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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The government is carrying out consultations in a bid to ratify the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance- ACDEG.   Head of Legal Department at the ministry, Ambassador Asaba Amooti says that while Uganda signed the charter in 2008, it has not yet ratified it. …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  William Otim alias Rasta Bosmic Joyce Otim, the People Power mobiliser for Northern Uganda is one of the 104,467 candidates sitting the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education – UACE exams that began on Monday.  The local Afro-beat Popstar is writing his exams at Gulu Hall, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Amnesty Commission has demobilized 164 reporters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) over the last one year. The Commission says it demobilized most of the reporters from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it also made contact …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  More than Shillings 3 trillion is locked up in disputes before the Commercial court and High Court Land Division, URN has learnt.  According to Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, the judiciary is struggling to free the money from disputes due to human resource gaps in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has cautioned the Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa and the Executive against undermining the powers and role of the legislature. Kadaga says that she is concerned that while political parties have the right to caucus and make decisions on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Shillings 24 Billion meant for the construction of Isimba Dam Bridge, was swindled, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has revealed.    Commissioned on March 21st, 2019, the 183MW Isimba Hydro Power Project is located 4km downstream of Simba Falls on the River Nile, approximately …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new platform called the APEX to be chaired by the President has been mooted to be the topmost stage to carry out oversight of government programes performance. The platform will be made up of what has been described as the big four government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the chairperson Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is set to resume his duties after completing his six month’s suspension. Dr. Kamunyu vowed in an interview with URN never to cede to dishonesty as he returns to Makerere University, saying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has directed more than 10,000 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to cease operations. This follows a verification and validation exercise by Internal Affairs Ministry and National Bureau for NGOs. During the exercise 2, 118 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were cleared to continue operations after they …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The East African Community- EAC will not intervene in the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda, the second Deputy Prime Minister, Ali Kirunda Kivejinja has revealed. Kivejinja, who also doubles as the East African Community Affairs, says they received assurance from the Ugandan and …