Daily Monitor
Thursday April 15 2021
A representative of people with disabilities during the launch of Emyooga initiative in Kabale District on June 6, 2020. Teachers say they were scrapped from accessing Emyooga funds. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Summary
At the height of lockdown last year, Mr Museveni directed that the money be released to relieve the financial distress of teachers in private institutions.
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Thousands of teachers and their supervisors at the Ministry of Education are at loggerheads over delayed access to Shs20 billion that President Museveni promised.
At the height of lockdown last year, Mr Museveni directed that the money be released to relieve the financial distress of teachers in private institutions.
A year later, SMEs still await stimulus
Tuesday April 06 2021
Closed shops in Kampala after the country recorded the first case of coronavirus in March. Businesses were ground to a standstill to limit the spread of the virus. PHOTO/Rachel Mabala
Summary
Economy limps. Since March 11, 2020 when Uganda reported the first case of Covid-19, several businesses and the economy suffered the wrath of the pandemic. But where is the stimulus package to help businesses bounce back?
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Despite the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme a year after the pandemic took its toll on businesses, there is a consensus among most economists that the economy is not out of the woods yet.
Ugandans still waiting for Covid-19 stimulus package
Monday March 01 2021
KAMPALA- Businesses that were supposed to benefit from the government stimulus package from the Uganda Development Bank have not received any money.
In June 2020, government announced that small and medium size enterprises in agro processing, manufacturing and tourism sectors would receive about Shs1 trillion to support them during the lockdown.
The money was supposed to be channelled to eligible beneficiaries through the Uganda Development Bank (UDB).
However, many businesses have never received the money.
In January, UDB said it had disbursed up to Shs242b to vital sectors of the economy in 2020.
February 22, 2021 Minister Haruna Kasolo
The vision of the third National Development Plan (NDPIII) 2020/21 – 2024/25 is to transform Ugandan society from a peasant to a modern and prosperous country.
At the forefront of this goal is the Emyooga initiative, which has been rolled out to more than 4.3 million Ugandans. A year into its implementation, DERRICK KIYONGA wonders if Emyooga, which is being implemented through the Microfinance Support Centre, is the magic bullet to get Ugandans out of poverty.
Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, the state minister for Microfinance believes no one can get rich without engaging in business. However, starting a business can sometimes be challenging for some people due to lack of capital. So, to enable people access cheap capital, Kasolo says the government, and President Museveni in particular, has initiated Emyooga programme to enable Ugandans access seed capital and begin their own businesses. Kasolo says he is certain that the program will eradicat
This was contained in his condolence message to the bereaved family delivered by the State Minister for Higher Education Dr JC Muyingo at the final send-off ceremony at the family burial ground in Kikonda village, Bamunanika Subcounty in Luweero District yesterday.
He said Kisamba contributed immensely to the drive towards transforming Uganda’s Agriculture from Subsistence to modern Commercial farming.
Museveni said Dr Kisamba Mugerwa had gathered a vast wealth of experience that enabled him to serve with distinction and diligence in various capacities.
The president thus urged Ugandans to celebrate the life achievements of Dr Kisamba Mugerwa by carrying on his great works and legacy that have transformed many lives in Uganda.