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The MTN delegation poses for a photo with President Museveni

President Museveni, MTN officials meet in South Africa to discuss business

In an effort to support the development of the Ugandan economy, MTN Group’s leadership has met with Ugandan President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on the sidelines of his two-day state visit to South Africa for discussions.

Speaking during the summit, Ralph Mupita, the MTN Group President and CEO proposed facilitating a two-day investment summit in Kampala in May 2023 in collaboration with the relevant government ministries and departments as well as the Forum of South African Businesses in Uganda to emphasize MTN’s commitment to Uganda.

The two-day event which will be a follow-up to the Uganda-South Africa trade, investment and tourism summit held in South Africa this week is designed to attract South African agro-processors and other potential investors to the east African country.

Mupita noted that the summit would facilitate the participation of those investors identified by the Uganda Investment Authority.

“We hope that by facilitating this investment summit we can support the further development of the Ugandan economy and her people,” said Mupita.

 “This year, MTN celebrates 25 years in Uganda. We are driven to create shared value across our markets and offer leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress,” he added.

President Museveni said he told MTN that they shouldn’t just make money from villagers who are making calls, but also bring investors in value addition, so that they invest in agriculture, minerals, etc.

The MTN delegation included; MTN Uganda Chairman Charles Mbire; MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita; MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge; MTN Southern and East Africa Vice President Yolanda Cuba; and MTN Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer Nompilo Morafo among others.

Established in 1998, MTN Uganda is one of 19 MTN operating companies. In December 2021, it gave almost 21 000 Ugandans the opportunity to become owners of MTN Uganda when it listed its shares on the Uganda Stock Exchange after the largest initial public offering in Uganda’s history.

Kiruhura: Local Council leaders lectured on judicial procedures

Authorities in Kiruhura district led by Grade I Magistrate court and the chief Magistrate court have delivered a lecture to Local council leaders of Kinoni sub-county on how they should follow the right laws while intervening in cases in their localities.

During the meeting at the Kinoni sub-county headquarters this week, His Worship Akankwasa Edward, the Chief Magistrate warned them to be careful in making decision without clear evidence. He noted that complainants need to go through LC I, II and III levels when seeking for justice before going to court.

In a meeting that was attended by chairpersons LCIs and LCIIs as well as Sub-county chairpersons, it was revealed that some local leaders do not use correct laws when dealing with some issues like family property bequeathing among others.

His worship Akankwasa urged these leaders to teach people to use court for lawful intervention.

Her Worship Grace Wakooli, the grade one Magistrate warned the leaders to avoid signing documents they do not fully understand.

Her Worship Wakooli also warned the authorities against bringing the tortured suspects in court.
Wakooli noted that the court cannot prosecute tortured suspect instead it has to release them.

She also implored those who do it without the necessary knowledge to seek help from court in order not to be in danger.

Coleb Kanoori, the chairman LC II Keitanturegye parish said they have been making a lot of mistakes and asked for the continued provision of such lectures.

Dan Mukago, the Kiruhura district LC V Chairperson, asked Local leaders to use the knowledge they got from court authorities and correct the mistakes they have been making in their offices.

Bakunda George, the RDC Kiruhura appreciated these judges for extending judicial services to local people.

By Mutatiina Medison

Kiruhura: Teachers asked to rescue pupils from disaster-prone buildings

The Kiruhura District Education Officer, Merab Busingye has visited the two Primary schools which were hit by a hailstorm in Kitura sub-county, Kashongi county, Kiruhura district on Monday this week.

These schools include Mooya church of Uganda primary school were an office and library were blown off by heavy wind with rain which left books and other property destroyed and Kitura church of Uganda where a two classroom block collapsed injuring 16 pupils.

During her inspection, Busingye discovered that all the 16 pupils who were injured have been discharged from Mbarara hospital and they are recovering well.

Yekonia Beerusya, the head teacher Mooya C.O.U P/S said they have not received any help to revamp the destroyed property.

Babu Wilberforce, the head teacher Kitura C.O.U. P/S urged government to help them with rebuilding the collapsed structure.

Nathan Biite, one of parents whose children got injured in the incident said, he has showed positive improvement and is confident that his child will be fine.

Busingye advised administrators in schools to remove the children from dilapidated buildings during rainy season to avoid such incidences.

Busingye further urged the teachers to always be available at school and promised that government will find the way of helping them.

