The majority of financially excluded women are in the informal sector and hard-to-reach areas, which requires innovative financing solutions to reach out to them – innovations in digital financial inclusion with a special focus on women is, therefore, necessary to improve the financial inclusion standing of the women COMMENT | …
Read More »Top 5 challenges faced by the car rental industry in Uganda
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The transportation and car rental business in Africa is developing rapidly and this growth can be observed in many countries especially Namibia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. Many people, particularly those from the younger generations, have grown to love taking trips and travels. And …
Read More »Musenero asked to return to Parliament on Monday with COVID-19 accountability documents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero was on Tuesday put to task by the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee –PAC Central Government to explain why she failed to submit accountability documents to the Auditor General. Musenero and the State House Comptroller, …
Read More »BANKS: We have failed to identify SMEs for COVID-19 relief fund
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the banking industry say that they have failed to identify people who qualify for the government’s COVID-19 relief fund meant for small and medium enterprises. It comes a few days after the Bank of Uganda revealed that only Shillings 6 billion out of …
Read More »ROADS: Battle rages in KCCA over funding for Council sittings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council could not meet Tuesday after the Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka wrote to the Lord Mayor and Speaker indicating that the authority lacked the finances to facilitate the sitting. This forced the political leaders including KCCA Speaker of KCCA, Zahara Luyirika, …
Read More »City in seventh heaven to ensure Champions League progress
Man City 7 Leipzig 0 (8-1) Manchester, UK | MANCITY.COM | City hit seven – and Erling Haaland scored five of them – to ensure a 7-0 win over RB Leipzig on an unforgettable night of Champions League football. The victory, on an electric Etihad Stadium evening, helped City qualify …
Read More »Court Martial frees South Sudan General first charged in 2018
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has freed Lt. General William Mark Orobi from South Sudan People’s Liberations Army-SPLA. It came after the prosecution dropped the charges of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition against Orobi. The general first appeared before the former court martial …
Read More »COMMENT: Is MTN Uganda on the verge of becoming a bank?
COMMENT | MOSES KAKETO | Imagine waking up one day to find MTN Uganda operating electric purses, issuing debit cards and prepaid cards, taking fixed deposits, and investing some of the money they get in bonds and securities. Industry experts apparently believe this to be a fairly accurate dream. The road to the …
Read More »Idhinda teacher loses teeth, seeks compensation after assault by parent
Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Kapere, a teacher at Idhinda primary school in Namalemba sub-county in Bugweri district is seeking compensation from a parent who allegedly assaulted him on Friday last week for allegedly disciplining his child. Kapere accuses Patrice Tibiita of storming the school and assaulting him for caning …
Read More »COSASE hands Securex Amenities director to CID
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises-COSASE on Tuesday handed over Bob Kanaabi, one of the three Directors of Securex Amenities Uganda Limited to the police over his involvement in the fraudulent acquisition of a lease for the Kampala Capital City Dispensary land. It follows …
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