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MPs demand audit into sh478bn injected into Crane Bank

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed the Auditor General to carry out an audit into the sh478 billion injected into Crane Bank Limited by the Central Bank. The money was injected into the defunct Bank by the Central Bank …

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Court to confirm charges against Jamil Mukulu in January

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of High Court has set January 11th, 2019 to confirm the charges against Jamil Mukulu, the jailed Commander of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces. Mukulu and 37 others are currently facing several charges related to crimes against humanity, war crimes and …

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Tullow selling shares to Total, CNOOC again

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tullow Oil is in the final stages of farming down its stakes in the Lake Albert Graben to its joint venture partners Total and China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC). Tullow, Total and CNOOC hold equal stakes of 33.3 percent in the Lake Albert Basin …

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IGP Ochola transfers 12 senior officers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth Ochola has transferred 12 senior police officers. In a message released on Thursday and signed by the Director Human Resource Administration Hajji Moses Balimwoyo, Moses Muluya who has been the commissioner Human Resource Management has been appointed the …

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Lorna Magara voted new Mak University Council Chairperson

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lorna Magara has been elected the new chairperson Makerere University Council. She becomes the first woman to hold the post, and replaces Dr Charles Wana-Etyem whose term expired on Wednesday. Magara obtained 11 votes out of 17 against former Internal Affairs Permanent Secretary, Stephen Kagoda. …

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Gov’t revises Oil volumes to six billion barrels

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amount of crude oil so far discovered is six billion barrels, down from 6.5 billion barrels, the Uganda government has announced. Of the six billion barrels, the amount recoverable has also been put at 1.4 billion barrels, down from the initial range of between …

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MPs inspect UWEP-funded projects

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) and women parliamentarians under their umbrella body, the Uganda Women Parliamentarians Association (UWOPA) have embarked on a joint monitoring exercise of UWEP-funded projects in the Western region. The exercise covering the districts of Kanungu, Rukungiri, Ntungamo, Mbarara …

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Arua modern taxi park complex unveiled

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A modern Taxi Park complex has been opened in Arua Municipality. The complex consists of two storied buildings with space for close to 120 lockup shops, a supermarket, a restaurant and a paved area with a parking capacity of up to 50 taxis at ago. …

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Bus operators explain transport fare hike

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport fares have soared as more Ugandans travel to the countryside ahead of Christmas and New Year festivities. The most affected are distant routes to the East and the western parts of the Country, where fares have more than doubled. Justus Baribumpe, a driver for …

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