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Executives of the foreign firm owning majority stake in the revived UTL are expected in the country to resolve the delay in handing over to them the management of the national optic fibre network

Probe files into allegations of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement at the ministry of ICT and National Guidance have gone missing. Last year in May, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) commenced investigations into the ministry following tipoff from whistleblowers. During the investigations, SHACU unearthed several scams within the ministry, such as the misuse and duplication

The Government of Uganda (GoU) owns shares in a number of Public Corporations and State Enterprises. These enterprises, which are independently managed, are supposed to operate efficiently, make profits and pay dividends to the Government. Their financial performance is therefore of interest to the Government. Whereas some are making some serious money for the government

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Uganda Airlines Corporation, its predecessor, was a statutory corporation set up under an Act of Parliament, the Uganda Airlines was set up in 1976 as one of the successor entities of the East...

By Our Reporter A row has erupted over pension arrears due to the former workers of Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (UPTC). It has now pitted the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance against the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFP&ED). Pensioners

This has been confirmed by ICT and National Guidance Minister, Judith Nabakooba while addressing journalists in Kampala. She said prior to its divestiture in 1997, UPTC employees who served under pensionable terms of employment were not paid due to cash flow constraints. In 2003 the employees sued the successor companies over the same and in 2018 court ordered the companies to pay staff pensions, costs, and interest. UPTC’s successor companies include Uganda Post Limited, Uganda Telecom Limit...