Business – Page 28

Oct262021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

WANYALA’: FORTEBET GIFTS SHAKE MBALE, BUKEDEA, NAKALOKE, NAMUTUMBA

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Fortebet clients in Mbale, Nakaloke and Namutumba will take long to forget last weekend after bagging hundreds of gifts. Over 1000 clients received atleast a gift from Fortebet. The gifts, among others, included phones, jerseys, t-shirts, pens and wristbands. Fortebet also gave out reflector jackets to bodaboda riders in Mbale in a bid to reduce their chances of being knocked, especially during the night. All the gifts were handed over by Fortebet brand ambassador, Alex Muhangi together with John Nanyumba, the company’s media manager. “It is a great thing to win this phone because I came here with no expectation of getting it. I am also happy because even my friends have won some other gifts,” said the winner of the phone at Mbale Fortebet branch at KCB Bank. The bodaboda cyclists near Mba...

Oct222021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Huawei Launches the 2021 edition of Seeds for the Future programs in Uganda

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Huawei Launches the 2021 edition of Seeds for the Future programs in Uganda Ambassador Fred Mugisha called upon Students to use this opportunity and create networks through the Seeds for the future program that will further their ambitions. [Kampala, Uganda, October 21st, 2021] Huawei has today kicked-off the 2021 edition of the Seeds for the Future training Program virtually. The launch has been officiated by H.E Ambassador Mugisha Fred the Deputy Head of missions of the Ugandan Embassy and acting Ambassador in Beijing. He called upon the students to use the seeds for the future program to create networks that will further their ambitions in life. “its worth noting that the government of Uganda acknowledges the importance of ICT and its able growing revolutionary input, therefore I wou...

Oct192021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

BANG! KYANKWANZI BODABODA MECHANIC SMASHES 159M FROM 1K

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...what I can say I that I am already a wealthy man,” the 159 million winner started his conversation of how he smashed an unbelievable cash from Fortebet. From just 1000/= this Kyankwanzi bodaboda mechanic created his magic 18-match ticket (number 3128252713939999). On this list, the winner interested himself in; away wins, under 2.5 goals, home wins, double chances of 1X and X2 and both teams to score-Yes. 9 of his 18-match selection had odd 2.00 and above, including Excelsior away win over Emmen with odd 4.70. Shortly after receiving his cash, the winner noted, “I will use part of this money to buy a car, boost my bodaboda garage business, buy land and many other things.” He jokingly added, “I nearly fell sick when my ticket remained with two matches. So I just slept. On waking up; my...

Sep292021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Ghost Journalists SACCO At Spotlight In Wakiso District

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Police have started investigations into circumstances under which Wakiso district officials submitted a non-existent sacco pretending to be for journalists in a bid to benefit from the Emyooga money. According to the Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, three suspects include Moses Mabala, Henry Ssendegeya and John Kyolobi who are all commercial officers for Wakiso are being investigated and their statements have since been recorded. “We are investigating circumstances under which Wakiso Town Council journalists sacco with account an account number in Pride microfinance, Nansana branch was created to benefit from Emyooga without officially being registered by Wakiso district local government as required,”Owoyesigyire said. He explained that investigations com...

Sep272021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Mukono Residents Divided Over KCCA Mega Waste Landfill Project.

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Mukono residents and leaders are divided over commencing Kampala Capital City Authority’s waste management project, before the establishment of the developments planned along the project in the areas of Dundu village in Kyampisi Sub County. KCCA secured 136 acres of land to construct a modern garbage dumping site with several decomposing deep dump pits, electronic waste processing units and bio systems for energy. This site is intended to serve the entire Greater Kampala districts. This website visited the contested area and engaged some of the residents living next to the Project. Residents faulted their Kyampisi Subcounty leaders for fighting the KCCA Project which is about to commence, residents noted that they are going to benefit from the project by acquiring jobs, clean water and ro...

Sep272021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Ismaili Community,Singer Eddy Kenzo In Collabo To Collect Relief Aide For Vulnerable Communities In Uganda

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Kampala: Ismaili CIVIC, a global programme under which the Shia Ismaili Muslim community serves humanity by rendering voluntary services to vulnerable communities has kicked off this year’s voluntary activities in Uganda with collection of relief aid for various vulnerable groups. The Muslim’s organization joined by Ugandan music star Edrisah Musuza aka Eddy Kenzo kicked off the activities yesterday Saturday and today Sunday, with collection of relief aid items from their drop off points listed below; • Aga Khan High School • Fairway Hotel, Nakasero • Yujo Restaurant, Nakasero. Among the items collected include; Clothes and Shoes • Books/Textbooks/Newspaper • Note pads, pens, pencils, crayons, colors • Old computers/phones • Small household items such as lamps, pots, pans, utensils, among ...

Sep222021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

FORTEBET PAINTS MUKONO, KATOSI WITH AMAZING FREEBIES

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Again, Fortebet did one of the things it does best; rewarding its clients with amazing gifts. This time, Fortebet team, led by the company Brand Ambassador, Alex Muhangi and the media manager, John Nanyumba decided to colour some areas of Mukono, Namayiba and Katosi with lots of the usual freebies like smart phones, jerseys, T-shirts, and caps among others. Most of all however, Fortebet reached upto Lave Victoria lake shore and donated to Katosi fishermen life jackets worth millions of shillings. Shortly after the jackets’ handover, Muhangi told the recipients that, “You very well know how slim the chances of survival are the moment you go to the waters, especially when the lake runs riot. The best thing to therefore do is to take caution and this is what Fortebet is helping you with today...

Sep222021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Mukono Municipality MP Told Motorist To Reject Street Parking Fees approved by Councilors

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Last week Mukono municipality councillors approved and gazetted some streets for motorists to pay parking fees of Shs 500 per hour The so far gazetted area is Kayunga road area from Mukono taxi park up to Nasuuti trading center. This move did not apease motorist that immediately opposed the new policy, these have run to the area member of parliament Betty Nambooze to express their dissatisfaction. The angry drivers ganged up and parked their trucks at the home of an area member of parliament in Nakabago calling for her intervention. The drivers argue that the parking fee is only applicable in big cities, where the level of income is high "We park a whole day without working, and we are required to pay Shs 500 per hour and in Ten hours that's Shs 5000, that policy is applicable on Kampala s...

Sep212021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Member Of Parliament Commends NWSC

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The committee of parliament on Environment and Natural resources has commended the NWSC for the work it did towards it's duty of overseeing the newly completed multi billion Katosi Water treatment plant and it's commitment towards provision of clean safe and sewerage devices. The salutations were made by the committee members during their oversight visit to the newly completed Katosi water Works in Mukono district. The purpose of the visit is to see the out put of the loan the committee approved in 2011- 2019 to finance the project. At the same event, the committee members, officially commissioned the 10 million (NWSC) tree planting campaign geared to to protect the environment which is one of the objectives in the (NSWC) 2021 -2026 corporate plan The shadow minister for Water and Environm...

Sep62021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

11 Billion For Teachers Embezzled By 9people

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Nine people have been arrested in connection to the embezzlement of Shs 11 billion meant for teachers. The money was part of the Shs 25 billion which was released by the Ministry of Finance as a revolving fund to improve the welfare of teachers in government schools. The Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID embarked on investigations after receiving numerous complaints from teachers who were being forced to pay for loans that they never acquired under their Saving and Credit Cooperation –SACCOs. Detectives have established that 42 out 215 SACCOs forged teachers’ signatures, presented names of people who have never been teachers while other savings and credit schemes registered members after receiving the money. One of the suspects still on the run created several fake SACCOs in the dis...