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Another scandal as BoU declines to sack 12 staff for falsifying their age

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From left, PS Keith Muhakanizi, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile and Louise Kasekende

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) board is once again on the wrong side of the law by not sacking 12 staff who were found guilty of falsifying their age and instead allowed the officials to retire voluntarily. The BoU Administration Manual (April 2018) says such staff must be dismissed with disgrace.

The irregularity was established after BoU management asked all staff to submit copies of their national identification cards, where it was found out that 12 staff had their dates of birth not matching with on their national IDs.

The staff that should have been dismissed by BoU Board outright include; Modesto Auka-Director of the National Payment System Department, Stephen Ssemugga-Director Administrative Services and Solomon Oketcho-Executive Director of Administrative Services. Others are; Patrick Opio-Assistant Director Security and Peter Rumanzi Ivan-Assistant Director of the Petroleum Fund.

More others include; Sophie Odongo Ekuka (Currency Department), Julius Enyasu (Security), Adonia Mpora (Administrative Services), Fred Olonga (Non-banking institutions Department), Patrick Simon Katamba (Commercial banking), Stella Kaitesi Lubega (Statistics) and Peter Musai Wamurumba (Banking).

The board, according to a source, sat last month and decided that the affected individuals retire voluntarily which would make them enjoy their retirement benefits as opposed to if they were dismissed.

Dr Jan Tibamwenda, Director Human Resources, on November 16, 2019 wrote to BoU Deputy Governor Dr Louise Kasekende to actualize what the board had decided as regards the affected staff who it said it would not have their age submitted when they joined BoU altered but allow them retire voluntarily.

“The purpose of this memo is to seek for your approval for the above mentioned staff to voluntarily retire rather than considering the Administrative Manual (April 2018) penalty recommendation under Section 6.9.11 that calls for outright dismissal,” Tibamwenda wrote.

BoU board is headed by Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile. Kasekende is his deputy on the board as well. Other board members include; Josephine Okui Ossiya, James Kahooza, Judy Obitre Gama, Dr. William Kalema, Keith Muhakanizi-Finance Ministry PS and Secretary to the Treasurer.

Parliament’s Committee on Commissions State Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) which probed BoU over the irregular sale of seven commercial banks faulted the board for watching as officials mismanaged the closure of banks like Teefe Trust Bank, Greenland Bank, International Credit Bank, Cooperative Bank, National Bank of Commerce, Global Trust Bank and Crane Bank Limited.

Having established the weakness of the BoU Board, COSASE, in its report recommended that management of the Central Bank be separated from the board, which plays the supervisory role. Currently it appears both Tumusiime-Mutebile and Kasekende have powers to dedicate what the board should do despite the same officials playing the management role as well.

The Ministry of Finance which supervises BoU promised sweeping changes after the COSASE report but the current development at BoU means the ministry is yet to do anything as per the recommendations.

It should be remembered that another report faulted Tumusiime-Mutebile for recruiting some senior staff without the involvement of other board members. Among them is the current executive director of Bank Supervision Dr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi.

However, by allowing staff who falsified their age to retire voluntarily instead of the BoU board dismissing them with disgrace, it means the taxpayer will lose.

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FUFA Awards 2019: The final 3 shortlist for Men and Women released

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Our Reporter
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Mustafa-Kizza

The final three in each of the categories of Male and Female player of the year has been released by the FUFA awards organising committee.

The 2019 Airtel FUFA Awards dinner will be held on 14th December at Speke Resort Munyonoyo where the winners in the two categories will drive away in new cars.

KCCA FC duo Allan Okello and Mustafa Kizza make the final shortlist together with Proline’s Bright Anukani to contest for the top gong

Bright Anukani – Proline FC

He guided Proline FC to winning a double (The StarTimes FUFA Big League and the Stanbic Uganda Cup). He was named the Most Valuable Player in the StarTimes FUFA Big League last season.

Allan Okello – KCCA FC

He won the StarTimes Uganda Premier League, the FUFA Super Cup and the CECAFA Kagame Cup and was part of the Cranes team that qualified for the 2020 Championship of African Nations (CHAN).

