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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Archbishop, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has appealed to Ugandans to always appreciate the historical role played by Buganda Kingdom in the formation and development of the modern day Pearl of Africa- Uganda. Lwanga made the appeal during the sermon at Rubaga Cathedral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An assistant lecturer at Makerere University, Godber Wilson Tumushabe is suing the institution demanding to be paid his salary arrears for eight years amounting to 304 million shillings. Tumushabe says that when he was being employed as an assistant lecturer at the Human Rights and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda shilling has appreciated by at least 5.2% against the dollar since March, thanks partly to money coming into non-governmental organizations and low demand for dollars by importers. According to the quoting this month by forex bureaus, the shilling has gained as much …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a USD 31.6m (116.7 billion shillings) loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) to help in the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement sent out on Sunday afternoon, the ADF, which is a concessional funding arm of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Headteachers in government-aided learning institutions are up in arms over the decision by the Ministry of Finance asking them to return funds they had received for the second term in the fourth quarter of the 2019/2020 financial year. On July 22, Keith Muhakanizi, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several commercial banks have announced resumption of full operations after the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted on most business activities across the country. Tropical bank, Stanbic Bank, and Centenary Bank have written a note to customers that their doors will be open between 8:30am and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcement officers are struggling to maintain standard operating procedures – SOPs while carrying out their duties in the city. The officers working with police often engage in running battles with vendors who operate illegally on the streets of Kampala. …

  Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lyantonde district vice chairperson Juuko Katungi collapsed during a function on Saturday and died moments later. Katungi, the Kinuuka sub county representative was giving a speech at party in Kashagama when he collapsed. According to Fred Muhangi, Lyantonde district chairperson local council …

Kasese , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lodge owners and tourism operators have appealed to the European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda to consider clear accessibility of the Euro 6 million grant (25.2 billion Shillings) that was recently extended to support the private tourism sector. The EU ambassadors were on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has arrested another suspected car thief operating in the areas of Kabowa in Rubaga division, a Kampala suburb. The Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango has identified the suspect as Mark Ssebina suspected to be the ringleader in the group. Ssebina is alleged …