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Read More »Vision group employee in Mbarara found dead
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An employee of Vision Group in Mbarara District who went missing three days ago has been found dead. Christine Kabasweka Akiiki’s body was discovered on Saturday in her room on Mayor’s house along Bucunku Road. Kabasweka who is from Kachwamba, Fort Portal Municipality has been …
Read More »Why only 74,000 case files were submitted to ccourt in 2019
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Records at the Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID have revealed that only 34% of the 215,224 recorded crimes in 2019 were taken courts of law. CID headed by Assistant Inspector General of Police –AIGP Grace Akullo, submitted only 74,810 case files to court. This translates to …
Read More »Is Kadaga fighting Oulanyah?
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rivalry between the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has once again come to the fore, with a proposal reportedly aimed at impeaching Oulanyah in offing. MPs from the Busoga caucus reportedly started collecting signatures to impeach Oulanyah …
Read More »Five Tanzanians arrested for violating COVID-19 guidelines in Rakai
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Tanzanian nationals have been arrested in Rakai district for sneaking into Uganda despite the closure of borders to human traffic. The borders were closed as one of the measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease. Only long distance trucks are allowed to cross, …
Read More »Gov’t ordered to pay UPDF officer UGX 46m for untaken leave
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has ordered the government to pay retired Captain Samuel Ogwal Onapa 46 million shillings for his untaken leave. In his Judgement delivered on Friday, Justice Musa Ssekaana agreed with Onapa that since joining the army in October 2001, up to his retirement in …
Read More »Broadcasting lessons :- A teachers’ experience in a ‘Strange Environment’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Continuing education through alternative learning pathways has been prioritized since the closure of schools nearly two months ago as a measure to control the spread of coronavirus disease. But the adoption of the new remote learning systems has been a challenge in an environment where …
Read More »COVID-19 triggers decline in global trade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year. This is according to the latest UN Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) data published in a joint report by 36 international organizations. The report says the pandemic has led …
Read More »Gov’t to allow companies delay payment of taxes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some companies will be allowed to delay payment of taxes like Pay As You Earn and corporation taxes to remain in operation. Medical items required in the fight against the virus including masks, protective goggles, body bags and sanitizers, infra-red thermometers and motorized fumigation pumps …
Read More »Petroleum Authority gets new board of directors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu inaugurated a new board of directors to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. The new board which includes members from the old board is expected to steer the Authority for the next your years. This is the …
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