Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Adhoc committee set up by parliament to review the proposed merger of several autonomous has asked the cabinet to reconsider the decision on some agencies. This is part of the recommendation in the Adhoc committee reports presented to the house by the Bukanga …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of different retirement schemes will be allowed to use part of their savings as collateral to obtain loans. According to the regulation, members saving in retirement schemes licensed by the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), will be allowed to secure mortgages and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has cautioned legislators against making reckless statements in regard to a committee report on the controversial agreement between the government and the Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. While delivering her communication during the plenary on Tuesday, Among assured …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied operating any safe houses in the country. The Minister of State for Defence, Jacob Oboth Oboth who was appearing before the Committee on Human Rights has subsequently asked MPs to furnish his office with any information regarding the …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Leader of Opposition, Winnie Kiiza has re-launched the back-to-school campaign to rally learners in Kasese district. Dubbed “Kabugho Go Back to School Campaign”, it is facilitated by Winnie Kiiza Foundation in partnership with Kirindiro Communication. It mainly targets disabled children and learners who were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A military Garrison tribunal sitting in Beni city, North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has today sentenced two collaborators of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF to 20 years in jail for first-class hard labour after pleading guilty to their involvement with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan security personnel have warned Congolese fishermen against crossing to fish from the Ugandan side of Lake Edward. The lake that is shared between Uganda, 29 percent and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC, 71 percent is a major source of fish species. Last week, Samuel …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Officer in Charge of Luzira prison, Herbert Kaheeru has told the High Court in Kampala that an inmate cannot be given internet services while under their custody because of security reasons. Kaheeru affirmed the position while appearing before the Criminal Division Judge Isaac …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF and Police are jointly investigating an incident where a military police officer assaulted a traffic police officer in Kampala. The incident occurred near Mukwano mall along Kyaggwe road at Kiseka market, when military police officers driving a green vehicle registration …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has declared the indefinite suspension of the activities of Chapter Four Uganda by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organization as irregular. Justice Musa Ssekaana delivered the verdict in his judgment on Tuesday morning. He explained the suspension didn’t provide a …
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