NEWS

✳Forex earnings from tourism have grown by 22% over the last 5 years from $1.31 billion to $1.6 billion an average growth of 4% per year ✳The tourism sector in 2018, contributed Shs8.3trillion worth of GDP- equivalent of 7.7% of Uganda’s GDP ✳ Tourism created 670,000 jobs in 2018 (6.7% of total …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) needs at least Three Trillion Shillings in capital to sufficiently carryout government business in the oil sector. Proscovia Nabbanja, the CEO of UNOC told reporters in Kampala on Wednesday that the money will be needed in a phased manner in …

Karamoja, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police and the army have resolved to deploy aircraft to fight the escalating cattle raids in Karamoja sub-region. This is contained in a joint statement issued by Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga this morning. Enanga notes that the army and Police resolved to use aircraft as …

Former cabinet minister and NRA ideologue Rukikaire on politics and leadership BOOK REVIEW | Ian Katusiime | Mathew Rukikaire has seen it all. Born into an aristocratic family and educated in the best institutions that the colonial era could offer locally and abroad, Rukikaire has either made or participated in …

Alebtong, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government will in the next financial year start compensating victims of war in Lango region.  This is according to the State Minister for Northern Uganda Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny, during the Abia Massacre Memorial prayers, held on Tuesday.  On February 5, 2004, about 300 rebels …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has secured funds for Government-sponsored students. The money authorized through the University Subvention Account in Stanbic Bank on Monday is meant to cater for first batch of payment. Yusuf Kiranda, the Acting University Secretary says that 1.48 billion shillings and 860 million …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Statehouse Anti-Corruption Unit stormed the National Animal Genetic Resources and Information Center – NAGRIC in Entebbe municipality on Tuesday evening to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of office. The unit is also investigating claims that Dr. Charles Lagu, the NAGRIC Executive Director …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has halted the implementation of the revised lower secondary curriculum, which among others scraps termly examinations. The decision followed an extensive debate on the ministerial statement presented by the Primary Education State Minister, Rosemary Sseninde on the matter during plenary on Tuesday. Last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luweero hospital and government health centres have run out of essential medicines leaving hundreds of patients stranded. Every two months, National Medical Stores (NMS) is supposed to deliver essential drugs to district stores before they are distributed across health centres. However, in Luweero district, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of the Inter-party Organization for Dialogue- IPOD is set to meet this Friday to discuss activities to be conducted by IPOD under the leadership of Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. The Council comprises of Secretaries from all member parties. The platform brings …