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Instead of paying out everything after the concession ended in March, the trustees of the Umeme Retirement Pension Scheme decided to take a gamble, by holding on Umeme shares, which have proved difficult to dispose of at the moment.

How Umeme’s Pension Cash Got Stuck in Arbitration Risk

The Umeme Staff Pension Scheme was supposed to be like any other pension fund—steady, predictable, and focused on making sure members get their money on time. But instead of just paying out

September 15, 2025

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Uganda needs more pensions reforms to ensure more Ugandans save more and longer for a more meaningful retirement

In March 2018, Mr. Martin Nsubuga the Director of Supervision and Compliance at the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) was appointed to serve as the Ag. Chief Executive Officer and subsequently

September 10, 2019

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Muhakanizi says he was on sick leave during the process of the payments adding that his deputy, Patrick Ocailap was in charge at the time. File photo

Retirement Benefits Liberalization Bill not withdrawn ….. Muhakanizi

By Our Reporter Following what transpired in a stakeholders meeting held on February 25, 2014 at Imperial Royale Hotel during a meeting which the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury had

March 13, 2014

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Liberalisation of the pension sector is well on course–Pension regulator

By Taddewo Senyonyi On June 28, 2011, the president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni assented into law the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) Act 2011, with a major aim of regulating

August 13, 2013

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