UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation as prime minister after just 44 days in office. “I recognize given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative party. I’ve spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him. “I’m resigning as leader of the Conservative party,” Liz said in a statement. Following a protracted race for the leadership after Boris Johnson’s resignation, Liz Truss was elected British prime minister in early September. According to reports, her resignation comes after a disastrous and rapidly reversed economic plan that sent the pound plunging…
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By John Kusolo/Umoja Standard. Naguru, Kampala-Uganda: Protea Hotel Marriott Kampala Skyz hosted President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as it marked five years of operations. The four-star hotel that has been operating since October 1, 2018.The hotel is celebrating years of operations filled with noteworthy accomplishments, tremendous growth, impactful partnerships, and industry accolades. Since 2017, Protea Hotel Skyz has set a gold standard for luxury hospitality in the capital. The hotel management team organized a celebration for the property’s staff members and customers to recognize the achievement. The President commended the versatile businessman Patrick Bitature—lauding him for expanding the hospitality industry of Uganda…
By John Kusolo Kampala, Uganda: -Banks around the world are gearing up to celebrate the World Savings Day, also known as World Thrift Day. It is celebrated on October 31 every year. It highlights the necessity of saving for the future. There are many reasons why one would need to save, including for retirement, education, property purchase, marriage, etc. It is also good to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances and save, even if you have no plans for the money yet. In certain situations, saving has been a lifesaver as it helps to overcome sudden unfortunate situations. It is from…
By Charles Katabalwa/Umoja Standard Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Animal Feeds Manufacturers Association (UAFMA) calls for stringent measures to curb masquerades in Animal feeds job to ensure sustainability and income generation. It is on record that one many occasions Uganda Agriculture products such as eggs, Children, milk, Maize among others have been stopped to be imported into markets of neighbouring countries due to poor quality The chairman of UAFMA and director of Murwana J Peter stores in Kisenyi Aimable Mbarushimana during the press conference told the journalists that many people have entered the business of Animals feeds but failed to follow proper…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kansanga, Kampala-Uganda: The data company that provides Agri-FinTech solutions codenamed ‘ESUSFARM UGANDA’ has been officially launched in Uganda during the East African Food Security Symposium and Expo 2022 that was convened at International University of East Africa last week. The platform serves to mine advanced agronomic statistical data from smallholder farmers and use it to foster productivity, market access, and credit access and to link them to the entire agricultural value chain. Ms. Nompilo Ruth Matsebula, the Customer Success Team Leader at ESUSFARM UGANDA stressed that it has been difficult to locate farmers but when…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Addressing at media at her office, Safia Nalule Juuko the Chairperson of Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) stated that as well as the commission is mandated to ensure that Ugandans enjoy equal rights, there is need for Ugandans to be on forefront as well to report any case denying it. Important to note. Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission was inaugurated on 8th July, 2010 as a statutory body that is mandated to fighting Discrimination and Inequality in all its form to Individual or Group. The Commission has five departments that include; Finance, Administration and…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kansanga, Kampala-Uganda: Climate Change Action East Africa (CCAEA) chose The International University of East Africa to pioneer the first-ever East African Food Security and Climate Change Symposium and Expo 2022 after weighing their deserving capability, proper planning, and dedicated team to effectively deliver this year’s objectives of the symposium. The symposium ran from Friday the 14th to Sunday 16th of October 2022 at the University premises in Kansanga a peripheral of Kampala City, under the theme “Linking Climate Change, Food Security, Nutrition and Wellbeing.” It brought a number of stakeholders including East African member states, Climate change…
By Julius Migaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kansanga, Kampala Uganda: Speaking at Day 2 East African Food Security Symposium and Expo 2022, Msgr. Dr. Francis Ndamira, the National Director of Caritas Uganda said that the government is facing the challenge of trust from the public in most of its programs linked to agriculture and that’s why they have not lived to intended goals. He gave an example of Caritas Uganda whose programs had sprouted because of the confidence farmer have in Caritas Uganda, adding that Caritas Uganda supports farmers and ensures effective monitoring to make sure that the support is put into…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. IUEA, Kampala-Uganda: While closing a three day East African Food Security Symposium and Expo 2022 organized by Climate Change Action East Africa (CCAEA) Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga commended International University of East Africa (IUEA) for a commendable job in innovations geared to complement clean energy. “I am delighted that International University of East Africa came up with an electric tractor and motorbike. This is the way to take because such innovations are so important that they don’t pollute the environment and if…
By Adolf Ssemata. Kampala, Uganda: In a very competitive general elections held on 14th October 2022, where different students were contesting on different posts to carry new roles, the most most competitive position was the guild presidency where three candidates showed up. Before election time, candidates did campaign first and this was a moment of promising heaven on earth to the voters. The guest speaker at this function was Mr Niwagaba Godfrey who is also the former guild president 2019 -2020, and also a former contestant for president Uganda Management Institute Alumni Association 2022 where he emerged second, conveyed a…