The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has warned that civil servants who miss out on the ongoing verification and validation exercise will be removed from the government payroll in the next Financial Year. Mr Ggoobi said the ongoing exercise is for only public servants and is a compulsory non-negotiable activity. The exercise is being carried ...
Read More »Procurement Entities Urged To Consider Local Contractors
Ramathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance has asked procurement entities to encourage local contractors through reserving 30% of the civil works for them. He made these remarks on Friday at Hotel Africana as he opened the 6th Annual Procurement Summit 2022. The Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (IPPU) organized the summit under the theme, “Procurement ...
Read More »President Museveni To Address The Nation On Sunday About High Commodity Prices
President Museveni is expected to address the nation on the high commodity prices on Sunday. Linda Nabusayi, the Senior Presidential Press Secretary, said the head of state’s address will be at 8 pm. “President Museveni will this Sunday, May 22, 2022, at 8 pm address the nation to update Ugandans on the current economic situation. The address will be broadcast ...
Read More »I Will Meet With NRM Caucus Next Week And We Discuss About High Prices – Museveni
President Museveni has said next week he will be meeting the NRM caucus to discuss the high prices of commodities. Museveni said this in his Easter message to Ugandans. “As we celebrate Easter, I know the issue of high prices of commodities is disturbing our people. I will meet with the NRM caucus next week and we discuss then I ...
Read More »PM Nabbanja, Lord Popat, PS Ggoobi, Rajiv To Speak At UK-Uganda Summit
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja is set to speak at the virtual 11th UK-Uganda Trade and Investment Convention taking place today at 2:00pm local time. The PM Nabbanja is expected to deliver a keynote address and is expected to speak alongside leading economists, diplomats, and business leaders. Some of these include Lord Popat, the UK trade envoy to Uganda. The Permanent ...
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