Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have criticized the government for turning a deaf ear to the plight of businesses that are collapsing as a result of bank loans. The MPs led by the Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko point out that businesses have been …
Read More »Fort Portal regional referral hospital to reduce staff day offs
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital authorities are set to review the duty roster with a view of reducing the number of staff day-offs. It stems from the just concluded nationwide supervision exercise and on-spot check by the Ministry of Health where it was found …
Read More »US embassy cautions against violence in Uganda 2021 polls
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Embassy in Kampala has cautioned individuals and organizations against instigating violence against the civilian population before, during, and after 2021 general elections. The embassy said that it will not hesitate to consider consequences for those found to be responsible for election-related …
Read More »Mbale taxi drivers reject proposal to share park with trucks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Mbale City have opposed plans by City authorities to temporary relocate trucks to Kumi road Taxi Park to pave way for road works. The Shillings 21 billion road works project is expected to begin in two weeks’ time and now the drivers …
Read More »BoU opposes gov’t proposal to borrow from domestic market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Bank has rejected the Government’s plan to borrow up to 4.3 trillion Shillings from the domestic market to fund the supplementary budget expenditure of 6.5 trillion Shillings. The matter came up when officials from BoU, the Private Sector Foundation and Uganda Bankers Association …
Read More »MPs stay approval of supplementary budget request for radio receivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee of parliament have queried the government’s proposal to spend Shillings 336.8 billion to purchase radio sets for all homesteads in the country. The money is part of the bigger supplementary budget request worth Shillings 353.8 billion presented to the Committee by …
Read More »Non candidate learners to meet teachers at schools periodically without re-opening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Education says plans are in place to let learners have interfaces with their teachers at school in a phased arrangement after the distribution of the second round of home learning material. According to the Director Basic and secondary education Ismael Mulindwa the …
Read More »Kireka woman killed in domestic brawl
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man has killed his lover in a domestic brawl in Kireka in Wakiso district. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango has identified the deceased as 25-year-old Sylvia Katushabe, a resident of Kireka B in Kira Municipality Wakiso district. Preliminary investigations indicate that that deceased was …
Read More »CID deputy director transferred over mess in NRM primaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered for the transfer of top police officers at the Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID for failing to arrest masterminds of the chaos that marred National Resistance Movement -NRM party primaries. Last month, the president directed the Inspector General of Police, Martin …
Read More »Gov’t urgently wants sh336 billion to buy radios for everybody
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a fresh supplementary budget request to parliament, government is seeking a total provision of Shillings 353.8 billion to purchase radios to all Uganda homesteads to support long distance learning and others. David Bahati, the Minister of State for Planning presented the request to Parliament’s …
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