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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority collected 16.6 trillion Shillings, much more than it had estimated in the just-ended financial year. Against a target of sh16.4 trillion, the tax body registered a surplus of sh259 billion, the biggest in its entire history. Compared to the 2017/18 financial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has criticized a proposal for the registration and licensing of coffee farmers as embedded in the National Coffee Bill currently before parliament. The bill proposes the registration of farmers capturing details of the size of land, the number …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kasese district have called for the expeditious trial of Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere and his royal guards. Mumbere together with 203 royal guards were picked up in a joint security raid on Buhikira Royal Palace in Kasese town in November 2016. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF 3rd Division Command is set to recruit 3,000 Personnel to serve under the local Defense Unit, across the region. Headquartered in Moroto, the 3rd division command comprises Karamoja, Teso, Sebei, Bugisu and Bukedi sub-regions. This is part of a …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Are you in the business of providing information communication technology services and you are not certified by National Information Technology Authority of Uganda? It is going to be tough for you to get any business from government or private sector. Frederick E. Kitoogo, the NITA-U director …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raxio Data Centre has challenged the Ugandan media industry to keep up to date with the latest technology when it comes to data storage and disaster recovery. In a press release, Raxio Data Centre’s General Manager, James Byaruhanga said there is need for the industry …

  Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Financial inclusion statistics count most when they reflect the unlocking of economic potential through harnessing natural resources, most especially through job creation; thereby reducing poverty and fostering prosperity for all. Those were some of the words that Governor of Bank of Uganda Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile …

Pastor confirmed with Ebola as disease spreads in DR Congo Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Goma, the biggest city to have been affected by the disease since its outbreak in eastern DR Congo last August, the health ministry said on …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  66 Karamojong children who have been living on the streets of Kampala and other towns have been reunited with their families. Some of the girls who have been on the streets since they were minors returned with children born on the streets. URN reporter saw …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ankole Royal tombs have been left to waste. The treasured tombs that used to attract researchers and tourists are now in a poor state. At Nkokonjeru in Kamukuzi division, the tombs are bushy and some have developed huge cracks. The fence at the …