Mustafa Kizza – KCCA FC

The left footed attack minded defender won the StarTimes Uganda Premier League, the FUFA Super Cup and the CECAFA Kagame Cup and was part of the Cranes team that qualified for the 2020 Championship of African Nations (CHAN).

In the women’s category, Fauzia Najjemba (Kampala Queens), Juliet Nalukenge (Kampala Muslim) and UCU Lady Cardinal’s Hasifa Nassuna are the final three.

Fauzia Najjemba (Kampala Queens)

Joint top scorer in the FUFA Women Elite League (2018/19) scoring 14 goals same as Hasifa Nassuna.

Top scorer at the 2019 National Secondary Schools’ Championship in Mbale scoring 14 goals.

Top scorer at the East Africa Secondary Schools’ Championship in Tanzania, scoring 10 goals.

Captained Mukono High School to winning the FUFA Independence Cup, a tournament where she emerged as the top scorer with 4 goals.

Was part of the Uganda U17 Girls’ national team that won the COSAFA U17 Championship in Mauritius where scored 12 goals, five behind top scorer and teammate Juliet Nalukenge.

Recently, she helped Uganda to finish third at CECAFA Women’s Challenge Cup in Tanzania scoring two goals.

Juliet Nalukenge (Kawempe Muslim Ladies)

Helped Kawempe Muslim to win both the national and East Africa Secondary Schools’ championship.

Nalukenge captained Uganda to winning the COSAFA U17 Championship and emerging as the tournament top scorer with 18 goals.

During the CECAFA Women’s Challenge Cup, she was Uganda’s top scorer with 5 goals.

She has scored 53 goals for school, club and country in 2019.

Hasifa Nassuna (UCU Lady Cardinals)

Helped UCU Lady Cardinals to win the 2018/19 FUFA Women Elite League

She was named the Most Valuable Player and finished as the overall top scorer with 16 goals.

Nassuna played a key role to help Uganda finish third at the CECAFA Women’s Challenge Cup, scoring three goals.

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ADF rebels kill at least 17 in eastern DR Congo – local official

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ADF rebels

 

 

Rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) hacked to death at least 17 people in two attacks in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local official said, part of a surge in violence that is hampering efforts to contain the second-worst Ebola epidemic on record.

The ADF, a jihadist group originally from Uganda, has killed more than 100 civilians in near-daily raids since late October when the army launched a large operation against them.

On Thursday afternoon the rebels killed 14 people in Mantumbi, a village 17 km (11 miles) west of the city of Oicha, said Donat Kibwana, administrator of Beni territory.

Earlier that day they had killed two and beheaded a third in Kolokoko, a suburb of Oicha, said.

“Everybody has fled the village (Mantumbi). There are only soldiers here, who are in the process of helping to remove the bodies of the people who were all killed with knives,” he said.

The U.N. says deteriorating security in the region may reverse recent progress made combating the Ebola outbreak, which has infected 3,313 and killed 2,203 people since August 2018.

Aid groups suspended operations and withdraw staff from the epidemic’s last strongholds following attacks on their facilities by a different rebel group late last month.

 

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10 financing alternatives for your next new venture

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Guest Writer
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Martin Zwilling

 

By Martin Zwilling

 

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this valley, and there are some good ones I will outline here.

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development.

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets. For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death:

Accumulate some resources before you start. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups

Keep your day job until real revenue flows. A common alternative is to work on your startup on nights and weekends, surviving the valley of death via another job, or the support of a working spouse. Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Set expectations accordingly.

Get a loan or line-of-credit. This is a most viable alternative if you have personal assets or a home you are willing to commit as collateral to back the loan or credit card. In general, banks won’t give you a loan until the business is cash-flow positive, but there are notable exceptions. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

Solicit funds from friends and family. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. As a rule of thumb, it is a required step anyway, since outside investors will not normally consider providing any funding until they see “skin in the game” from inside.

Use crowd funding to build reserves. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter, to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death.

Apply for contests and business grants. This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

Join a startup incubator. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. These resources often include a cash investment, as well as office space, and consulting.

Barter your services for their services. Bartering technically means exchanging goods or services as a substitute for money. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people.

Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. A related or strategically interested company may see the value of your product as complementary to theirs, and be willing to advance funding very early, which can be repaid when you develop your revenue stream later. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Commit to a major customer. Find a customer who would benefit greatly from getting your product first, and be willing to advance you the cost of development, based on their experience with you in the past. The advantage to the customer is that he will have enough control to make sure it meets his requirements, and will get dedicated support.

The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low. In the early days (25 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Software apps that once required a 10-person team can now be done with the Lean Development methodology by two people in a couple of months.

The bad news is that the valley’s depth before real revenue, considering the high costs of marketing, manufacturing, and sales, can still add up to $500K, on up to $1 million or more, before you will be attractive to angel investors or venture capital.

In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing. It’s what separates the true entrepreneurs from the wannabes. Yet, in many ways, this starting period is the most satisfying time you will ever have as an entrepreneur. Are you ready to start?

 

The Writer is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, professor, and investor. Published on Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Huffington Post, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

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EALA report on Partner States’ level of preparedness to combat Ebola and Dengue viruses adopted

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Vaccination

 

As the region puts out all its arsenal and explores modalities of containing the Ebola and Dengue viruses, the East African Legislative Assembly has stepped up to adopt the Report of the Committee on General Purpose on the oversight activity assessing levels of preparedness of Partner States in management of the epidemics.

The House in its debate days ago reiterated need for the Council of Ministers to develop an EAC Policy on the management of communicable diseases in the region and to strengthen collaborative engagement with key stakeholders. In effect, the Assembly wants further collaboration with stakeholders such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the German Technical Co-operation (GiZ) to enhance oversight in the promotion of the health sector in the region.

The assessment took place in Rwanda and Uganda, between September 12-16th, 2019, while Tanzania, requested for a new date for the exercise, according to a letter tabled in the House and confirmed by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and EAC Co-operation, Dr Damas Ndumbaro.

Chair of the Committee on General Purpose Committee, Hon Abdikadir Aden, presented the report to the House yesterday, affirming three other Partner States, (Republics of Burundi, Kenya and South Sudan) are also targeted in the next oversight activity. The report was tabled on October 3rd, 2019, during the 1st Meeting of the third Session held in Arusha.

The principal objective of conducting the oversight activity, was to assess the level of preparedness of the EAC Partner States in managing/containing the Ebola and Dengue fever epidemics and to explore possible sustainable interventions to combat these epidemics. The Committee took the initiative to get briefs on the Ebola and Dengue epidemics/pandemics and the progress made in controlling/managing the same; assessing challenges and ascertaining existence of any specific bilateral or international engagements/interventions to combat the epidemics.  The oversight activity further sought to establish the impact and effects of the said epidemics on the economies and welfare of the citizens of EAC.

Under Article 117 of the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community, Partner States make a commitment to co-operate in, among others, health activities within the Community. Precisely, under Article 118(a) of the Treaty, Partner States undertake to joint action towards the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and to control pandemics and epidemics of communicable and vector – borne diseases that might endanger the health and welfare of the residents of the Partner States and to co-operate in facilitating mass immunization and other public health Community campaigns.

During debate, Hon Pamela Maasaay lauded the initiatives of the Partner States, saying caution had been taken at the district levels by establishing laboratories including permeating such measures within the Communities by having surveillance modes in place.    “It is important for Communities to embrace strategies that ensure peculiar signals are picked up,” Hon Maasaay said.  Hon Kasamba Mathias lauded the efforts undertaken by the Republics of Rwanda and Uganda and said continued surveillance in the control of communicable and non-communicable diseases was vital.

“What we need now is a regional disease surveillance mechanism to enable us to be able to respond as a region,” he reiterated. Hon Oda Gasinzigwa said the exercise gave Members an opportunity to build their capacities on Ebola and called for behavior change on the part of the clinical officers. Hon Dr Anne Itto, supported the report and called for an urgent oversight activity in Republic of South Sudan, citing the conflict prone areas and the minimal presence of authorities in the border points between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo had made health infrastructure challenging. Other Members who contributed to the debate were Hon Dr Pierre Celestin Rwigema, Hon Dr Woda Jeremiah Odok, Hon Mary Mugyenyi and Hon Francoise Umuwukiza.  Others were Hon Kennedy Mukulia Ayason, Hon Dr Francois Xavier Kalinda, Hon Jean Marie Muhirwa, Hon Paul Musamali and Hon Eng Mohammed Mnyaa

The report further informs of various interventions undertaken by the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Rwanda with regards to containing the disease. The House was informed of interventions made through a multi-sectoral approach and such include, development of a contingency plan for Ebola preparedness and response and a National Disaster Management Committee made up of Ministers in charge of emergency who advise and co-ordinate relief efforts in Rwanda.  In Uganda, the House heard of enhanced capacity building in surveillance and contact tracing and the effective use of community-based disease surveillance approach.

