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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 20 megawatt solar plant in Kasambya Subcounty, Mubende district is due to be commissioned by the end of next month, according to the owners, Xsabo Group Ltd. The project that has so far cost 21 million dollars with financing from Uganda Development Bank Ltd …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States of America has pledged to continue financially supporting  healthcare initiatives in Uganda in order to combat epidemics and other health challenges. William Popp, the US Ambassador to Uganda said this during his visit to Fort Portal Regional Referal Hospital, to monitor …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Minister of Finance, Ezra Suruma says there is a need for a system to track the disbursement of the Parish Development Model cash. He says that the system should be able to find out whether the cash being disbursed to the Parishes has a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials in charge of selecting and placing students in technical and vocational institutions have noticed that students with better grades at O’Level are showing a growing preference for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) this academic year. The trend represents a departure from the …

  Retirement benefits schemes contributed taxes amounting to UGX235 billion to the government  in 2023, up from UGX227 billion in 2022. ✳ 10% increase in total pensions assets to sh22 trillion ✳ People saving for retirement, up from 3,015,807 to 3,142,311  ✳ URBRA’s supervisory actions led to recovery of UGX 26 billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Lawmakers have voted against a government Bill intended to dissolve the National Information Technology Authority Uganda and move its functions to the Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance. The National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was one of several bills …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a total of Euros 52.429 million approximately 222 billion Shillings in compensation to the thousands of victims of former Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA) Rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen. In a reparation decision made on Wednesday, the Judges at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire will have to justify government’s move to relocate Luzira Prison from Kampala to Buikwe district, in favor of an International Conference Center and Commercial Hub. Speaker Anita Among issued the directive in response to a matter …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Cricket Association has confirmed that they will host a Quadrangular Cricket Test Series in April. Denis Musali, the association’s head of communication, told Xinhua that they will host national cricket teams of the Netherlands, Nepal and Namibia for a mini tournament. “This Quadrangular …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | American Economist and Public Policy Analyst Prof. Jeffrey Sachs has urged world leaders to stop wasting resources on the military. Sachs is of the view that money spent on war should be going to education, transport infrastructure, and the protection of natural capital among others. …