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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bankers want bank agents to be allowed to conduct Bancassurance business on behalf of the financial institutions to enhance access to the services by the public. Diamond Trust Bank, named Most Innovative Bancassurance Agent 2022, says there is a need to further take services closure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has unveiled an online management system to monitor research grants and provide support to principal investigators at the institution. The system; known as the Makerere University Grants Management System (MAKGMS) is charged with tracing the allocation of funds, checking on what the resources …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | LGBTQ rights activist Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) has vowed to challenge the court of appeal ruling in a case it had filed against the Uganda Registration Services Bureau. SMUG on Tuesday suffered a major setback after the Court of Appeal ruled in support of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has sued the government of Kenya over the “illegal” removal of Peter Mathuki as Secretary General of the East African Community. Mabirizi’s suit against the Attorney General of Kenya and Dr Mathuki at the East African Court of Justice Reference …

Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has nominated seven candidates for the Dokolo Parliamentary by-election. The two- days nomination exercise presided over by Erikwaine Ngobi, the Dokolo District Returning officer took place at the offices of the EC in Dokolo town. The candidates are Rosemary Austin Alwoc …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) village and sub-county registrars in Luwero district have received a stern warning against accepting bribes and political interference during the party register update exercise commencing today. The NRM Party will start the display and update of the party register …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have raised a red flag, urging Ugandan banks to close digital loopholes, after Equity Bank Uganda launched investigations into cases of fraud surrounding their Stock Loan and Agent Float financing. The fraud is likely to lead to a sh65billion loss. “Looking at the press …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in which Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) had sought to be registered as a company limited by guarantee. In 2012, Sexual Minorities Uganda applied to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau seeking to be registered as a company limited …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has apprehended Ezaruku Kazimiro, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Madi Okollo District, on allegations of embezzling Shillings 1.2 billion from the Bugiri District Local Government during the 2020/2021 financial year. Kazimiro’s arrest occurred alongside that of five departmental heads, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union Delegation in Uganda, together with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), unveiled an ambitious initiative aimed at fostering sustainable agribusiness growth across Uganda, they said in a press release dated March 12. The launch of the Support to Agricultural Revitalization …