Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new radio detection and ranging device- RADAR has been installed at the Uganda National Meteorological Authority station in Kigungu – Entebbe. The device is set to boost short term weather forecasting and aviation surveillance across Uganda. The new weather instrument was procured at 90 …
Read More »Barclays Bank Uganda Managing Director Rakesh leaves
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | After five years at the helm of Barclays Bank Uganda as Managing Director, Rakesh Jha has left, according to a media release dated July 15. Insiders say he has left because of personal reasons. During his tenure, the bank was seen to be …
Read More »Ebola challenge requires big scale-up in funding- UN relief chief
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock has called for greater international support in managing the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the threat it presents to Uganda and other countries in the region. Lowcock, insisted on the need, to be honest …
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Read More »Buganda’s Katikiro talks of ‘ploy to ban Masaza cup competition’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Kingdom Lukiiko has blamed a cross-section of people it did not name for what it says is a ploy to tarnish the Masaza Cup competition and cause its prohibition by Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA). Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga …
Read More »URA registers biggest surplus in history
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority collected 16.6 trillion Shillings, much more than it had estimated in the just-ended financial year. Against a target of sh16.4 trillion, the tax body registered a surplus of sh259 billion, the biggest in its entire history. Compared to the 2017/18 financial …
Read More »Buganda Kingdom criticizes sections of coffee bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has criticized a proposal for the registration and licensing of coffee farmers as embedded in the National Coffee Bill currently before parliament. The bill proposes the registration of farmers capturing details of the size of land, the number …
Read More »Expedite Mumbere’s trial; Kasese leaders demand
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kasese district have called for the expeditious trial of Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere and his royal guards. Mumbere together with 203 royal guards were picked up in a joint security raid on Buhikira Royal Palace in Kasese town in November 2016. …
Read More »LDU recruitment drive starts in Moroto
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF 3rd Division Command is set to recruit 3,000 Personnel to serve under the local Defense Unit, across the region. Headquartered in Moroto, the 3rd division command comprises Karamoja, Teso, Sebei, Bugisu and Bukedi sub-regions. This is part of a …
Read More »No business for uncertified ICT companies – NITA-U
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Are you in the business of providing information communication technology services and you are not certified by National Information Technology Authority of Uganda? It is going to be tough for you to get any business from government or private sector. Frederick E. Kitoogo, the NITA-U director …
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