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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has been asked to review the National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA Act. This request is part of the recommendations contained in the research findings conducted by Unwanted Witness, a human rights organization, in a report titled ‘Uganda’s Digital ID system. A cocktail of discrimination.’ …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has set aside 11 Billion Shillings as part of a contingency plan to fight desert locusts. Uganda is potentially threatened by the highly mobile and destructive desert locusts which have attacked three East African countries including Kenya, which neighbors Uganda. Swarms of billions of …

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport will ensure MV Kalangala, one of the major marine vessels plying from the main land in Entebbe to Kalangala undergoes major servicing in February this year. Sadala Musoke, the managing director of Nation Oil Distributors limited, the company that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance Committee of parliament has approved a request to recapitalize Bank of Uganda with Shillings 481 billion in the 2020/2021 financial year. This is part of the recommendations in the Committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper on votes in the finance …

Masaka, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of the Democratic Party-DP leaders in Masaka district have rejected the party’s road map. On Monday, the DP National Vice President, Fred Mukasa Mbidde and Masaka District DP Chairperson announced the party road map, which seeks to reorganise the party structures. According to Mbidde, the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan has asked the Budget Committee to approve her proposal for a special audit of the Consolidated Fund. She says the special audit should be undertaken with the “purpose of ascertaining the extent of unspent …

This development will stir competition in the country’s retail business Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Carrefour franchisee in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Majid Al-Futtaim, has opened a store in Kampala, stepping up competition for shoppers in the country’s lucrative and less developed retail chain industry. Majid Al-Futtaim, …

Moroto, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district has rolled out a sensitization drive about desert locusts in a move to scale up surveillance. A technical team led by the Moroto district production officer, Dr. Francis Inangolet Olaki has begun field visits to communities at the Uganda – Kenya border …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Education and Sports Ministry has extended holidays for over 20 government aided schools that will be used to train teachers on the new lower secondary school curriculum. Some of the affected schools include Mount St Mary’s Namgunga, St Mary’s Kisubi, Trinity College Nabbingo, Kololo …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Teargas rocked Kalerwe in Kampala city suburbs on Tuesday afternoon during an operation by power distributor, Umeme against illegal connections. It all started after a team of Umeme officials stormed the area with the backing of police, the army and Local Defense Unit- LDU personnel …