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The Bank of Uganda is set to fully incorporate mobile money transfer into the legalized national payment system. The Central Bank Governor Tumusiime Mutebile says amendment of the Bank of Uganda Act is underway to provide for supervision and licensing of mobile money operations in Uganda. Currently mobile money operations […]

The search for jobs in Uganda has been made easy. This follows the launch of a pilot online recruitment project by the International Organisation for Migration(IOM) in partnership with government and the KCCA Employment service Bureau. Speaking at the launch the program, the IOM coordinator Mariela Guajardo said this tool […]

Government is still non committal on the final date it will issue oil production licenses to oil companies. Addressing a news conference on local content in Kampala, the head regulatory authority at the petroleum exploration and production department, Fred Kabanda, gave a none committal projection on when they are “most” […]

Usafi market vendors are living in fear of losing their market to unscrupulous people. The traders through their chairman Ssalongo Kagolo claim that the management of the market has started charging them extra money in addition to the Sh 6,000 monthly fees. Kagolo says vendors with shops and lockups were […]

The 16th East African Community Heads of State Summit has closed with a resolve to develop a 10 -year Infrastructure Development Strategy. According to the EAC Secretary General Dr. Richard Sezibera, the strategy will prioritize rail, energy and ports. He also revealed plans to develop harmonized mobile carrier calling rates […]