Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission (EC) has opposed several constitutional amendments proposed by the opposition in the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which directly affects its operations. In its proposals tabled by the Shadow Attorney General, Wilfred Niwagaba, the opposition suggests to among others amendment of Article 60 to …
Read More »US investigators train Uganda Police officers on probing trafficking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of experts in human trafficking investigations from United States – US have started training Uganda police officers on detecting and probing human trafficking cartels. Led by Dave Rogers, who is also director Law Enforcement Operations, at Human Trafficking Institute, Uganda police officers will …
Read More »West Nile business community threatens to petition Museveni over irregular power supply
West Nile, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The business community and power consumers in Arua and West Nile are threatening to petition President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over intermittent power supply in the region. President Museveni is slated to preside as chief guest on February 25th to mark Onduparaka Football Club’s 10 …
Read More »Parliament rejects proposal to move all public holidays to weekdays
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday voted against a proposal to have all Public holidays that fall on weekends moved to weekdays to give Ugandans enough time to feel true meaning of public holiday. Juliet Kyinyamatama Suubi, the woman MP Rakai district had sought permission of the …
Read More »DP members to Mao: Return to your Law firm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conflicts in Uganda’s oldest political party, the Democratic Party are not be about to end. A cross-section of DP members are accusing their President General, Norbert Mao of a number of improprieties telling him to go back to his law firm because he has failed …
Read More »Minister Ajedra warns Ministries on obtaining loans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning will stop all ministries and government agencies from signing any Memorandum of Understanding that has finance implications without involving it. Speaking at the Uganda Media Center while announcing the forthcoming regional conference on public debt management and sustainable …
Read More »Angola President arrives for Museveni-Kagame meeting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Chief mediator, Angola President Joao LourenCo, has arrived in Kigali ahead of the Quadripartite Summit between Rwanda, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda which will take place today at the Katuna – Gatuna border. The leaders are expected to meet as part of …
Read More »NRM parades political aspirants to abandoned community
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party has presented over 40 political aspirants to the Kamuda sub county community, which they described as desolate and underdeveloped. The party members, vying for different political offices ahead of the 2021 general elections turned the belated NRA day celebrations …
Read More »Kakira sugar works underfire from farmers over supply permits
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kakira Sugar Works is underfire from sugarcane farmers from Busoga Sub region for allegedly issuing supplier permits to politicians at their expense. According to the farmers, the factory reduced their supplier permits from 1000 in January 2019 to 400 by December last year. The farmers …
Read More »Seven arrested over counterfeit veterinary drugs
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least seven people are in custody following a joint operation by the National Drug Authority-NDA and Uganda Police Force to crackdown on counterfeit veterinary drug dealers. The suspects are Gideon Ntwirenabo, the Commercial Officer, Kyamuhunga town council, Richard Ahabwe, Bernadette Bonabana, Kussein Rwabwoma, Joseph …
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