The minister of trade and cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has urged local investors to stop investing all their money in arcades and malls but to create more employment for the young generation. Kyambadde said this while welcoming the minister of state for trade Micheal Werikhe and the minister of state for cooperatives Frederick Gume to the ministry […]
Interpol demands government to put in place stringent rules on companies exporting labour so as they are accountable for the safety of workers they send out for employment. The Deputy Director Interpol and International Relations and Commissioner of Police Benson Oyo-Nyeko made the demand while launching a study assessment report on schemes, routes and factors promoting […]
Finca Uganda in an effort to give back to its customers have launched a campaign code named Join the Family that will ensure client education and availability of information to make informed decisions in business making. While launching the campaign at their head office in Kampala, the Managing Director Finca Uganda Limited Julius Omoding said customers […]
The state minister for micro finance Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has warned the staff under the Project for Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas ( PROFIRA) in the ministry of finance not to divert funds meant for the building the capacity of SACCOS in rural areas for their own use because the long arm of the law will catch them. The […]
The national standards enforcement body, UNBS has today raised a reminder to all electronics dealers across the country to seriously mind about buying and selling standard products so as to save the consumers from suffering from damages as a result of faults caused by the sub standard electronics. Addressing electronics dealers in the a meeting […]
Over 16000 cooperatives under Uganda cooperatives savings and credit union today petitioned the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga demanding for the revival of cooperatives in the country. Among key issues these demanded included a fully funded ministry for cooperatives that will be addressing their demands, functional structures with qualified staff from sub county to National level, […]
The unemployed youths who are yearning to go to Arab countries for jobs have threatened to start engaging themselves in criminal activities if government does not lift a ban it put on Ugandans who want to go to these countries for work. The threats come after these for the second time stormed the Ministry of Gender […]
Farmers in Entebbe have been motivated by the supply of high quality piglets to boost their income and livelihood. 30 farmers each received two piglets male and female from LAUMA Christian training and teaching company in an effort to help the people with low income have hybrid piglets which grow fast and give them quick returns. The […]
The odd saying that one Kenyan can do a job worthy six Ugandans is about to change if we are to go by a new World Bank report on productivity in a work place. According to the The East African newspaper,the World Bank report indicates that Kenyan workers are less productive than their counterparts in […]
Drivers under their umbrella organization Uganda transport alliance are calling upon the East Africa legislative assembly to create more yellow fever vaccination centers to ease their work while they are travelling in the east African region. The drivers say they face difficulties because there is only one vaccination center at KCCA. They are also complaining of the charges […]