United Arab Emirates residents from Uganda are among travellers who can now gain entry into the gulf state, authorities have reportedly announced. The exemptions are also applicable to travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Nigeria. The travellers must get an approval from the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) that can be obtained from the ICA website. Also, residents who have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in the UAE are among the new categories that will be allowed into the UAE from August 5. At least 14 days should have passed after receiving the second…
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Crane Management Services Limited has filed a bill of more than UGX. 215 million as compensation for legal costs during the defence of the case against KACITA Uganda Ltd. The bill followed dismissal for want of prosecution of the suit in which Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) was seeking for orders to stop Crane Management Services Ltd and 16 other landlords from collecting three months’ rent arrears that accrued when arcades closed during the 2020 lockdown. In April this year, the High Court dismissed the case citing failure by Kacita to prosecute their case. The court also ordered KACITA to…
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Property magnate Sudhir Ruparelia has opened up Kampala shopping malls under Crane Management Services (CMS) Limited and urged tenants and clients advised to strictly observe the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) put in place by the Ministry of Health. The shopping malls under Crane Management Limited include; Kampala Boulevard, Eagle Plaza, Hardware Plaza, Market Plaza and Royal Plaza, among others. The conditions put in place at the opened shopping centers are; 1. Wear Your Face Mask 2. Sanitize 3. Observe Social Distance 4. Wash Hands Accordingly, 24-hr Surveillance has been put in place to ensure compliance to the mentioned SOPs. The Cube…
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Movit Products Limited, has through its Skin Guard and Baby Junior brands, has donated personal care and sanitary items to Kibuye and Nakasero markets and vendors. The donation, which is the launch of a series of support the brand has planned to extend to other markets around Kampala, will be made to fifteen (15) major markets and clinics as a means to further beef up the ongoing efforts by government and the market vendors associations. While delivering his speech on July 22, Robert Kitenda, the Head of Marketing, Movit Products Limited said that the brand’s goal was to support critical…
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By Cynthia Kyofuna The Covid-19 pandemic is indeed the wave that we were promised it would be. As much as we registered our first case in May 2020, 3 months after the official announcement by the World Health Organization, it hasn’t stopped the fact that we have registered cases and deaths. The unforgivable side to this tale is how the country’s leaders have been negligent in this fight. It is no secret that uganda is among the countries whose healthcare systems are unable to support the needs of its citizens even with a reputation as the top country in Africa…
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By Flavia Ntambi Lwanga In an era of uncertainty and unpredictable lockdown measures instituted to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Management of employee welfare becomes pivotal for Business Continuity Planning. Following Uganda’s 42-day lockdown, thousands of employees in the formal sector have been confined to their homes and forced to work from home again. It is imperative that Human Resource leaders and administrators revisit HR manuals/guidelines to better manage human resources while addressing continuity of work in the new normal, to ensure the new work place and culture strikes a favorable balance for both employers and employees. In…
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Paddy Muramiirah, Chief Executive Officer of Crown Beverages Limited says while the first lockdown caught them off guard and put them in panic mode for a few weeks, this one has found them better prepared. “We had not relaxed on observing SOPs and sharing prevention measures with staff and when we observed with concern, the rising numbers of new covid-19 infections, we had to tighten all loose ends. “We currently have a comprehensive set of policies in place and the guidelines have been well communicated to staff. We have enhanced hygiene measures, provided additional personal protective equipment (PPE) where necessary,…
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PostBank Uganda Ltd has been selected by the Government of Uganda, to manage the bulk distribution of the UGX53 billion, that the government is distributing to its vulnerable citizens, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, CEO East Africa can exclusively reveal. “The cash transfer shall reach 501,107 households which is 38% of the households in Kampala Metropolitan Area, all cities and municipalities,” according to Betty Amongi, the Gender Labour and Social Development minister. The Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development is in charge of developing and populating the list of vulnerable persons while PostBank is to make bulk payments to the…
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By Fred Muwema A Covid-19 patient who needs to acquire hospital care in Uganda must now employ a triple strategy to survive. The first strategy is to fight the virulent virus in your body. The second strategy involves fighting the high cost of treatment which may await you at the hospital. The third strategy involves praying that both the virulent virus and the astronomical cost of treating it, do not kill you sooner. One thing for sure is that whether you survive or die from the virus, you may not survive the high cost of the treatment unless you are…
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By Benard Mujuni Uganda’s development agenda is anchored on Social development, which underpins context of poverty, equity, social inclusion and social protection floor that require effective targeting of the vulnerable persons in the delivery of social services. The emergence of the second wave of COVID-19 has provided yet another challenge. As a country, we seem to have learnt and quickly forgotten much. The absence of a clear system for targeting the vulnerable groups for the delivery of livelihood interventions has resulted into the need to develop an equitable Social registry sooner than later. The possibility of mistargeting and excluding the…
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