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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Expatriates could take only three days to secure clearance from the Petroleum Authority to allow them to be employed in the oil and gas sector. The Petroleum Authority in Uganda (PAU) has launched an Electronic Work Permit Recommendation System (EWPRS) to ease the process. …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government of Uganda has been called to open up markets for more agro-ecologically produced foods. As a starting point, territorial market leaders have asked the government to kick-start the process of certifying agroecology farmers, and to ensure that ample space is allocated for their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least sh740 million is saved annually by the Uganda police force through making its own uniforms. Irene Ameri Kimara, the Acting Deputy Director of logistics and engineering said ever since police started making their own uniforms, the money it saves has been tremendously …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has canceled the land offer to Makerere University in Nakasongola district after protests from the occupants. In 1989, President Yoweri Museveni instructed the Ministry of Lands and Surveys to allocate 10 square miles of land to enable them to set income-generating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tunga Nutrition, a leading provider of animal nutrition solutions, has announced the expansion of its operations with the opening of a new depot in Mukono, Uganda. Situated strategically to cater to the growing livestock population in the region, the Mukono depot will stock a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Findings from the Medical Insurance Industrial Actuarial Study show that Medical Insurance underwriters still grapple with huge bills resulting from the complacency of medical card holders. These findings were detailed in a study that was conducted by Kenbright Actuarial & Financial Services on behalf …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Buyende District leaders has asked government to conduct public awareness to address fears and growing misconceptions about the country’s nuclear power plant to be developed in the area. In April 2015, Cabinet approved the Nuclear Power Roadmap Development Strategy to guide …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Local Government Ministry is seeking at least sh10 billion to facilitate the relocation of the mother district headquarters from the boundaries of newly established cities. Raphael Magyezi, the Minister of Local Government, highlighted the necessity of this funding to resolve ongoing disputes between …

Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDPENDENT |  With $6.2 trillion worth of natural resources, 65 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, and a vibrant youth population, Africa has no excuse to be poor, African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said . He said the continent must look inward urgently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Energy Peter Lokeris has restated that the government’s ban on unrefined minerals, which was imposed in February 2015 by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will not be lifted. Minister Lokeris explained that Museveni imposed a moratorium on the export of …