“Over 7 million have been screened at ground points of entry; with the Entebbe Airport recording screening of 225,804,” a section of the report states.

Prior to undertaking the oversight activity, the Committee according to Hon Aden, received a brief from the EAC Secretariat’s Health Department indicating that disease outbreaks were a common occurrence in the region and posed myriad of challenges.

“Each Partner State has had at least two notable disease outbreaks in every five-year period between 2000 and 2019”, Hon Aden said. Examples of outbreaks include Rift Valley Fever, Ebola, Marburg, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fevers and Yellow Fever”, a section of the report said.

According to the Chairperson, it took Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania, six months respectively to contain the 2006 Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreaks. The region and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo have also experienced several outbreaks of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). “In January 2017, a Bird Flu outbreak was reported along the shores of Lutembe bay (Lake Victoria) in Uganda. In October 2017, a Marburg Fever outbreak was reported in Eastern Uganda, Kween district, close to the Kenyan border with one confirmed fatality”, the report added.

In his response, the Chair of the Council of Ministers, Hon Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe, assured the House all recommendations made would be implemented and affirmed that Secretariat was developing a regional policy on communicable and non-communicable diseases. “The Council will in due course interest the East African Science and Research Commission to champion research to enable the Community to fully benefit”, the Minister remarked.

What is Ebola?

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe and often deadly disease caused by an Ebola virus. It falls under the category of viral hemorrhagic fevers.  A person can get the disease by direct contact with body fluids of an infected person.

Signs and Symptoms of Ebola

The following are the signs and symptoms of Ebola: High fever, severe headache, Fatigue, Muscle pain, Sore throat, Body weakness, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach pain and Bleeding from body openings.

Preventive Measures

Avoid direct contact with body fluids from an infected person;

Wash hands with soap and water;

Use protective materials when handling an infected person and contaminated clothes; and

Allow safe burial of bodies by trained personnel.

 

 

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New Bill to promote access to medicines in the offing

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Francisco Adongo
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Bill will help EAC citizens easily get medicines

 

A new Bill that will see access to essential medicines and promotion of the local pharmaceutical industry is set to be introduced. The Assembly on Thursday granted EALA Member, Francine Rutazana, leave to introduce the Bill entitled the East African Community (EAC) Pharmaceuticals Bill, 2019.

The Bill shall among other things, aims to promote and boost medicines and pharmaceuticals produced in the EAC region, regulate good manufacturing practices and quality standards and ensure the mutual recognition of registration of medicines.

At the same time, the Bill seeks to promote preference for pharmaceuticals produced in the Community during the public procurement processes and for related matters. The Bill also seeks to designate the national pharmaceutical authority in Partner States that shall be responsible for the pharmaceutical matters provided for under the Act.

Rutazana moved a motion under Article 49 (1) and 59(1) of the Treaty and Rule 26 of the Rules of Procedure.

The mover avers that reliable access to affordable and quality assured medicines in East Africa remains a huge challenge since most of the medicines in the Community are still paid for directly by citizens through out of pocket models.   It is anticipated that one of the ways by which the Community can both improve availability of essential medicines and their quality, is to promote and support local production of essential medicines required by the Community.

The motion notes that discrepancies in the registration procedures for essential medicines still exist and remain a great challenge as currently provided for by the national health policies and regulations in the Partner States.

Despite the challenges, it is also stated that the Community has not established favourable policies for the local produces or in their adequate promotion to enable them to effectively compete with imported drugs.

Contributing to the motion, Hon Gai Deng said ensuring access to medication was a key objective for sustainable development. She remarked that despite huge advances in Universal Health Access, there was still major discrepancies with regards to regulation, and access. “The motion is timely, given the need to strengthen the implementation of the roadmap by the EAC Secretariat”, Hon Deng said.