By Mutatiina Medison

Rev Samuel Mugisha Katungunda, the Kazo district LC V chairperson addressing the Sacco leaders in a meeting

Kazo: Sacco leaders asked to get their Saccos licenced

SACCO leaders in Kazo district have been advised to prepare and apply for a license and permanent registration in order to get government money through microfinance centers to use as they give loans to their customers.

This message was delivered by Tibbs Orikiriza, the manager of Uganda microfinance regulatory authority (UMRA) in charge of Saccos while speaking to Sacco leaders in the meeting held at the Kan house conference in Kazo town council on Tuesday.

Orikiririza revealed that UMRA was established under the tier IV microfinance institution and money lenders Act, 2016 to license, regulate and supervise the microfinance institution and money lenders and this was done by the parliament.

Orikiriza added that being fully registered and having license helps Saccos to get government money through microfinance center where these Saccos are given money to use.

He also advised Saccos and money lenders to register for license noting that this gives legal protection for handling the defaulters.

Peter Baguma, the district commercial officer appreciated UMRA for their commitment towards training these leaders saying that this will help them to follow the laws.

Rev Samuel Mugisha Katungunda, the Kazo district LC V chairperson asked UMRA to go and revise the laws and practices where it is necessary because defaulters are letting Saccos down.

Kiruhura: Pupils injured by a collapsed classroom block

More than 16 pupils of Kitura Primary School in Kitura sub-county, Kashongi-Kiruhura district have been injured following a hailstorm.

The pupils were injured on Monday evening when a heavy rainstorm ripped off the roof of their two classroom block and shed all the blocks.

The injured learners were mainly from primary four and primary three but serious injuries occurred to the pupils of primary Four who were rushed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

Kashamba James, the chairperson of LC II Kitura Parish said that the heavy rainfall started around 4 pm until late in the night and was characterized by hail storms and strong winds.

Kashamba added that the rain also affected garden crops in the parishes of Kitura and Nyaburunga.

He further kindly requested the government to intervene and help the school together with affected people’s gardens to get what to eat.

Leokadia Byakatonda, the LC III chairperson Kitura sub-county revealed that no one has died and others who were taken to the hospitals are not in bad condition where she prayed for a quick recovery for them.

Byakatonda also challenged parents to provide a good and strong classroom for their children and sending signals to other schools to always avoid shoddy work.

Stakeholders in a meeting in Kiruhura district.

Kiruhura: NRM government hailed for women economic empowerment

The Minister for Gender, Labor and social development, Betty Amongi has revealed that the Ministry is making a progress in economic empowerment of women in the country.

While visiting the women projects who got money from the Uganda women Entrepreneurship program (UWEP) in Kiruhura district last week, Amongi revealed that more money is on the way to finance the successful projects.

Minister Amongi said women doing projects including, goat rearing, bull fattening and others will be able to borrow money to support branding, marketing, certification among others.

Enid Mwesigye, the chairperson for Kiruhura district Women’s council said thanks to the support of president Museveni and the NRM government, women have gotten a chance to develop economically.

Safari Mugyenyi, the Mayor Sanga town council urged men to give freedom to their wives for families to develop since women tend to save more.

By Mutatiina Medison

Kazo: Parents, teachers asked to cooperate for academic excellence.

Parents in Kazo district have been advised to invest in education as one way to liberate their families from poverty.

Nkoreki Chrissy Abel, the former MP Aspirant Kazo county made the remarks while speaking as a guest of honour during a thanksgiving and  fundraising ceremony at Ntambazi primary school.

Nkoreki Chrissy Abel, speaking as a guest of honour during a thanksgiving and fundraising ceremony at Ntambazi primary school.

The fundraising which was aimed towards the completion of the school’s two classroom block was on Sunday held at Ntambazi church of Uganda in Kazo sub-county, Kazo district.

Rev Samuel Mugisha Katugunda, the Kazo district LC V chairperson challenged the school administrators noting that lack of classrooms does not mean failing to perform well in his understanding.

Katugunda further called upon the teachers and other concerned people in schools to fight for academic excellence.

In his remarks, Robert Agume, the Kazo district education officer (DEO) urged parents and teachers to join hands to improve learning in schools.

Speaking at the same function, Naboth Nandeeba, the operations manager of Kazo FM radio, asked pupils, teachers and parents to play their roles and make accountability for what they are supposed to do in order to excel.

Henry Kikuto, the chairman of the old boys and old girls association said the major challenge with this school is that they don’t have classrooms which means there is of lack of pupils’ shelter at the school.

