Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will address the nation tomorrow September 22 on COVID-19 and the measures being taken to control it. The address is set for 8pm. He is expected to address the long standing issue of a closed education and religious sector and …
Read More »Security guard arrested for shooting suspected thief dead
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a security guard for allegedly shooting a suspected thief dead. The arrested security guard has only been identified as Awori, who had been deployed to guard a cattle farm owned by one Manzi Tumubwine in Kibaali village, Buraru sub-county in …
Read More »Court asked to summon Kyagulanyi for obtaining false registration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has asked the Law Development Centre Magistrates Court to issue criminal summons to National Unity Platform President Robert Kyagulanyi, requiring him to appear and take a plea on charges of obtaining false registration at Makerere University. Kyagulanyi graduated from Makerere University about …
Read More »Court dismisses petition against Lamwo Woman MP
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Gulu has dismissed an election petition filed against Nancy Acora, the Lamwo District Woman Member of Parliament. Acora, an Independent candidate was declared winner of the elections after polling 17,064 votes against her rival Molly Lanyero’s with 12,062 votes in the …
Read More »Gov’t cleared to borrow UGX 530Bn loan for construction of secondary schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Committee on Education has approved a 529 billion shillings loan for the Ministry of Education to construct schools in several sub-counties. According to the ministry, 116 schools will be constructed out of which 84 schools will be in non-refugee hosting districts while 32 …
Read More »Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses limited to only Kampala centres – Health ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health says the 1,674,270 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine it has received from the US government will be administered only within Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono. Dr. Alfred Driwale, the program manager of Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization says the Pfizer …
Read More »Inaugural energy Mkutano is today, focusing on energy and economy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Energy is a key driver for economic growth and development across all economies. It is the catalyst through which real transformation can be achieved due to its multiplier effects across many aspects of our lives. It is against this background that The Mkutano and Ministry …
Read More »Invest Shs1.2tn IMF money in Covid-19 fight – CSOs
The group wants government to open up on the plan for this cash Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government needs to open up on the recent allocation of the Shs1.2trillion International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and invest in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic to boost economic recovery, …
Read More »Workers MPs query speaker’s decision on NSSF bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Workers MPs have expressed doubts regarding a decision taken by Speaker Jacob Oulanyah to collapse the National Social Security Bill, 2019-NSSF Bill that had been passed by the Tenth Parliament. On Thursday last week, Oulanyah guided the House that all business of the Tenth Parliament …
Read More »MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana granted bail
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Masaka has granted bail to Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana for Makindye West and Muhammad Ssegirinya for Kawempe North. The two MPs were arrested on September 7 after they were summoned to Masaka Central Police station over the killings in the greater …
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