On her part, Hon Amb Fatuma Ndangiza, termed the Bill timely saying the promotion of access to medicines would enable the EAC populace to be healthy. She lauded the need for providing preferential treatment to local pharmaceuticals saying that currently, only 30% of the market demand was satisfied by the local production.

“We are losing out on jobs and employment opportunities and industrialization can be boosted by enhancing local production”, Hon Ndangiza said.  The legislator also called for enhancing of the regulatory framework to ensure its realization.

Other Members who supported the formulation of the Bill were Hon Dr Woda Jeremiah Odok, Hon Abdikadir Aden, Hon Dr Gabriel Alaak.

 

 

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Museveni stops local authorities from collecting property tax

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Geoffery Serugo
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Museveni addressing Ugandans at Kololo on Wednesday

 

President Museveni has ordered the Minister of Local Government Tom Butime to ensure that local authorities stop the collection of property taxes from rented houses in trading centres around the country until further notice.

In a November 28 letter to Minister Butime, Museveni said he had been made aware that some district authorities were collecting property taxes from rented houses in trading centres, an exercise he is not good and must stop.

“Some are taking 8 per cent or thereabout. I don’t support this because people who pay rent in those areas are not many. If somebody has just put up a rented building, don’t rush in to collect taxes,” Museveni said.

The president advised district authorities to wait until the area is upgraded to a town council or municipality to start collecting property tax from them.

“Property taxes in trading centres and villages put an unnecessary burden on people that are struggling to create wealth. This is not correct.”

Property tax is levied annually on any commercial property, especially buildings that exist within the jurisdiction of the municipality or city depending on the context.

The Local Government Act of 2005 allows authorities to charge between 1 to 12 per cent of the money made annually by the property but the percentage is set by the elected leaders of the area.

 

 

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Sekandi lauds Uganda-UAE-diplomatic ties

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Our Reporter
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VP, Sekandi at function

Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has said that Uganda is blessed by having an envoy from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who mixes with the locals in the countryside despite his diplomatic status.

Sekandi added that Uganda enjoys unique bilateral relations in areas of trade with UAE.

The Vice President made the remarks during the 48th independence anniversary commemorations of UAE at the Serena Kampala hotel.

The seven Emirates that comprise UAE are; Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Quwain – they maintain a large degree of independence.

The UAE is governed by a Supreme Council of Rulers made up of the seven emirs, who appoint the prime minister and the cabinet.

They came together on 2 December 1971 except Ras Al Khaimah that joined on 2nd February 1972.

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Enjoy ‘Bala Bala Sese movie’ aboard Emirates across the world

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Our Reporter
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Bala Bala Sese

 

As the holiday season draws closer, Ugandan travellers on board Emirates can enjoy one of the country’s best scripted films, Bala Bala Sese, a Ugandan movie on ice, Emirates’ award-winning entertainment system with over 4,500 channels of on-demand content.

The movie is an unimaginable love story between a village belle, Margaret, played by Natasha Sinayobye and a smitten rural boy, John, played by Michael Kasaija. The producers of the film fuse fiction and reality by incorporating subtle nuances of life in Uganda.

Passengers travelling with Emirates can choose from shows and movies in 44 languages, with over 100 films introduced every month, and sync their playlist to their seats using the Emirates App, helping create a bespoke playlist for a greater ease of content selection and a personalized inflight entertainment experience.

In September 2019, ice won the third consecutive award for Best Entertainment at the 2020 Passenger Choice Awards held during the APEX EXPO in Los Angeles, USA. This winning streak has been due to its continual innovations in inflight entertainment, setting the benchmark for customer experience. The airline has been at the forefront of the industry from being the first airline to install TV screens in every seat in 1992.

Today, Emirates provides one of the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art entertainment and communications services in the skies. Customers across all classes are treated to the largest screens in the industry for each cabin at 13.3 inches for Economy Class, 23 inches for Business Class and 32 inches in First Class.

Emirates flies daily between Entebbe and Dubai. EK730 flight takes off from Entebbe every day at 4.20pm and lands in Dubai at 10.50pm.

