As Uganda joins the rest of the World to commence the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) has called for more space and visibility of girls in planning and policy processes. The 16 days of Activism is an international campaign aimed at challenging violence against women and girls. The call to…
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Accountants in Uganda have been encouraged to embracing all the profession’s skill sets so as to offer solutions that can help business and economies revive their operations. The call was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), CPA Derick Nkajja during the opening of the three days 25th Annual Seminar of…
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Lisa Stark Hughes an American Health investor who has been in the country for a while has commended President Yoweri Museveni for building a robust health sector that favors establishment of big investments in the country. The American investor whose trade is majorly in the areas of Fertility and Reproductive health made the remarks during her medical tour across the…
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The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Amb. Abbey Walusimbi has called upon Ugandans living abroad to consider taking up investment in the agriculture sector given the condusive environment created by the NRM government. The call was made during the Ugandan Diaspora Agri-food Investment E-Conference 2020 organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Department in Partnership with Food and…
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Civil Society Organisations championing the preservation of wetlands have called upon government to expeditiously consider and pass the Wetlands policy and Bill so as to improve on the conservation and management of wetlands in Uganda. The call was made during Uganda’s wetlands policy and legislation review process that was held in Kampala by the Partners for Resilience (PfR) lead by…
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The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) has called upon government to expeditiously appoint a substantive chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) following the increased human rights abuse during the general elections campaigns. While addressing the media in Kampala, the Human Rights Defenders (HRD) noted that the absence of a substantive Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson…
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The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) which brings together all local government has called upon government to expedite the operationalisation of the newly created administrative units as a way of increasing service delivery to the people. This was during a meeting held at Fairway hotel in Kampala where members discussed the several factors that affect effective service delivery in the…
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East African Partners (EAP) a company that market the region as a viable investment destination has once again ushered into the country a delegation of American Investors who are ready to take up investment in the health sector. The American delegation is led by Lisa Stark Hughes a reknown investor in the health sector as well as her business partner,…
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Oxfam in Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Women Organisation Network (UWONET) has launched Enough Campaign in Uganda aimed at fighting violence against women and girls in Uganda. Enough is a worldwide campaign that has sparked a movement against violence towards women and girls, to address negative social norms in their specific contexts. According to Oxfam Uganda Country Director Francis…
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has been awarded as the overall best integrated financial reporting company by the Institute of Certified Public Accountant under the 2020 annual Financial Reporting (FiRe) awards. NSSF was handed the gold award for having presented an all-round integrated report and demonstrated a high level of adherence to the guiding principles and content elements of…
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