Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council has resolved to rename Nsambya Estates Road after the late Archbishop of Kampala Diocese Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga. Lwanga died in his room at Rubaga, in the precincts of the Cathedral on April 6. The medical team that carried out …
Read More »Suspected lion killers change plea
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspects who pleaded guilty to killing six lions and ten vultures before the Utilities, Wildlife and Standards Court in Kampala have made a U-turn. They are Vincent Tumuhirwe and Robert Ariyo, a farmer and Boda Boda rider respectively from Kanungu District. The two …
Read More »Uganda declined China request to repay SGR loan with oil cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government rejected a China Exim Bank proposal to use revenue from Oil to pay for a loan to build the planned Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). This is according to information shared by Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala in a meeting …
Read More »Greenpeace Africa warns that oil pipeline deal threat to environment
Not Under Our Watch: Greenpeace Africa responds to oil pipeline deal Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Greenpeace Africa has described news that Uganda and Tanzania have finalised plans to build an oil pipeline from Hoima to Tanga as a ‘neo-colonial project that has vast environmental and climate risks’. Uganda, Tanzania …
Read More »Govts debt management strategy draws mixed reactions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance has unveiled a new Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS), aimed at ensuring value for money from the loans that are being borrowed for the next financial year. The plan specifies how the government plans to structure its debt portfolio in the …
Read More »Corruption fight: Judiciary unveils staff uniform
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court clerks and support staff will soon start wearing distinct uniforms as part of the efforts by the judiciary to stamp out corruption. The purple uniform that was officially unveiled by the Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary, Pius Bigirimana and Judiciary Chief Registrar, Sarah Langa …
Read More »Gulu registers reduction in 2020 UACE candidates
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Gulu have expressed concern about the reduction in the number of candidates sitting for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education – UACE. Only 889 students registered for the exams compared to over 1,200 candidates in the previous 2019 and previous years. Churchill …
Read More »Ssekikubo protests reinstatement of attempted murder charges against him
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, Theodore Ssekikubo is up in arm against the state for reinstating the charges of attempted murder and gun misuse against him, which he allegedly committed over a decade ago. In January last year, Ssekikubo was arrested on accusations of …
Read More »Gov’t recalls certificates of private secondary schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Education and Sports has recalled the registration certificates of all private secondary schools across the country. Edward Ssebukyu, the Assistant Commissioner of Private Schools and institutions, says the decision is aimed at cleaning up the private secondary school’s register and update information on …
Read More »Internet cafes phasing out of business
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investment in public internet has increasingly become risky and less viable in Kampala City as opposed to several years ago. This is due to low returns as a result of fewer customers accessing the internet from cafes, according to business people dealing in internet data. …
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