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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has tasked Commonwealth countries to open up more space for women participation in decision making processes especially in Parliaments. Kadaga, who doubles as the President designate of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was on Monday afternoon opening the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed government commitment to solving land problems affecting the oil rich Bunyoro sub region. Museveni on Monday said government will soon come up with “special” modalities of addressing the continued land grabbing and evictions that have escalated in the region …

Government to support private sector through new innovation framework Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Private sector companies have a chance to triple their growth once they adapt to the changing technology and business environment. This was the key message delivered by Dr. Geci Karuri – Sebina in a keynote …

New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | President Paul Kagame has held a meeting in New York with his Presidential Advisory Council (PAC), and hailed them for sticking with the country in its struggles to get back on its feet fully. “I sincerely want to thank all of you for staying …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of delegates at the ongoing 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference-CPC have criticized governments for alleged failure to take steps to curb the increasing effects of climate change. This came up during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Small Branches Conference at Speke Resort, Munyonyo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rubaga Grade One Magistrate, Joel Wegoye has remanded 135 suspects to Luzira prison for alleged possession of narcotics. The suspects who included both male and female appeared before court on Monday afternoon. The suspects, who appeared before the court in shifts, were charged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The blast that killed one person in Matugga on Saturday was a projectile containing incendiary liquids, according to Police experts.  They believe that the object could have been abandoned by armed fighters in the 1980s in the area which forms part of Luweero Triangle, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Banana farmers in the greater Bushenyi districts have faulted the Presidential Initiative on banana industrial development for failing to address the challenge of post-harvest losses. The Presidential Initiative was established to facilitate the development of banana-based sustainable processing enterprises, to help farmers to add …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority-UIA issued investment licenses to 286 companies in the last financial year, with a promise that they would invest at least US$ 1.3billiion (Shs 4.7tn) in the country. This was a slight improvement from the 247 companies that were offered permits in …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Seven children died and scores were injured early Monday when a school building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, in an accident blamed on shoddy construction. “We can confirm that we have seven fatalities,” said government spokesman Cyrus Oguna. Education Minister George Magoha said in …