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Daily Monitor Monday January 25 2021 The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lira City has thrown out an application that sought a vote recount in the disputed parliamentary election in Kwania County, Kwania District. Mr Innocent David Omara of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party, had applied to court seeking a vote recount after losing the January 14 election to Mr Tony Ayo of the National Resistance Movement. Mr Ayo garnered 8,260 votes against Mr Omara’s 8,036 votes. Other contenders were Mr And...

Challenges await newly-elected district chairpersons in Lango Monday January 25 2021 The district speaker, Mr Chris Ongom, helps a visitor wade through a flooded road in Loro Sub-county in Oyam District. PHOTO | BILL OKETCH Summary Impassable roads. Mr Asanti Odongo, the Apac  District chair-elect, said his administration will prioritise education and roads. In Apac, many roads become impassable during the rainy season. For instance the road connecting Akokoro Sub-county to the newly created A...

Daily Monitor Friday January 22 2021 Advertisement Voters in Lango Sub-region have revealed why they threw out all the incumbent district chairpersons in the January 21 polls. Voters cited corruption coupled with poor service delivery as some of the factors that informed their choices for district chairpersons. Eight incumbent chairpersons failed to retain their seats in Dokolo, Lira, Oyam, Kwania, Amolatar, Otuke, Kole and Alebtong districts. There are nine districts that make up Lango. It is ...

Daily Monitor Thursday January 21 2021 Summary While driving nowadays, it is easy to notice that the Mark X is a popular car on Ugandan roads. Those who own it share its advantages and disadvantages, writes Roland D. Nasasira.  Advertisement The Toyota Mark X is one of the comfortable sport cars that maintains stability on the road when driving at high speed. Because the Mark X is dependable and reasonable to maintain, it has steadily gained reputation among high-income earners in Uganda. Jimm...

Dozens battle for nine LC5 seats in Lango Sub-region Wednesday January 20 2021 Dozens of LC5 candidates are eying nine slots in Lango Sub-region as the country elects district leaders today.    In Apac, Asante Odongo of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), the current LC5 vice chairperson, is battling for the seat with three others after the incumbent, Bob Okae, was elected Member of Parliament for Kwania North constituency.   Others in the race are Walter Obang of Forum for Democratic Change’s ...

Class Act Media wins APAC Insider Business Award Class Act Media wins APAC Insider Business Award PHUKET: Class Act Media and IMAGE asia have been recognised in the annual APAC Insider Business Awards by being bestowed the accolade ‘Most Outstanding Small Local Business - Phuket’. Wednesday 20 January 2021, 10:58AM The APAC Business Awards aim to celebrate the success of companies of all sizes across the APAC region, regardless of industry. Image: APAC Insider The winners of the annual UK-b...

Terminus Group: The winner of APAC CIOoutlook Top AI Solution Provider BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / January 20, 2021 / Terminus Group was awarded the Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Solution Provider in 2020 by the prestigious Asia-Pacific IT magazine APAC CIOoutlook. As the global leading smart services provider, Terminus Group was recognized for its steadfast dedication to facilitating the development of smart industry and deploying AI CITIES worldwide. Terminus Group, Top APAC CIOoutlook Top...

Daily Monitor Wednesday January 20 2021 Electoral Commission officials conduct vote counting in presence of voters and candidates’ agents at Bwaise II in Kawempe South, Kampala on January 14. Today Ugandans will vote for municipal and city mayors, and other district council representatives. PHOTO/ALEX ESAGALA Advertisement During the NRM primaries, Mr Willy Omodo Omodo defeated Mr George Mawa to carry the party flag.  Mr Mawa later decided to contest as an Independent. However,  the NRM mem...

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has onboarded David Ingleson as its new Chief Operating Officer in APAC, effective immediately. Recently announced in a press release, David Ingleson, an experienced executive in establishing and growing fintech businesses in the APAC region, has been named the new Chief Operating Officer at Broadridge. He will report to Samir Pandiri, President of Broadridge International in Singapore. Ingleson will oversee the regional implementation strategies f...

APAC buyer’s guide to data management In this buyer’s guide, we look at the challenges surrounding why enterprises are struggling to deal with data, the use of cloud data management platforms, artificial intelligence, and recommend some best practices Share this item with your network: By Published: 18 Jan 2021 In 2018, two industry experts forecast that the world’s collective data growth would be staggering. Research firm IDC predicted that data would rise from 33 zettabytes (ZB) in...