All Quotes

"We started changing our story in 2019."

"From a mere bank to a holding company to grab opportunities that come with the oil and gas sector."

"If you get a contract and may want to borrow to finance it, the cost of borrowing is going to go high."

"Put that in your plan."

"We need to worry about inflation."

"It is important that we mind about the framework under which we operate."

"This is going to be shocker than usual."

"Creating Lasting Value through Enhanced National Participation to Accelerate Uganda’s Socio-Economic Transformation."

"Uganda remains an attractive investment destination, having improved its position on the ease of doing business index over the years."

"With a fully liberalised economy offering security of investment, investors enjoy free inflow and outflow of capital, 100% foreign ownership of investments and the benefits of Uganda as a signatory to major international investment protection agreements like MIGA, OPIC and CREFAA."

"Uganda has robust GDP growth and remarkable demographics. 68% of Uganda’s population is under the age of 24 years and the population is expected to grow from 37 million today to 96 million in 2050."

"“In Italy, if you miss a couple of loan payments, they seize everything from you. But if it’s a case of medical malpractice or injury, it takes forever to see any compensation.”"

"Female journalists are afraid of exposure"

"There is a lot of progress in terms of content ."

"Women (working at RBA) were few in the past years and they used to work in conditions that weren’t conducive because of people’s mindset, but this has changed ."

"We can access a variety of information right now because of the different programmes, whether it is entertainment or politics, we have access to all of this. Also, it is now easier for one to follow their favourite show because of a more consistent schedule, which is now more organised compared with the past years ."

"Beauty pageants are good with diversity. They also serve as a good platform to promote Government policies related to youth, business and the creative industry, among others. But we need more creativity in the organisation and management of selected beauty queens ."

"About sexual harassment, this for sure is going to have an impact because if we understand the issue, then we stand to contribute in the fight against it. The #MeToo campaign is about understanding the issue, knowing your power and using it by contributing to the rest of the world because you know that you can ."

"Our priorities this year will be focused on improving the knowledge of women in media, giving them training and giving them chances to be active stakeholders in the industry.We will also empower them on women affairs so that they can champion for women rights and affairs better."

"The main role is to get together and build the capacity of women in their journalism practices and their everyday roles at work. We get together to empower each other to improve our practices. We look out for each other."

"It requires shrewdness for example when reporting about it, we will have to study well the information received and the source of the story and prevent ourselves from being biased."

"I do not know whether it’s because of our history"

"Most Ugandans have a lot of low self-esteem, they feel ashamed of themselves."

"Adults learn when they want to learn."

"80 percent of adult learning is on their own, so they compare what you are telling them with what they already know."

"You engage intellectually and through experience."

"It’s fun but also very taxing."

"Circumstances usually make women."

"In our first year of marriage, my husband organised a surprise birthday party and bought me an expensive watch. *He wrapped it in many things and he made me look for it. I was like this man actually loves me."

"I believe that life is for living, don’t live with regret."

"If you feel something, do something about it. Don’t make yourself a victim, be a victor."

"Be focused. Life is a journey and I am a traveler."

"I have my personal roadmap and I have a destination."

"I shouldn’t try to go to other people’s roads but stick to mine."

"2001 Km in the city total coverage. About 30% is already tarmacked."

"That tells you that there are already two thirds that need tarmacking."

"If we are going to tarmac 70km, it leaves a gap and that is a funding gap but everything can be done in one financial year."

"We are saying we need more funding and the government is supporting us."

"When we procure contractors, they sign agreements and this includes how they should work, when they should be paid, what is the period after work is finished that they should continue taking care of the roads."

"It is maybe something that we need to look more into where the roads are not lasting the timeline that we expected them to last but ideally, they should last 15 years ,20 years."

"It will bring much needed relief."

"If you think of a road like Salaama Road."

"One of the outcries in the city has been Salaama Road and then the whole area of the industrial area."

"All these roads are going to be done."

"This will help to improve the business environment, easing movements."

"It will bring a lot of ease in the city apart from time. *It will also take away dust which affects most people’s businesses."

"When money is spent and not spent well, that is something to worry about."

"If a road which is supposed to last 20 years and within a very short time you see is already breaking down, that should worry any administrator."

"Those are things that we are set to look into."

"“From journalists I’ve learned many things about myself that I didn’t know.”"