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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district local government has received Shillings 895,546,427, to kick start the operation of the Parish Development Model-PDM program. The money is part of the shillings 17.7 Billion received from the ministry of finance for the second quarter release of the financial year 2021/22. Key …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Kyofatogabye Kabuye, has told Parliament that congestion in Kampala Capital City has a bearing on the cost of doing business, causing financial loss to travellers who use public transport. Kabuye said that traffic jam …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Planning Authority (NPA) wants the government to suspend the construction of new roads and direct the available resources to ongoing projects. The NPA Executive Director, Joseph Muvawala made the recommendation while appearing before the Budget Committee of Parliament to present their opinion on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty year old Guster Muwanga is in trouble for fraudulently selling 500 acres of land in Luweero and Nakasongola districts. Muwanga is being held by the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID following his arrest by the Land Protection Police Unit-LPPU. He is accused of masquerading as an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), Wilbrod Owor says that the total direct school loan portfolio is currently 1.3 trillion Shillings, and this includes institutional and personal loans and the accumulated interest. He adds that their records also indicate another 600 billion debt …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have expressed concern in regard to the poor state of roads across the country, despite a huge chunk of budget allocated to the Works and Transport sector annually. This was during a debate on the statement by the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has proposed the establishment of a fiscal council to oversee taxation and expenditure of public funds. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the fiscal council is an independent public institution set up by the government to evaluate …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Economic Monitoring, Peter Ogwang has demanded for a special audit into the ongoing construction works at the new Jinja district headquarter premises located in Buwenge town council. While inspecting the different government infrastructural projects in Jinja district on Wednesday, Ogwang …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty six Uganda prison personnel are undergoing training on how to rehabilitate and reintegrate extremist prisoners. The training that is being held at Admans Hotel in Entebbe is facilitated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime-UNODC, with funding from the European Union, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda continues to receive COVID-19 vaccine donations, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative on Tuesday said donors need to support the distribution of the vaccines to remote areas. Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, WHO representative to Uganda, told reporters that developing countries need support to …