Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has awarded a contract to build an integrated system for civil servants to a consortium of three companies. Sybyl Limited (Uganda), hSenid Business Solutions PVT Ltd from India and Sybyl Kenya Limited will design, supply and help government implement the Integrated Government Human …
Read More »MPs ask minister to table list of Uganda airlines board
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament has asked government to comply with an earlier resolution of parliament to present a list of Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines for scrutiny and approval. The Kasilo County MP, Elijah Okupa, raised a procedural matter during the plenary …
Read More »PAC grills immigration officials over unauthorized domestic arrears expenditure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has grilled officers from the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control-DCIC over unauthorized expenditure of Shillings 2.2 billion on domestic arrears. The officers were appearing before the Committee chaired by the Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi led by …
Read More »Former IGP Kisembo dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Inspector General of Police-IGP, John Kisembo is dead. He breathed his last at Platinum hospital Kampala along Buganda road on Thursday evening. Kisembo served as IGP from 1998 to 2001 and was replaced by Gen Katumba Wamala, the current Works State Minister. …
Read More »Magogo elected CAF executive member
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo has been elected on the executive of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Magogo was elected to represent the Central East Zone during the CAF Ordinary General Assembly held at the …
Read More »Museveni advises Ngoma pastoralists to embrace Zero grazing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has advised pastoralists in Ngoma cattle corridor in Nakaseke to embrace zero-grazing rather free-range system. According to Nakaseke district, there are over 230,000-300,000 cows in the district, most of them are grazed using free-range system. However, President Museveni says that the …
Read More »Gov’t to register suppliers of agro inputs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government plans to register suppliers of agro inputs in order to address counterfeit products. Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Uganda Media Centre, the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Uganda will work with foreign governments where the companies …
Read More »Makerere investigating four more staff over sexual harassment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four more staff of Makerere University are being investigated for sexual harassment, according to the vice chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. He disclosed this while responding to compliments by guild leaders haling management for suspend three male staff accused of sexual harassment. According to Professor …
Read More »UNDP asks gov’t to address Uganda’s labour skill gaps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Development Programme – UNDP has asked government to address the skill gaps responsible for low economic productivity in the country for inclusive growth to be achieved. The UN Agency says investing in human capital should be at the centre of the …
Read More »IG breaks ground for UGX 69bn headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the headquarters of the Inspectorate of Government-IG is finally set to begin. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony on plots 71-75 Yusuf Lule Road and Plots 24-26 Clement Hill, Kampala this morning, Rose N. Kafeero, the Permanent Secretary of the IG, said …
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