Private sector players have charged government to implement policies that support recovery of businesses especially in the midst of the pandemic. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda continues to threaten the economy as infection rates rise to 77,505 and reported deaths reach 868 as of June 29, 2021. The 42-day lock down that has pushed many Ugandans to stay home has cut many from their sources of livelihoods as well as disrupted normal operation of crucial businesses. These combined have led to contractions in investments due to induced uncertainty in consumption, rising levels of income poverty leading…
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Kenya Airways PLC is in talks with the government for possible collaboration and restructuring of operations. In a statement, board chairman Michael Joseph also cautions shareholders and investors on dealing in Kenya Airways’ securities until a further announcement is made. “Kenya Airways PLC has been in discussions with the Government with respect to collaboration between KQ and other stakeholders in the Kenyan aviation industry, including a possible restructuring of the operations and corporate structure of KQ,” he says. He adds: “To this end, the National Aviation Management Bill 2020 that sets out the legal framework for the nationalisation of KQ…
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Toyota Uganda Ltd, yesterday June 2nd 2019, handed over a brand-new Hino 500 series truck valued at UGX 225 million to the National Covid taskforce to support in the transportation of medical and food supplies as part of Uganda’s efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Along with the truck, the company, also donated 6.5 tonnes of Supreme maize flour and UGX 20 million cash. The donation was received by Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut and Mr. Emmanuel Katongole, the heads of the government fundraising taskforce. Handing over the donation, Toyota Uganda Managing Director Mahmood Omar, said they…
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UAP Old Mutual Group Uganda has today handed over to the National COVID-19 Taskforce a contribution of 100 hospital beds worth UGX100 million. This is over and above an earlier donation of UGX10 million made towards COVID-19 relief efforts in the country, The beds will be distributed to the various regional referral hospitals to help in the improvement of healthcare during and after COVID-19 crisis. The contribution was presented by representatives of the Board and management of UAP Old Mutual Group Uganda to Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut, the National COVID-19 Taskforce chairperson. Handing over the donation, the managing Director of…
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62.3 percent of Ugandan business are considering or have already started cutting jobs as a result of Covid-19, a trend that could render up to 100,000 Ugandans jobless in the formal sector and up to 4.4 million in the informal sector. This is according to an April 2020 national socio-economic study by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in cooperation with Makerere University (the College of Business and Management Science) with support from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The study, known as the Uganda Business Impact Survey 2020- Impact of COVID-19 on formal sector small and medium enterprises, was…
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda today has handed over 3 Nissan pickup trucks to the Government Taskforce on Covid-19. The handover to the Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force for COVID-19, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda was done by Conrad van Niekerk, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Regional Managing Director in charge of Uganda, Tanzania, and Ghana. The three vehicles are in addition to a consignment of food relief worth UGX390 million from The Coca-Cola Foundation, distributed through the Uganda Red Cross Society to vulnerable families affected by the lockdown. The company also earlier donated Ush85million to the Ministry of…
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The Uganda government has moved to ease down on a number of travel and business-opening restrictions, but President Museveni insists all these moves are dependent on the availability of government approved and issued protective masks. In a speech to the nation, yesterday 18th May 2020, Mr. Museveni said that government will from June 2nd 2020 start distributing the masks and until then various measures cannot go into effect. “The measures to ease lockdown as addressed today will be activated only when each individual has received a standard mask distributed by the government of Uganda,” clarified president Museveni, on his official…
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Away from the loss of thousands of lives and the devastating impact on healthcare systems all over the world, the other victim of Covid-19 has been the global economy. The disruptive nature of the disease threatens to cripple economies further – especially sectors such as tourism and manufacturing which depend on the physical presence of employees where critical tasks cannot be executed remotely. For factories, where social distancing is an immediate hurdle, the restrictions on physical movement of persons was initially a threat to continuity. Daniel Birungi, Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) Executive Director, says the Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant…
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Tell us about your journey with Coca-Cola Beverages Africa My journey at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) dates back to 2008 when I joined as a graduate trainee under the Supply Chain Department in Ethiopia. That experience opened me up to work hard for bigger opportunities over the years. I worked my way up over the years holding different positions: Fleet Manager, Distribution Manager, Country Logistics Manager, Logistics Director, Supply Chain Director, and most recently was appointed as the General Manager in Uganda. I have grown with CCBA for the last 12 years, mostly in Ethiopia. Like many others in the…
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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 of Uganda commenced the distribution of food to vulnerable populations. According to H.E. the President, food relief is intended for those persons who were doing ‘leja leja’ work, earning a daily subsistence like salon and bar workers who are now unable to earn. Under the leadership of the Minister for State for Disaster Preparedness Hon. Musa Ecweru, a huge relief effort is underway entailing the mobilisation of funds…
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