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FUENEWS
ISSUE 24 | JANUARY 2021
AN OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE FEDERATION OF UGANDA EMPLOYERS
Happy New Year 2021! It’s a new in store for instance our Annual General
WORD FROM THE ED
beginning filled with new opportunities to Meeting, CEO Breakfast meetings,
explore. FUE looks forward to serving you Employer of the Year Survey and Awards
relentlessly this year and we appreciate Ceremony, the Annual Women Leadership
your cooperation in advance. Conference, various trainings including the
Female Future Program (FFP) and Executive
The nation has just concluded the 2021
Training in Employment Relations (ETER),
General Elections and we applaud each
among others.
of you for exercising your civic right and
entrusting leaders to serve you. I would like to also re-echo the fact that
COVID-19 is real, let us continue to adhere
On this note and on behalf of FUE, I
to the guidance to keep safe.
congratulate President elect H.E Yoweri
Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, Members Thank you.
of Parliament elect and all other newly
elected leaders upon their victory. We look Together for Employers!
forward to an even stronger partnership
Dear Cherished Member,
with the Government to achieve decent
work for all. Douglas Opio
Welcome to the FUE January I urge you to take advantage of your Executive Director, FUE
newsletter edition! membership with FUE as we have a lot
UGANDA GENERAL ELECTIONS 2021
The Electoral process in Uganda started On Thursday 14th January 2021, the and results were then sent to the Electoral
right from September 15th 2020 when Presidential and Parliamentary elections Commission National Tally Centre in
the Electoral Commission nominated took place in 34,684 polling stations Kyambogo.
candidates for parliamentary seats across the country that has 18.1 million
The Presidential results were announced
and other special interest groups. registered voters. The elections were
on the 16th January 2021 by the E.C
The Presidential nominations were conducted peacefully with few reported
Chairperson who is required by law to
held on 2nd and 3rd November 2020 cases of violence. Vote tallying for
announce results within 48 hours after
with eleven candidates cleared by Presidential candidates took two days
the voting exercise. The incumbent,
the Electoral Commission (E.C) to starting from the different polling stations
contest for the highest office in the
country. During nomination, each of the
presidential aspirants was required to
have a COVID-19 certificate indicating
negative results to curb the spread of the
pandemic.
The 2021 Campaigns for all aspiring
candidates from the President to Members
of Parliament, Local Government
leaders and other special interest
groups commenced in November
2020 to January 11th 2021 as various
candidates traversed the country to
garner votes. The campaign process was
performed scientifically with a ban on
large gatherings and rallies to avert the
spread of the virus among the population.
However, campaigns were banned in 16
districts that had registered high number
of COVID-19 cases.
The voting process started on January
11th with the election of councilors for
Youth, PWDs, and older persons and
continues till February 3rd. Before the
elections began, the Government enforced
an internet shut down and blocked access
to social media sites.
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His Excellency not cast their vote in the election while special interest groups. The elections
Yoweri Kaguta 381,386 votes were deemed invalid by for the Lord Mayor, division mayors and
Tibuhaburwa the electoral body and results from 1223 city Chairpersons were also held on 20th
Museveni, was polling stations were excluded from the and 21st January with Mr. Erias Lukwago
declared the final tally. defeating 10 other candidates to retain
President of the seat of the Kampala Lord Mayor. The
The results for winners of parliamentary
Uganda after election process continued as per the EC
seats were announced progressively by
garnering calendar.
returning officers at the polling stations.
5,851,037 of votes
For the 498 directly elected members of FUE applauds Employers for practicing
cast, an equivalent
parliament, the Ruling Party NRM obtained their civic right to vote and elect leaders
of 58.64% of
316 seats while the electorate voted that are able to contribute positively to
votes cast while
73 Independent MPs. The Opposition the Employers’ fraternity.
the second candidate from the Opposition
National Unity Platform (NUP) got 61
party National Unity Platform garnered The onus is therefore on Employers to
MPs, Forum for Democratic Change
3,475,298 of votes cast equivalent to support the elected leaders in efforts to
(FDC) 28 MPs, UPC 10 MPs, DP 08 MPs,
34.83% of the votes cast. However, out build the economy through job creation
JEEMA 1 MP and PPP 1 MP. These are
of the 18.1 million voters registered as the country moves towards financial
without the results for MPs representing
in Uganda, about 8 million people did independence.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION 2021
The new year is upon us and we
implore each of you to pay your annual
membership subscription to fully benefit
from the services we offer as we work
towards financial sustainability. Your
subscription is essential in ensuring we
fulfill our mandate to serve Employers’
interests and needs.
