Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP is paying medical bills for 44 supporters who were tortured during the just concluded general elections. The majority of these were reportedly kidnapped and tortured by security while others returned from prisons in very bad shape. Joel Ssenyonyi, the NUP party …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public transport costs for passengers using the Kampala-Masaka highway have been increased after the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA technical team diverted traffic to carry out repairs on the failed sections of the road. A section of the Kampala-Masaka highway collapsed after culverts used to fix …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is mandated to establish a market in the city according to the office of the Attorney General. This is contained in his response to the KCCA Market Ordinance, which was approved in 2019 to provide a comprehensive licensing regime for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City businessman Desh Kananura has won a land case against six claimants. This comes after a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices led by Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera declared Kananura the rightful owner of the land located at plot 20 to plot 30 …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 people in Gulu and Kitgum districts are to benefit from the free electricity connection policy. The policy under the Rural Electrification Agency – REA started two years ago but was halted in March last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Doreen …
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1️⃣ The Traffic and Road Safety Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 2️⃣ The Fish (Amendment) Bill, 2021 3️⃣ Mining (Amendment) Bill, 2021 4️⃣ Tax Appeals Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2021 5️⃣ The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021 6️⃣ External Trade (Amendment) Bill, 2021 7️⃣ Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2021 8️⃣ Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021 9️⃣ Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) through its examination body arm, the Public Accountants Examinations Board, has released the March 2021 examinations which were conducted from March 15-19 at the Kampala examinations centre. A total of 3,180 students attempted the March 2021 examinations. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni lawyer reacts on Kasango case ruling: Signs of Supreme Court appeal fight revealed THE LAST WORD Museveni’s economic management: What IMF figures on GPD growth in the world tell us about Uganda’s …
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Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited-UEDCL has taken over power distribution in Bundibugyo district. It replaces the Bundibugyo Energy Cooperative Society- BECS. In 2009, Bundibugyo Energy and Cooperative Society won the concession to manage the power line in the district. According to the concession, the …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi has called for investigations into the aspect of road construction component under the Project for Restoration of Livelihood in the Northern Region-PRELNOR. Magyezi’s call came just a day after the Parliamentary Committee on Public Service and Local Government …
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