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Friday, December 21, 2012
Trading obstacles hurt Umeme shares at NSE
A customer care staff explains about different voltage metres at the
Lugogo Umeme Centre in Kampala. Umeme shares began trading at the
Nairobi Securities Exchange on December 14, 2012. File Photo.
By Nicholas Kalungi
Posted Wednesday, December 19 2012 at 00:00
Posted Wednesday, December 19 2012 at 00:00
In Summary
The market systems of both Uganda Security Exchange
(USE) and NSE are not inter-connected; thus, cannot facilitate trading
for cross-listed companies.
Even though Umeme—the country’s main power
distributor— started trading its shares at the NSE secondary market on
Friday, media reports reported yesterday that Umeme’s shares had failed
to trade for the second consecutive day after entering the market last
week.
This is attributed to the fact that the market
systems of both the Uganda Security Exchange (USE) and NSE are not
inter-connected; thus, cannot facilitate trading for cross-listed
companies in the region.
While explaining this matter, Mr Kenneth Kitariko,
the African Alliance chief executive officer, said the issue revolves
around were the shares are located; how one can access them and later
make a transaction.
“What is happening is there is no mechanism to
facilitate trade. For a transaction to occur under the current
circumstances, one needs to make these electronic shares (viewable on
Nairobi counters) physical through getting a certificate from Uganda and
then taking it to Kenya,” Mr Kitariko said.
He added: “These shares are originally listed on
the USE market. The people in Kenya can electronically view them at the
NSE market but cannot buy them.”
Mr Japheth Katto, the executive director of
Capital Markets Authority (CMA), acknowledged the presence of both
regulatory and infrastructure obstacles.
He, however, said the regional capital markets
authorities are committed to fixing some of their problems in the first
quarter of 2013.
“There is a regulatory problem that we are working
to fix. Companies cross-list but cannot sell shares. Our infrastructure
is not inter-connected. It is a complicated matter but we hope that
within the first quarter of 2013, we will have a solution to it,” Mr
Katto said, adding:“In the long run, we are looking at having one
integrated system that will enable all the five markets in the region to
communicate together. Provided we can harmonise the systems and have
common standards, we would have fixed this problem.”
Challenge of cross-listed counters
Mr Patrick Mutimba, the Makerere University director for investments, said cross-listed counters also face exchange rate challenges which may limit arbitrageurs and hurt trade.
Mr Patrick Mutimba, the Makerere University director for investments, said cross-listed counters also face exchange rate challenges which may limit arbitrageurs and hurt trade.
“Arbitrage is where a trader seeks to take a risk
less return from concurrently trading two securities in the same sector
that indicate a clear case of mispricing. One may do this by selling the
overpriced security while buying the underpriced security,” Mr Mutimba
said.
He further explained: “The challenge will still be
currency considerations since the Ugandan company earns Ugandan
shillings while the Kenyan companies earn Kenyan shillings. This
difference may be mitigated since all will be using the Automatic Tariff
Adjustment by 2013 January.”
Umeme became the first utility company registered
within East Africa but outside Kenya to trade its shares at the Nairobi
Stock Exchange after its introduction of 1,623,878,005 shares of Umeme
Holdings Limited on NSE’s Main Investment Market Segment (MIMS) at a
reference price of about Shs 273 (Ksh8.8).
Prior to this, several companies registered in
Kenya had cross-listed and are trading at the Uganda, Rwanda and
Tanzania bourses but no company from these regional countries had ever
cross-listed and traded at NSE.
In Kampala, Umeme’s share continues to trade at
Shs275, the same amount it sold its share during the Initial Public Offering period.
UCC sets new deadline for counterfeit phones
A collection of mobile phones. Counterfeit phones have flooded the
Ugandan market, prompting communications regulator UCC to set a deadline
for blocking their usage. PHOTO. BY FAISWAL KASIRYE.
By NICHOLAS KALUNGI
Posted Friday, December 21 2012 at 02:00
Posted Friday, December 21 2012 at 02:00
In Summary
UCC’s move follows an increase in the influx of fake mobile handsets onto the Ugandan market.
Kampala
Communications regulator, Uganda Communications
Commission (UCC), has issued a new deadline indicating that it will
block counterfeit phones starting January 31, 2013.
The commission’s latest position comes about two
months after the same body back-tracked on its earlier commitment to
block fake phones from accessing any network in November this year, and
instead shifted it to next year.
In a press statement, UCC said that all new fake
phones will be blocked starting January 2013 while old counterfeits but
already in use will be denied network access in July of the same year.
“New counterfeit mobile phones that have previously not subscribed to
any network shall be denied access to all networks. The proposed date
for the implementation of this phase is January 31, 2013,” part of the
statement reads in part.
Implementing deadline
It adds: “All counterfeit mobile phones, including the ones that have already subscribed to a network, shall be disconnected. The proposed date for the implementation of this step is July 1, 2013.”
It adds: “All counterfeit mobile phones, including the ones that have already subscribed to a network, shall be disconnected. The proposed date for the implementation of this step is July 1, 2013.”
