“COMESA has a statutory committee called the COMESA Consumer Protection Committee. Once that committee issues a statement, that statement binds all COMESA member-states,” says Wetasa, who is also the Chairperson, COMESA Consumer Protection Committee.
Read more ...Miriam Musaali, the Legal and Compliance Manager at CMA says that this over-regulation does not only create confusion but is also a cost addition for the enterprises which also spend more time processing compliance requirements.
Read more ...President Museveni told the Uganda Oil and Gas Conference in Kampala that there is no plan to halt the developments of any of the projects, urging the EU MPs not to start a battle.
Read more ...This is the lowest interest rate in several years, due mainly to the implementation of the Mid-Term Access to Funds project that was introduced earlier this year.
Read more ...The commonest of these services has been the growth on electronic finance that follows or is based on the mobile money mode, mainly focused on transfer or payment, but they have increasingly diversified into agriculture extension and trade, among others.
Read more ...The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) says that the brands from Bidco Africa, Pwani Oil Products Ltd, Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd and Menengai Oil Refineries Ltd. failed to meet the required standards as specified in the Fortified Edible Oils and Fats Specifications.,
Read more ...The CSOs also ask the government to ensure the safe use of other chemicals including fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides by farmers, traders, and other handlers.
Read more ...The Uganda Registration Services Bureau, the agency responsible for the registration of businesses, intellectual property, civil registration and business insolvency, has already settled in the 12-storey building located on Plot 1, Baskerville Avenue. The building also has four basement floors.
Read more ...The failure by the government to disclose the details, especially of how the oil revenues will be shared, has also caused speculation and conclusions, some showing that the oil companies will take most of the income and the country remain with just a tiny fraction if any.
Read more ...State Minister for Agriculture, Fred Kyakulaga, says that even the figure of 4,000 could be much higher than the actual number of functional tractors, which he estimates at 2,500, while many were reportedly smuggled out of the country.
Read more ...Nicolas Gonze, the Head of Governance and Human Rights at the EU Delegation in Kampala says that the delegation will continue engaging the parties in Uganda's oil industry regarding the preservation of the environment, the ecosystem and respect for human rights during the implementation of the projects.
Read more ...In many cases, the companies say there is a wide and growing gap between the skills provided by the training institutions and what is required on the market
Read more ...The legislators were convinced by members of the Green Party, that the current route from Uganda to the Tanzanian coast “goes through 16 protected areas and 230 rivers which serve 44 million Ugandans.”
Read more ...In his interview with BBC Focus on Africa, Peter Muliisa, the Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs in UNOC said they intended to invite EU legislators on a sensitization tour of the oil projects so that they get informed after a formal communication is sent to Uganda.
Read more ...A harmonised payments system makes regional currencies freely convertible to enable transactions without having to convert national currencies into dollars to enhance regional trade and lower transaction costs.
Read more ...The survey undertaken between October 2020 and August 2022 on 31 organisations, mostly in the financial sector, was aimed to gauge their efforts in protecting their information and the information of their clients. Of all the 31, none had a completely secure cybersecurity system in place, although some scored 80 per cent and above, with Uganda Revenue Authority leading with 97 per cent.
Read more ...The immediate reversal of the directive that imports destined for Western Kenya and beyond to Uganda and other countries be cleared at Naivasha instead of Mombasa has caused excitement among Ugandans.
Read more ...By December 2021, the value of the assets was 997 billion Shillings. In terms of quarterly performance, their growth is evenly spread over the two quarters, with the period March to June posting a growth by 150 billion Shillings, just about the same as between January and March.
Read more ...Speaking at the National Budget Conference to start off the budgeting process for the next financial year, Kasaija reiterated that this year’s performance has been affected by shocks they had not foreseen, especially the sharp rise in global inflation that has affected local commodity prices.
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