By Ritah Kemigisa. Bank of Uganda has revealed that various entities have expressed interest in establishing Islamic Banking entities in Uganda. The central bank’s executive director supervision Dr. Tumubweinee Twinemanzi says they are currently processing three applications. One is for an Islamic products window by a locally domiciled conventional Bank […]
By Ruth Anderah. The incoming permanent Secretary to the judiciary Pius Bigurimana has promised to start from where his predecessor Kagole Kivumbi has stopped and take the judiciary forward. While at the High Court Headquarters in Kampala, Bigirimana asked the public to have faith in him saying despite the judiciary […]
By Daily Nation. Kenya plans to formally ask the United Nations to designate Somali militant group al-Shabaab as a terrorist group. The move is aimed at ensuring more attention is focused on combating the extremists. Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau said Kenya will submit a proposal to have the UN […]
By Damali Mukhaye. High court in Kampala has halted the ongoing verification process of Ugandan traders who supplied goods and services to South Sudan by the ministry of finance. In May 2019, Parliament approved up to 900 billion shillings to pay traders who supplied war-torn South Sudan between 2008 and […]
By Malik Fahad. Masaka high court judge has sentenced a 32 year old man to 20 years imprisonment for defiling his step daughter. Moses Byaruhanga, a resident of Rakai district has been convicted by Masaka resident judge justice Winfred Nabisinde after pleading guilty to the offence of aggravated defilement. The […]