But, Eng Geoffrey Mutabazi, the executive director
of UCC told the Daily Monitor on phone yesterday, that while the
commission is committed to block counterfeit phones as stipulated on the
schedule, the process is a matter of public interest that may need to
be postponed.
Eng Mutabazi said: “That is our timeline and if
the public can respond positively, we can even implement this much
earlier. However, we are aware that this is a matter of public interest
that may involve discussions over the dates.”
The move by UCC to eliminate fake phones follows a
growing entry and use of such handsets on the Ugandan market in recent
months, following Kenya’s September 30 de-activation of sim-cards
carried in fake handsets. This is in addition to the fact that fake
mobile phones are far cheaper compared to original ones.
If implemented, thousands of people both users and
traders, will be affected. Although there are no figures to quantify
the number of fake phones on the market, a move through down town
Kampala shows that many of the shops trading in phones have a bigger
stock of counterfeit phones and parts than original phones.
Single father of five needs Shs107m for new kidney
Achora Masaensio Gwokto, a single father of five, needs Shs107m for a
kidney transplant. Because of failed kidneys, he cannot do anything on
his apart from talking. Photo by Rachel Mabala.
By Christine Katende
Posted Thursday, December 20 2012 at 00:00
Posted Thursday, December 20 2012 at 00:00
The problem started with diabetes that manifested
in form of blisters on his feet in 1993. “I discovered later that I
could be having diabetes after a postmortem report of a colleague of
mine who collapsed and died revealed that he had diabetes,” he says.
Gwokto rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital
for a test but he was immediately admitted after doctors found out that
his blood sugar level was very high. To save his life, doctors had to
control the sugar level before he could be discharged. He was later
advised to treat himself with an insulin injection that he had to have
once every day, it is on this and some drugs that he has lived until
this year in August when he went into coma.
After 10 years with diabetes, he developed high
blood pressure which forced him to get medical insurance at
International Hospital Kampala so that he could get treatment at any
time. “Life did not improve. Instead, it worsened. Soon I would spend a
day without urinating yet I used to go for short calls more than three
times a day. The swelling developed again on the feet, legs and
stomach,” he narrates.
The diagnosis
The routine check-ups Gwokto went for revealed that his kidneys had started getting ill and thus the body reactions. Doctors gave him drugs (he can’t recall which ones in particular) to treat the kidneys in vain. “I was then referred to Dr Ssekasanvu, a kidney specialist in Kamwokya, who told me that my kidneys had only remained with five per cent functioning levels. With that, he would not even recommend dialysis saying that the only option was to undergo a transplant because dialysis treatment is every expensive and does not solve the problem either,” he says.
The routine check-ups Gwokto went for revealed that his kidneys had started getting ill and thus the body reactions. Doctors gave him drugs (he can’t recall which ones in particular) to treat the kidneys in vain. “I was then referred to Dr Ssekasanvu, a kidney specialist in Kamwokya, who told me that my kidneys had only remained with five per cent functioning levels. With that, he would not even recommend dialysis saying that the only option was to undergo a transplant because dialysis treatment is every expensive and does not solve the problem either,” he says.
After three months, Gwokto says Dr Ssekasanvu
referred him to Mulago for kidney failure tests that revealed both his
kidneys had completely failed. It was after this test that he was
advised to start dialysis treatment, towards the end of August. He
received the treatment thrice a week at a fee of Shs1.2m but once missed
a full week’s treatment, when his family failed to raise the money, as
Charles Onen, his brother, notes. “Because we couldn’t sustain the
treatment fees we asked the doctor to reduce the sessions to twice a
week at Shs800,000, including the prescribed drugs.
Gwokto cannot walk so it is his brother, an air
craft engineer with Uganda police, who lifts him from place to place. He
cannot do anything for himself apart from talking. His diet is limited
to posho, fresh fish and beans with some milk, once in a while, to
balance his diet.
What he needs
Dr Robert Kalyesubula a physician (Nephorologist) at Mulago says, “Gwokto was diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes which developed into kidney failure with reduced urine output, difficulty in breathing, and aneamia. Apparently he has developed end renal disease which means that he needs an urgent kidney transplant if he is to survive,” he says. He needs about Shs107m for the air ticket, hospital fees, a caretaker, and up keep for a donor who he has not got yet.
Dr Robert Kalyesubula a physician (Nephorologist) at Mulago says, “Gwokto was diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes which developed into kidney failure with reduced urine output, difficulty in breathing, and aneamia. Apparently he has developed end renal disease which means that he needs an urgent kidney transplant if he is to survive,” he says. He needs about Shs107m for the air ticket, hospital fees, a caretaker, and up keep for a donor who he has not got yet.
The 49-year-old single father of two, who is also
guardian to a late brother’s three children used to work as a civil
servant with the local government in Moroto and later Kiboga.
To Help:
You can call Charles Onen Gwokto on 077-2408273.
Or deposit money on account no. 0140529139001 in the name of Achora Masaensio Gwokto, Stanbic Bank, City Branch
You can call Charles Onen Gwokto on 077-2408273.
Or deposit money on account no. 0140529139001 in the name of Achora Masaensio Gwokto, Stanbic Bank, City Branch
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