Kindly ensure that you receive an invoice
from your designated account manager
to clear membership. Note that you are
also free to upgrade your membership
anytime.
We look forward to your positive response
and adherence to this cause.
THE ELECTRONIC FISCAL RECEIPTING AND INVOICING
SYSTEM (EFRIS)
We also take this opportunity to inform The e-invoicing “URA EFRIS” system is link below https://www.youtube.com/
you that the Uganda Revenue (URA) has being rolled out in a phased basis. The watch?v=xhlWorsu_nI
put in place a new system, the Electronic first phase has been the VAT registered
Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System taxpayers and then the other tax payers As a good Employer, you are advised to
(EFRIS), an e-invoicing mechanism to will follow. For more information, we be compliant with your tax obligations
ease the VAT claimable & payable for VAT encourage members to log into the URA under URA for smooth operations.
registered tax payers. webinar on the ERFIS system using the
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STATUS UPDATE ON CORONA VIRUS
The Ministry of Health recently ordered
for about 9million doses of COVID-19
vaccine through the Global Alliances for
Vaccines and Immunization. These doses
are expected to arrive around May-June
2021 and will cover approximately 20%
of the total population with priority
given to health workers, the elderly
and individuals with pre-existing health
conditions.
On Wednesday 27th January 2021,
Uganda launched a clinical trial of a drug
locally developed to treat COVID-19.
The trial drug coded UBV-01N will be
tested by random selection on COVID-19
patients admitted at the Mulago National
Referral Hospital. Results from the study
On the 30th January 2020, the World nose, tiredness, sore throat, body aches, will be reported in due course.
Health Organization declared the novel diarrhea, headache, conjunctivitis, loss The surging new infections and deaths of
corona virus as a public health emergency of smell and taste. The more severe COVID-19 in the country remains a huge
of international concern. The virus has symptoms are shortness of breath, chest concern and therefore, the responsibility
been with us for a year now and has so pain, loss of speech or movement. of each one of us to follow the set
far claimed the lives of over 2 million prevention guidelines to keep healthy
The WHO has been working tirelessly
people globally. In Uganda the first case and stay alive. We appeal to you and all
with other partners to fight the virus
was reported on 21st March 2020 and your staff to continue wearing a mask,
and as such several vaccines have been
currently over 38,000 cases have been wash hands frequently with soap and
developed, approved and administered.
registered with over 300 deaths country water, sanitize regularly, maintain social
Efforts to ensure equitable distribution of
wide. distance of about 6 feet and eat healthy
COVID-19 vaccines in all corners of the
The most common symptoms of the world are in play under COVAX pillar. immune boosting meals. Let’s fight
COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, running corona together!
KEY FUE 2021 UPCOMING EVENTS
The FUE 42nd Annual General Meeting scheduled for Thursday 25th March 2021
The launch of the Employer of the Year Award (EYA) 2021 Survey
The Employer of the Year Award 2021 Dinner
CEO Breakfast Meetings
The 11th Annual Women Leadership Conference
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FEMALE FUTURE PROGRAM
Starting February 2021
Contact Fatmah Nsereko; fatmah.nsereko@gmail.com | +256 772 456 728
EXECUTIVE TRAINING IN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Starting April 2021
Contact Yusuf Nsubuga; yusuf.nsubuga@fuemployers.org |+256 702 780 515
Plot 1207 Kiwanga Road, Namanve,
P.O. Box 3820, Kampala Uganda
+256 392 777 410 info@fuemployers.org
www.fuemployers.org @FUEmployersUg
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