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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has cautioned manufacturers of fermented drinks commonly known as kombucha on maintaining hygiene standards. UNBS officials say that they have started to enforce standards on kombucha specifications in regard to the code of practice for hygiene in food and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has provided 8 million euros (31.8 billion shillings) towards efforts aimed at eliminating injustices related to the land tenure systems in the country. The grant to be administered by the World Bank aims at strengthening land tenure security, land administration and land …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu main market authorities have banished Samuel Obedi, 32, a pastor from Hope Tabernacle Ministry in Gulu city for theft of Shillings 1 million. Trouble for Pastor Obedi started after he was netted on Thursday morning for picking Shillings one million three hundred twenty thousand …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto, the loser of the Mbale City Woman parliamentary elections has asked the Court of Appeal for a retrial of her petition against her rival Connie Nakayenze Galiwango. Wanyoto garnered 25,276 votes against 40,729 votes garnered by Nakayenze. Dissatisfied with the results, Wanyoto who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of State Finance (Planning), Amos Lugoloobi has presented the budget estimates for the 2022/2023 financial year totaling Shs47.2 trillion. The Public Finance Management Act requires the Minister of Finance to present annual budget estimates by 01 April of the preceding year. In his presentation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has offered a cash reward of Shillings 1 million for anyone who will provide information implicating any person involved in match-fixing. Ahmed Hussein, the FUFA Head of Communications says this is one of the key decisions made by the …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Omoro district local government has started refurbishing murrum roads totaling 42.8 kilometers to ease access to the home of former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. The road works commenced early this week and will target a total of five major routes that were in a …

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kibinge sub county in Bukomansimbi district is stuck with faulty boreholes due to a lack of funds to repair them. The sub-county chairperson Deo Bwanika, says that they are struggling to repair about 48 boreholes that broke down in the past two years due to …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten medical workers in Nama sub-county in Mukono district who were involved in the mass polio vaccination campaign in January this year are yet to receive their allowances. The sub-county chairperson, John Bosco Isabirye says that the ten health workers were denied their allowances despite …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Security Minister Rtd Major General Jim Muhwezi has told the Court of Appeal in Kampala that he did not bribe anyone while conversing for votes in Rujumbura County Constituency in Rukungiri district. Muhwezi was today appearing before a panel of three Court of Appeal …