Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 fish traders have deserted Busia fish market citing double taxation and high costs for clearing fish products for export. The fish traders claim that they pay Shillings 20,000 to get a clearance form, Shillings 50,000 for an export permit and US$ 0.05 per …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district local government wants additional funding for road maintenance. Currently, the district receives 1.2 Billion Shillings every financial year from the Uganda Road Fund. The Chief Administrative officer-CAO Asuman Amis Masereka says the funds are inadequate to maintain roads in the district that have been …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Edrisah Musuuza alias Eddy Kenzo is in hospital nursing injuries after reportedly being involved in a car accident along Masaka highway when a vehicle he was in overturned and went off the road on Thursday morning. Eddy is fine – Beta Kenzo’s manager Martin Beta Muhumuza …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspects are in police custody for allegedly vandalizing electricity towers in Kakira town council and railway slippers in different parts of Jinja district. Their arrest comes two weeks after the collapse of one of the electric towers along the Kakira power line following the theft …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youths have asked the government to increase funding in the agricultural sector. Laban Musinguzi, the Executive Director of Agro Fresh Uganda, an organization that unites youths participating in agriculture and agribusiness says that government needs to invest in training youths on better farming practices and also …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recovery of the economy has suffered a setback following the 42 days that the country was under a lockdown, this is according to economic analysts. The economy was recovering from the effects of the March-to-June 2020 lockdown, with both the Bank of Uganda and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has collected 909 million shillings from the express penalties issued to riders and motorists flouting traffic regulations and the Covid-19 guidelines. According to police records, security personnel arrested more than 11,500 people during lockdown but only 2,117 were taken to court as repeated offenders. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Attorney General and acting Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Jackson Kafuzi has urged Ugandans to register their intellectual property with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau in order for them to benefit from their inventions. Speaking to reporters at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked Members of Parliament to support proposed amendments to the Land Act. Museveni’s request was communicated by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to Chairpersons, Deputy Chairpersons, and different regional whips of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party in parliament. This was during …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have been tasked to appraise the impact of Emyooga funds in their constituencies within a week prior to commencement of the much anticipated Shs490 billion Parish Development Model (PDM). The Emyooga, a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation, was rolled out in October 2020 …
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