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MP Muwanga Kivumbi to amend law on supplementary expenses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butambala County MP, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been granted leave of the House to introduce an amendment to the Public Finance Management Act 2015, which mainly proposes to have all supplementary expenditure have prior Parliament approval. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa put the motion to …

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Security forces seal off Amudat over escalating insecurity

Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 3rd division deputy commander, Brig. Gen Felix Busizoori has said that they are sealing off the district of Amudat and never to allow the Pokot pastoralists to cross to other districts until they embrace peace. Joint security forces in the Karamoja sub region …

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Chief Justice blames Acholi leaders for persistent charcoal trade

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, has advised leaders in Acholi to take action against dealers in charcoal trade. In May, President Museveni signed an executive order banning tree cutting for commercial charcoal production in Northern Uganda. This has led to an increase in the impounding …

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Over 280 drivers arrested on Entebbe expressway

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have arrested 281 errant drivers on the Entebbe Expressway. Police say many drivers have been violating the 100km/hr speed limit on Entebbe Expressway, which has become a death spot. Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson, said they have resorted to using CCTVs to …

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Army retires 93 officers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Army has retired 93 officers from the force. The function held at the military headquarters in Mbuya on Friday saw 17 Colonels, 13 Lieutenant Colonels, and 63 Majors officially discharged from the Army. Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, presided …

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Gov’t in talks with Turkey over detained Ugandans

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking a viable resolution for the predicament Ugandan citizens who have been apprehended for overstaying in Turkey. Last month, the Ugandan Embassy in Ankara announced that a substantial number of Ugandan nationals had been detained across various locations within …

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Museveni commissions 16 factories

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Aug.24, President Yoweri Museveni commissioned 16 factories and made a groundbreaking for another nine at Sino Uganda-Mbale Industrial Park in Mbale City. “You remember this site here was a bush some years ago but now we have a labour force of 2,000 with 36 …

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Court summons Uganda Law Society in Kalali elections case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has summoned the Uganda Law Society (ULS) in response to a lawsuit filed by Steven Kalali accusing the society of denying him and other lawyers the chance to participate in the election of their representatives to various statutory bodies. The High …

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