many of Micro-Finance Institutions’ clients with many of them having nothing to return to after the lockdown. This subsequently threatens their ability
May 5, 2020
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Local Defence Forces (LDUs) prepare to distribute food to vulnerable populations, affected by the various Covid-19 travel and work restrictions. The food was sourced by government from local suppliers. Bitature says that Government with the support of Parliament needs to innovate around public procurement laws and fast-tracking payments to local contractors.

COVID-19: My 12 reasons why the distribution of relief food to vulnerable populations should be digitalised

By Joseline Kateeba As part of its emergency response to COVID-19 and to mitigate the impacts on the closure of certain workplaces and the restrictions on the movement of individuals, the Government
May 4, 2020
Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija (left) and Commissioner-General, Uganda Revenue Authority, John Musinguzi Rujoki.

SEVERAL UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN URA’S COVID-19 TAX AMNESTIES: An open letter to the Minister of Finance and Commissioner General URA

The immediate implications of COVID-19 do not need to be recounted to an adult who is in control of their faculties. We have all been devastated in all kinds of ways and
April 30, 2020
Dr Elly Karuhanga. He is also the Founder President and Chairman, Governing Council, Uganda, Centre for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADER) formed in 1998.

COVID-19: Private Sector Foundation’s proposals on the partial reopening of businesses and resuscitating of the Ugandan economy

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
April 29, 2020
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