Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine workers of Jokamax Construction Company Limited are stranded in Kihihi town council, Kanungu district after their executive director abandoned them and escaped when they demanded unpaid wages since February of this year. Jokamax Construction Company Limited which belongs to Joshua Kalema, was subcontracted by China …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has abandoned the proposal to impose a 200,000 shillings license on vehicles and instead introduced a 100 shillings tax per litre of fuel to raise revenue. This was revealed by Finance Minister in charge of planning David Bahati who was appearing before the finance committee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance has further increased the budget for the financial year 2021/2022 from the initial 41.3 Trillion Shillings to 44.7 Trillion Shillings. According to the Ministry of Finance, the increase is due to an additional 500 Billion Shillings for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The owners of the land on which Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is located have asked court to dismiss an application seeking to stay the eviction of the organization that has been operating on the facility. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a home to 33 white endangered rhinos located in …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The closure of Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary has left pastoralists and other business operators in a dilemma. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a home to 33 white endangered rhinos in Nakitoma sub-county, Nakasongola District is currently out of bounds to tourists and the public following a directive by …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security and environment officials in Kanungu district have lifted a ban on sand mining activities but after issuing of tough regulations for miners to comply with. Sand mining in the district was banned early this month, following the death of two people in Kiruruma sand …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for ICT Peter Ogwang has given a two months’ ultimatum to people encroaching on UBC land in Arua to vacate. The minister issued the directive during a tour of government ICT facilities in Arua district and the City on Thursday, …
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WHO says 650,000 children in 3 African countries get malaria vaccine Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | More than 650,000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received the malaria vaccine in the last two years since its launch, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday ahead of World Malaria …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leaders of solar energy equipment importers and distributors have lauded the new standards amidst protests by the traders over the July 1 deadline. Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, has told the business community to ensure that their solar energy products, mainly the home-use …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district have arrested two college administrators for blocking their own students, numbering 29, from sitting for final exams. The suspects have been identified as Affan Lubanga, the director Destiny River Primary Teacher’s collage-PTC which is in Iganga district and Benson Kabusira the …
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