Mwebaze Francis, the parish priest who led the service urged parents to be patient in every situation as they give the small they have in order to educate their children for future returns.

Kazo: Residents asked to cooperate to fight cattle theft

The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Kazo, Al-Hajji Mawiya Lule has tasked farmers in Burunga sub-county, Kazo district to corporate in order to defeat cattle theft in Kazo district.

Mawiya made the remarks while attending the security meeting organized by security authorities of Burunga held at Burunga sub-county headquarters on Friday to address the rampant cattle theft in this sub-county.

RDC Mawiya revealed that fighting against cattle theft is everyone’s responsibility noting that everyone in the neighborhood has some responsibility to ensure everyone’s safety where he also urged farmers to care about their animals by providing security.

Rev Samuel Mugisha Katungunda, the district LC V chairperson told the meeting that the district has started a new chapter of fighting cattle theft and warned the chairperson LC I against misusing stamps emphasizing that they are going to lose them.

Rev Samuel Mugisha Katungunda, the district LC V chairperson addressing the security meeting in Burunga.

Samuel Rumari, the chairperson of LC III Burunga sub-county who called the meeting revealed that the only challenge that is causing cattle stealing is untouchable people.

Several other farmers in this area led by Aaron Kishokye, the district councilor representing Burunga sub-county promised that they will dedicate themselves to working hand in hand to fight cattle theft.

Give PDM funds to Saccos not individuals- Prof Kamuntu

The senior presidential advisor on economic affairs, Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu has advised that the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds should be channeled to the beneficiaries through already existing Saccos, which have proven consistence, and resilience through the times.

Kamuntu who made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at Kyamuhunga People’s SACCO (KYAPS) general meeting commended the PDM as one of the best approaches to fight poverty adding that the approach of giving money directly to the people has never worked in any country to change livelihoods sustainably, especially that the communities have not been well prepared to receive the money.

Kamuntu urged Ugandans to embrace these funds that will be at every parish in the country to help every family to engage in income-generating activities.

Paul Turyamureba Kahigi, the KYAPS board chairman said that the Sacco is embracing the electronic system of credit reference Bureau to curb down the cost of multiple borrowing that is causing a lot of contradictions in the institution.

John Bosco Atwijukire, the general manager decried the high rate of defaulters among the Sacco members who get loans which is affecting the Sacco liquidity and those seeking new loans.

Airtel Uganda Successfully Upgrades Core Network To 5G

Airtel Uganda has announced that their Smartphone Network is now ready for the trailblazing 5G technology.

The development was on Wednesday announced at their Clement Hill office by the Managing Director, Mr. Manoj Murali.

“I am privileged to announce yet another Airtel first milestone in Uganda’s digital transformation journey. Airtel Uganda is now 5G ready. Since 2018, Ugandans have known us for a 4G network that covers this beautiful country border to border. Over this network, Airtel Uganda has delivered world class affordable voice, data, and financial services. We are pleased to start yet another journey with you on 5G,” said Manoj.

Airtel Uganda, Managing Director, Manoj Murali, and Rajesh Agrawal, the Network Director at Airtel Uganda during a press briefing where Airtel Uganda announced that their Smartphone Network is now ready for the 5G technology.

5G is the 5th generation mobile network that enables a new kind of network designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices at very high speeds. It delivers higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users.

5G can support a significant higher number of devices per square kilometre compared to the existing 4G technologies. This makes 5G the suitable network over which remote teams can collaborate to undertake tasks like surgery, shared online school classes, farmers can share live video farming tips, engineering tasks over video and stream gaming and other entertainment experiences.

The 11 towers that have successfully tested the 5G technology in Uganda include areas such as Industrial area, Garden City Area, Upper Kololo, Clement Hill, Hannington Road, Lower airstrip Kololo and Wampewo Avenue.

Customers with 5G compatible devices can now enjoy the 5G experience using their existing 4G SIM Cards. All other Airtel sites across the country have been configured and are ready for deployment once the spectrum has been allocated.

Manoj revealed that Airtel Uganda has already applied for the required spectrum from the sector regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). Spectrum is a finite resource for the country and its use is regulated by the regulator.

“According to the National Development Plan III, use of ICT infrastructure is a key objective. An agile Smartphone network like Airtel Uganda’s is pivotal in the journey of Uganda’s Economic growth through digital and financial inclusion of every person. We are completely aligned to the Uganda’s broadband Strategy and accordingly ready to launch 5G technology,” said Manoj in conclusion.

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