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Fintech numbers spike following new payments regulations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 20 financial technology companies have been licensed by the Bank of Uganda to carry out services under the National Payments Systems Act. Another 50 applications are being processed by the industry regulator. This is one of the achievements of the enhanced regulation of the …

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Kotido elders seek ban on miniskirts

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Kotido district have called for a ban on short skirts, tight clothing and trousers among women employed in the public service. They say that the dress code is disrespectful and immoral. John Bosco Akore, the secretary of Kotido Elders Council told URN that skirts …

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Buganda youth council blames government for feud with Kooki

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Youth Council has blamed the government for the recurrent conflicts between the Kingdom and Kooki Chiefdom. The two cultural institutions have been embroiled in controversy arising from Kooki’s pursuit of autonomy. The dispute began in 2009 when the hereditary leader of Kooki, Kamuswaga Apollo …

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Omukama Iguru asks opposition to support oil pipeline project

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, His Highness Solomon Gafabusa Rukairabasaija Iguru has tasked the opposition in the country to jealously support the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project, and reject the EU Parliament decision to stay it for a year. The European Parliament resolution adopted …

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Wameli Advocates recuse from offering Sipapa legal services

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wameli and Company Advocates have withdrawn from a case involving Charles Olim, commonly known as Sipapa together with his wife Shamirah Nakiyemba, two weeks after receiving instructions. The couple is charged with aggravated robbery. Sipapa and Nakiyemba first appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrates Court a month …

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Busoga becomes a powerhouse for talented players

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga Kingdom’s partnership with MTN Uganda signed two years ago has started to yield positive results as the kingdom’s Annual Masaza Cup becomes a conveyor belt of talented players to the big league and Uganda Premier League. The partnership worth Shs400million aimed to support the …

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Specialists ask government to invest more in eye care services

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical personnel with a speciality in providing eye care services have appealed to the government to invest more in eye care services in the country. Dr Moses Kasadhakawo, a senior consultant ophthalmologist at Mulago National Referral Hospital said that the entire country has only 40 …

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Foreign students in Uganda at risk of deportation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control has urged all foreign students to acquire student passes or be deported. A student pass for international students in Uganda is billed at USD 100. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs faulted universities …

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Overstay in power is not Africa’s problem: Prof. Maloka

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Peer Review Mechanism-APRM Chief Executive, Prof. Eddy Maloka has said that Africa’s problem is not long-serving leaders but the leadership crisis. Prof. Maloka, who was the keynote speaker as Makerere celebrated the legacy of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere on Thursday, said that a leader …

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