 

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DPP Mike Chibita, two others appointed to Supreme Court

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Justice Mike Chibita and two other judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court after being shortlisted along 13 other judges and individuals.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, President Yoweri Museveni appointed Justice Chibita, Ezekiel Muhanguzi and Percy Tuhaise to Supreme Court under the powers vested in him in the 1995 Constitution of Uganda.

According to Judicial Service Commission regulations of 2005, a person shall be qualified for appointment as a justice of the Supreme Court if he or she has served as a justice of Appeal or a judge of the High Court or a court of similar jurisdiction to such a court or has practiced as an advocate for a period not less than fifteen years before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters.

“I hereby forward their names and CVs for approval by the appointments Committee of Parliament,” Museveni wrote.

Who is Justice Mike Chibita?

Justice Mike Chibita

Mike Chibita is a Ugandan lawyer and judge on the High Court of Uganda, who serves as the Director of Public Prosecution in Uganda, since 15 August 2013. Before that, he served as a justice of the High Court of Uganda.

Mr Chibita holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University obtained in 1988, a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, obtained from the Law Development Centre, in 1989 and Master of Laws degree in International and Comparative Law from the University of Iowa, in the United States.

He lectured in International Relations and African History at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, in Roseville, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul in the United States in 1993.

In 1994, he returned to Uganda and was hired as a State Attorney, in the Attorney Generals Chambers. He served as a Legal Assistant to the Attorney General of Uganda from 1995 until 1996.

He was then appointed as the Private Secretary for Legal Affairs, in the Office of the President of Uganda, serving there for seven years from 1996 until 2003. In 2003, he returned to the Chambers of the Attorney General of Uganda for another two years. He then served as an Assistant Commissioner, in Commissioner General’s Office at the Uganda Revenue Authority, until 2010.

Who is Justice Ezekiel Muhanguzi?

Justice Ezekiel Muhanguzi

Ezekiel Muhanguzi is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, on the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which doubles as the country’s Constitutional Court. He was appointed to that position by President Yoweri Museveni on 8 February 2018. Prior to his elevation to the Court of Appeal/Constitutional Court, Justice Muhanguzi served on the High Court of Uganda, retiring from there in February 2017, after attaining the mandatory retirement age (for the High Court of Uganda) of 65 years.

Ezekiel Muhanguzi studied law at Makerere University, Uganda’s largest and oldest public university, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1976. Later, he received a Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the national capital. He was then admitted to the Uganda Bar.

His last assignment at the High Court was in the International Crimes Division of the court. He served as a member of a three-judge tribunal that tried 14 men who were accused of carrying out the murders of Muslim clerics in Uganda, between 2014 and 2015. Justices Percy Tuhaise and Jane Kiggundu were the other two judges on that tribunal.

 He was selected to be the lead judge on that three-judge panel. He left that tribunal before that case was concluded, due to his reaching the age of retirement. He was replaced on the tribunal by Justice Wilson Kwesiga. He previously served as the resident High Court judge in the Mbale court circuit.

Who is Justice Percy Tuhaise?

Justice Percy Tuhaise

Percy Night Tuhaise, is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who, on 8 February 2018, was appointed by President Yoweri Museveni, to the Uganda Court of Appeal which also doubles as the country’s Constitutional Court. Prior to her current position she served on the High Court of Uganda.

She graduated from the Faculty of Law of Makerere University, Uganda’s largest and oldest public university, with a Bachelor of Laws, circa 1983. The following year, she was awarded a Diploma in Legal Practice by the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. She also holds a Master of Laws from Makerere University.

After her admission to the Uganda Bar, she served in various roles in and outside public service. She was a member of the Uganda Law Reform Commission. At the time of her appointment to the Uganda High Court, she was the deputy director of the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, and concurrently served as the vice-chairperson of the electricity disputes tribunal. At the High Court, Justice Tuhaise has served in the Family Division and in the International Crimes Division.

Tuhaise participated in translating of the 1995 Constitution into Runyoro/Rutooro under supervision of the Law Development Centre. She was one of the trial judges in the “Muslim Clerics’ Murder Trial”, between 2016 and 2017. She is the author of several publications.

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