Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Trade Union Movement is concerned that the appointment of the new National Social Security Fund top management is taking long. The Chairman General of the National Organization of Trade Unions,-NOTU, Usher Wilson Owere, says that with the contract of the Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba …
Read More »ATMIS salutes Uganda military, police for role in pacifying Africa
Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has paid glowing tribute to the Ugandan military and police for contributing to the restoration of peace and stability in Eastern Africa and the Great Lakes region of Africa. As part of the then AMISOM, Uganda …
Read More »Hoima hospital seeks UGX 2.8 Billion for medical supplies
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is seeking 2.8 billion Shillings to purchase drugs and other medical supplies. In the second quarter, the hospital was allocated 1.3 Billion Shillings to procure medicines and other medical supplies which according to the management, is inadequate to cater for the …
Read More »Kabale district confirms outbreak of goat plague disease
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Goat plague disease has been confirmed in Kabale district. Goat Plague is a viral disease related to the rinderpest of sheep as well as goats. It is characterized by fever, cough, very bad-smelling breath, diarrhoea and discharge from the eyes and nose, which can form …
Read More »Kisoro district registers fresh influx of Congolese refugees
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district has recorded a fresh influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are fleeing insecurity in the South Kivu province. Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Hajji Shafique Ssekandi Ssengoba says that the new group of refugees are fleeing South Kivu province due …
Read More »Woman shot as police enforces curfew in Mubende
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Mubende are investigating circumstances under which a 36-year-old woman was on Monday allegedly shot and injured as security personnel enforced the lockdown restrictions in South Division, Mubende Municipality. On Saturday, President Museveni announced 21 days of lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts, …
Read More »Boosting investor confidence
Regulators are increasingly seeking risk-based oversight in the market to deal with changes in technology, consumer needs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What is the best way to support businesses to survive during and after a tough economic environment? This is the big question that most people in investment circles …
Read More »Legal Brains Trust petitions EACJ over Computer Misuse Act
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking to quash the recently enacted Computer Misuse Amendment Act of 2022. According to Legal Brains, the law infringes on the principles of democracy, rule of law, accountability, transparency, social justice, and equal opportunities, …
Read More »Why telecom companies are victims of caller line identification spoofing fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A few weeks ago, Kenya’s newly elected President, William Ruto on his maiden trip to Dar es Salaam, congratulated Tanzania for joining the One Network Area. The One Network Area (ONA), is a regional framework mooted in 2014 where East African countries, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, …
Read More »Court questions authenticity of state evidence in Ndeeba church case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has rejected a set of documents submitted as part of the evidence in the infamous Ndeeba church demolition case. The prosecution had presented Pamela Akora, the former acting supervisor of the technical review team at Kampala Capital City Authority, as …
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