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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Aviation Authority-CAA has received an award for its performance in maintaining safety and security by the International Civil Aviation Organization -ICAO. The ICAO Council President Certificate in Aviation Security was handed to Aggrey Bagiire, the State Minister in charge of Transport, on Wednesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has given Cipla’s Hepatitis B drug Texavir the green light saying that it is safe for human consumption. This comes after Cipla Quality Chemical Industries, issued a voluntary recall in July after it was discovered that the packaging for medicine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is on the spot for not providing adequate information on tax matters to members of the public. At the tax appreciation show at Kololo on Thursday, taxpayers told URA that they were not receiving enough education on their tax matters to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of public places have relaxed Ebola prevention measures. In some of the public places like hotels and offices in previously hit Ebola sites our reporter found no disinfectants and hand washing facilities. For instance, at the Uganda –Congo cross border meeting organized …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyambogo University is choking with a high number of students. Our reporter visited the Banda based university on Tuesday and found several lecture rooms filled to capacity. Some of the students were standing during lectures while others were sharing the limited furniture available. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked Commonwealth countries to use their numbers to promote investments, work together on security and cultural exchanges. The President was on Thursday officiating at the opening ceremony of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. The conference …

✳ Year – Interest 2012 ✅10.00% 2013 ✅11.23% 2014 ✅11.50% 2015 ✅13.00% 2016 ✅12.30% 2017 ✅11.23% 2018 ✅ 15% 2019 -……….. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ten days after cautioning that National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay a lower interest rate on account of a drop in its total …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has issued a report stating that today’s Hoima District Woman MP by-election was largely well administered despite the pre-election tension that threatened to mar it. “The September 26th 2019 Hoima District Woman MP by-election was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A special council meeting of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA on Thursday flopped due to lack of quorum. The Council is composed of 36 members including the Lord Mayor and the deputy, division mayors and councillors. However, it was only the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyer of three Kaweesi murder suspects accused of unlawful production of national identity cards has asked Nabweru Magistrate’s Court to drop the charges against his clients. The suspects are Higenyi Noordin Aramathan, a money changer, Bruhan Balyejusa alias Masiga, a Boda boda rider and …