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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwemiyaga County MP, Theodore Ssekikubo wants government to compensate cattle keepers and traders who lost animals during what he calls an illegal blockade of Lwemiyaga Cattle market by Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine. This follows a petition by dairy farmers to the Speaker, Rebecca …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle keepers and traders in Lwemiyaga, one of the counties in Sembabule district have accused the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, of being behind the unfair quarantining of animals in the area. The group led by Lwemiyaga MP, Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo, petitioned Parliament, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Political Parties and Organisations Amendment Bill, 2019.  Members of Parliament considered the Bill’s 17 proposed amendments to the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005. In 2005, Parliament passed the law to regulate the financing, formation, functioning, registration and membership of political …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Undisclosed businessman in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district has reportedly handed police footage about the shooting of Daniel Kyeyune, a of People Power activists last week. Kyeyune was killed on Wednesday last week when security personnel opened fire to break up a procession by People …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study carried out by Lancet shows that Uganda is one of many countries that face the lowest risk of being infected by the coronavirus. The study which was carried out by using data on the volume of air travel departing airports in the infected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for older persons has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament demanding for a representative of older persons in Parliament. The team that appeared alongside the equal opportunities commission on Thursday say older persons face numerous and unique challenges like access to health facilities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has passed the Political Parties and Organisations Amendment Bill, 2019. Members of Parliament considered the Bill’s 17 proposed amendments to the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005. With the Political Parties and Organisations Amendment Bill passed into law, it means that Parliament has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A report by estate agent Knight Frank indicates that 494 Ugandans each own wealth worth at least $500,000 (1.8bn Uganda shillings). The index shows the minimum threshold. This means that of the 494 individuals, there are those that own wealth in the excess of USD1m …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Next Einstein Forum that was set to happen in Nairobi, Kenya next week has been postponed. Kevin Eze, the Forum’s Manager for Public Engagement said in an email yesterday that the meeting of global leaders in science and innovation has been cancelled due to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament on Thursday tasked the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities to explain the delayed installation of an electric fence at Murchison Falls National Park. Government last year promised to install low voltage electric fencing in major human-wildlife conflict hotspots …