Many retirees, burdened with dependents, find themselves continuing to work, with 63% of beneficiaries still employed Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Beneficiaries Survey Report for 2023, conducted in collaboration with Enterprise Uganda, exposes a glaring insufficiency in the country’s retirement benefits, with an average …
Read More »Father Gaetano Batanyenda retires
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev. Fr. Gaenato Batanyenda, the Kitanga parish priest in Kabale Diocese, has retired from active priesthood after 50 years of dedicated service. The 80-year-old celebrated a thanksgiving event on Sunday at the parish headquarters in Kashambya sub-county, Rukiga district. In his farewell speech, Batanyenda …
Read More »Airtel Africa CEO to retire
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa plc has announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect from July 1, 2024. Mr. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and Mobile Money Company for nine years before he was …
Read More »Police retire 233 officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |A total of 233 officers from the rank of SCP to PC were on Tuesday retired from the Uganda Police Force after clocking 60 years of mandatory retirement at a colourful function held at Police Headquarters Naguru. Addressing the retiring officers, the Deputy Inspector General …
Read More »‘Africa running out of time to sort looming pensions crisis’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An expert at the ongoing 4th Annual Conference of the African Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) in Kampala has said urgent steps need to be taken to reverse a trend in which the continent has only 10% pension coverage of its population. Sundeep Raichura, Group Chief …
Read More »Museveni cautions UPDF officers against misusing retirement package
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF has advised the retiring senior army officers to invest their retirement package wisely. He said that the retirement should not be regarded as becoming redundant. “This is …
Read More »Gen. Kale Kayihura’s retirement
How former IGP’s mistakes are now back to haunt him COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Back in 2015, there was a shoot-out at the home of former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Faith Mwondha in Iganga district. Thugs had attacked Justice Mwondha’s home and on hearing the news, then …
Read More »Army retires 93 officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Army has retired 93 officers from the force. The function held at the military headquarters in Mbuya on Friday saw 17 Colonels, 13 Lieutenant Colonels, and 63 Majors officially discharged from the Army. Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, presided …
Read More »Five Judges retire from Judiciary
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is headed for yet another understaffing gap following the official retirement of it’s five Judges and eight lower cadres who include Deputy Registrars and Magistrates. The Judges who were officially retired from the Judiciary on Friday night at a Dinner held at the …
Read More »Kale Kayihura, nine others to retire from UPDF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura will retire from the UPDF this month. While he is still facing charges at the General Court Martial, the UPDF has confirmed that he is among nine other generals lined up for retirement from the military. Various …
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