Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court has issued an order blocking Friday’s meeting that had been called by the Uganda Law Society to discuss the conduct of Hoima High Court Judge, Byaruhanga Jesse Rwigyema. The interim order was signed by Kintu Simon Ziritunsa, …
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Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG | Parliament’s Trade and Tourism Committee has declined to consider the 2024/25 national budget for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives until the recommendation by Parliament to relieve the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali, of her duties on the grounds that she is unfit to …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has lost more than 20,000 shea nut trees in five months, a recent report by cultural leaders in the district indicates. Clan leaders in Agago district have been at the forefront of the fight against the destruction of endangered tree species. In December …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A four month-old baby boy is admitted at Kitara Medical center in Masindi district after being attacked and critically injured by a Chimpanzee. The child was attacked and critically injured on Wednesday afternoon in Marramu village in Budongo sub county. It is reported that the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Simon Byabakama, and his deputy, Hajat Aisha Luebga have been reappointed for another seven-year term at the Electoral Commission. In November 2016, Justice Byabakama was appointed Chairperson of the Electoral Commission for a seven (7) year term. It is confirmed that President Museveni wrote …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has blamed the persistent incursion of illegal fishing habits on the limited number of personnel deployed to fight the practices at the different fishing grounds across the country. In 2017, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni created the FPU, as a branch of …
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Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG | The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs has requested Parliament to appropriate sh40 billion to compensate the former tenants of the Nakawa-Naguru housing estate. The Government evicted the tenants to pave the way for the construction of a Satellite City by Opec Prime, a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council of Sports Secretary-General Patrick Ogwel has asked for at least 1.4 trillion shillings in the new 2024/2025 budget. Ogwel who alongside other Council members, appeared before the budget committee of Parliament to present the proposed budget, the amount of money they are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The year 2023 ended on a higher note for the private sector as companies registered more demand for their goods and services in the month of December. This according to both the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which compile …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Commission, established under Article 87A of the Constitution, has been fully constituted with the endorsement of the Leader of the Opposition and four back bench Commissioners. Joel Ssenyonyi takes up the mantle of the Leader of the Opposition, replacing Mathias Mpuuga. …
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