Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has urged Ugandans and other investors with the financial muscle to invest in domestic aviation because there are vast opportunities untapped. Katumba was on Saturday speaking at the closure of the three-day Uganda Aviation Expo 2023 …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political and cultural leaders in Acholi Sub-region have called on the rival faction of cultural leaders and Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II to reconcile in a bid to promote harmony at the cultural institution. The call follows a recent resolution made by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government is in the advanced stages of introducing a policy to regulate alternative dispute resolution. Alternative Dispute Resolution -ADR is a mechanism of settling conflicts amicably without necessarily going to courts of law. While addressing journalists on Sunday in Kampala, the Justice and …
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Kasese, Uganda | THEE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force(UPDF) has denied claims that three students of Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School that were abducted by the Allied Democratic Forces(ADF) rebels had escaped from captivity. Last week, suspected members of the ADF rebel group attacked the school resulting in the loss of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is expected to collect 2 trillion Shillings in the next six days to hit the annual target. This was revealed by Ibrahim Bbosa, the URA Assistant Commissioner for Communication and Corporate Affairs. In this financial year, URA’s target was 25.5 Trillion …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has launched the Parish Development Model, PDM with 117 parishes set to share 57 million Shillings out of the 6.5 billion Shillings. While officiating over the launch of the program at Agago district Headquarters on Saturday, Beatrice Akori, the State Minister for Economic …
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Kibuku, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Kabweri Member of Parliament in Kibuku District, Gonahasa Francis Barnabas has died. Gonahasa served in Parliament from 2016 under the Forum For Democratic Change party in the tenth Parliament. Family sources and friends confirmed his death but the cause is yet to be ascertained. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates court at Mengo has remanded to Luzira Prison for six months, Bunyangabu Member of Parliament, Davis Kamukama over a shs69.1 million debt. Kamukama borrowed shs29 million from Dahu Investments Limited but because he failed to pay, the loan accumulated up to shs …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Supreme Court Judge, Stella Arach Amoko will have to wait until next Tuesday when the court will rule on where she is to be buried. The case is being presided over by High Court Judge Ketra Kitarisiibwa Katunguka who ordered …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has closed 17 files on the theft and diversion of Iron Sheets meant for the Karamoja Region. Addressing journalists on Saturday at her office, the Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo said that her office …
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