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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has released 4.2 billion shillings this financial year for revamping the dormant Kilembe Mines Limited-KML. The Vice President Rtd. Maj. Jessica Alupo said the money will be used for fixing broken bridges, rehabilitate and restore the power supply before government succeeds in identifying an …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has shutdown the 183MW Isimba Hydropower Plant in Kayunga district. In a notice to the general public on Tuesday, Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development revealed that the plant was shut down on August 8th 2022 following operational challenges that led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by the State Minister for Urban Planning, Persis Namuganza seeking to quash the report of the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee on the Naguru-Nakawa land misallocation that recommended her removal from office. The records before court show that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim injunction restraining Makerere University from evicting hundreds of people who operate different businesses within the institution. According Civil Division Judge Boniface Wamala, his order will be in force pending the determination of the main application for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 51 rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF have been killed in active combat since November last year when the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF attacked their bases in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The operation code-named Shujja is jointly conducted with the Armed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has congratulated the people of Kenya for the recently concluded election and called for a peaceful post-election period. Kenyans went to the polls on 09 August 2022 amidst rising tension from the country that has in recent times been riddled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities  and State Enterprises (COSASE) has given Uganda Airlines one month to come up with a staff structure after it emerged that several officers are being paid exorbitantly. Officials from Uganda Airlines led by their Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Bamuturaki …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Francis Mwebesa has criticized the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, especially the standards police, for using excessive force when conducting operations against substandard products. Mwebesa specifically warned against what he called threatening approaches when conducting operations and said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance wants the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022 withdrawn. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Aminah Zawedde said that her ministry is in the process of bringing a holistic and encompassing bill that will address gaps in the Acts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Education, Joyce Moriku has reassured Members of Parliament that government has developed a statutory instrument to regulate school fees and other school related matters. She was responding to a matter of national importance raised by Samuel Opio, Kole North County …