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Court has set Thursday, February 11 as the day to meet with all the parties to agree on the matters that are going to be determined in the hearing. The court is expected to give its verdict not later than March 17. ANALYSIS | BAKER BATTE | It is almost 20 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is seeking 12 Billion Shillings to purchase new garbage collection trucks to improve sanitation in the city. According to the Director of Public Health at KCCA Daniel Okello, they plan to purchase two trucks for each of the five divisions of …

Vernita Kayiwa and Tina Drazu will be the first Ugandan women to fly the wide body Airbus A330. They have gone further in their civilian flying careers than any Ugandan women ever, no mean feat and worth celebrating COMMENT |  DEREK NSEKO  |  Now that the dust has settled on Uganda …

Parliament stays approval of UGX 292Bn supplementary budget after letter is ready from the Uganda Land Commission   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has postponed the approval of a Shillings 292billion Supplementary budget request by the government to among others procure more facemasks, ambulances and compensate Lusanja land eviction victims. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Human Rights Committee of parliament has decided to postpone investigations into cases of electoral violence due to funding. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga directed the committee to take stock of the human rights violations that marred the electoral process. Although the committee was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown people in Kapelebyong district have killed a couple. Semei Okopu and his wife Stella Amajo were residents of Oliliya-A village in Okunguru sub county. They were reportedly attacked on Monday night while returning home. According to residents, the couple had taken a bull to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 boda-boda riders in Busia have deserted the business because of the ongoing operations by Uganda Revenue Authority-URA on Kenyan registered motorcycles. According to URA estimates, there are over 2,000 Kenyan registered motorcycles operating illegally in Busia district. The owners of the impounded Kenyan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations -NGO Bureau has asked beneficiaries under the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) to remain silent amidst the ongoing discussions on the government’s suspension of the facility. The Bureau, a semi-autonomous body under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is mandated to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee are divided over a proposed bill seeking to provide an instrument for addressing regional imbalances in recruitment, appointment and promotion of persons in public offices. The proposal is under a Constitutional Amendment Bill tabled before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has dismissed an application in which the National Unity Platform-NUP former presidential candidate sought to amend his petition challenging the victory of the incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the just concluded presidential elections. In its ruling, the panel of nine Supreme …