Majority of the Fund’s retirees are making wrong investment decisions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | It is now evident that savers need advice on how to invest their long time savings as they transition to retirement, according to Richard Byarugaba, the managing director of the National Social Security …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Attorney General William Byaruhanga has asked for some more days to table electoral reforms. According to Byaruhanga, government will table the proposed reforms within a period of ten days. He disclosed this while updating plenary on the progress on tabling the proposed electoral reforms. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is targeting collection of over 6,000 units of blood in a week long countrywide blood donation drive. The NSSF’s 9th annual blood donation drive was launched today at Mulago Hospital. Speaking at the launch, the NSSF Managing Director, …
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Critics say shelving the proposed pension liberalization bill exposes the Shs 9 trillion fund to political and corporate governance risks Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s National Social Security Fund finally won the battle to retain its status as a mandatory scheme for all employees in informal and formal …
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Social security funds to tackle key areas in education, IT to accelerate pension growth Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How can African governments ensure that the working population has some sort of social security at old age? That was the main issue discussed during the two-day East and Central Africa …
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But will he achieve the Shs 20 trillion in savings by 2022? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Richard Byarugaba was recently re-appointed as the managing director of the National Social Security Fund for another five-year term. His performance in the first term seems to have impressed his supervisor – the …
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Savers suggests Fund’s flexibility to allow them access part the saving to meet their needs Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) members are expected to earner higher returns on their savings for the 2017/18 financial year, according to its Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba. Byarugaba …
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THIS WEEK: NSSF unveils $400million Lubowa housing project The National Social Security Fund broke the ground for the construction of 2,740 housing units on its 565 acres of land in Lubowo, a Kampala suburb. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony on Sept. 26, NSSF Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba, said the …
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The National Social Security Fund’s move to shut down its old e-collection system and adopt a more advanced tech savvy portal last year coupled with increase in compliance has boosted its capability to collect more employee contributions, according to its Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba. KAMPALA, UGANDA |ISAAC KHISA| Byarugaba, who …
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How people close to President Museveni rip country of minerals Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE & HAGGAI MATSIKO | Moses Kamuntu is a dealer in minerals. To clinch one of his deals, he allegedly paid US$10,000 to a third party to get a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni. Then he …
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