Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are investigating circumstances under which the Uganda Lands Commission (ULC) allocated Uganda Railways land in Nsambya to investors in excess of what was to be given. The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authority and State Enterprise (COSASE) chaired by Joel Ssenyonyi, is probing the …
Read More »Gender ministry seeks additional UGX16Bn to support GBV victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is seeking additional 16 Billion Shillings to support the victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). According to the State Minister for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo, the country is registering a high prevalence of Gender-Based Violence but the …
Read More »Apac district council passes by-law to fight child marriage
Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apac district council has passed a by-law to curb the rising cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriage in the district. The ordinance passed on Monday calls for punitive action against defilers and irresponsible parents. The law criminalizes presiding over any child marriage ceremony and …
Read More »Gov’t wants charges in UPE, USE schools abolished
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet is proposing free and compulsory primary and secondary education when schools reopen early next year. The cabinet on Monday agreed that all forms of charges that have been collected from learners in Universal Primary Education-UPE and Universal Secondary Education-USE schools should be abolished. Dr. …
Read More »Police creates new command units in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have created three new regional police command units in Gulu. The new units include Bardege-Layibi division, Laroo-Pece division, and Gulu district. The region previously had eight District Police Commanders but the new command units have expanded the territorial area to 11 respectively. The acting …
Read More »Parliament gives Ministry of Gender lead role to supervise Social Security
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has reached a consensus on which ministry will supervise the operations and activities of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). There has been a big contestation on whether the supervisory role of NSSF funds should be under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development …
Read More »Magistrate’s court commits Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana for trial
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Grade One Magistrate Christine Nantegge, has committed the Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya, his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana, and four other others to the high court for trial for murder, terrorism, and abetting terrorism. She made the decision after Masaka Resident State Attorney, …
Read More »CSBAG wants windfall tax levied on monthly basis to maximize revenue
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has asked the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development to alter the Income Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2021 to allow government levy windfall tax on a monthly basis. In its current state, the Bill that is being scrutinised …
Read More »Court reschedules case of Namilyango student barred from sitting UCE exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono High Court has rescheduled the case in which a senior four student George William Eronda, sued Namilyango College for stopping him from sitting the Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE examinations in 2019 at the school. In May 2019, Eronda petitioned court accusing the school for …
Read More »Makerere University warm up for 100 years commemoration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.25, Makerere University will host a stakeholders mobilisation event in commemoration of the 100 years (1922-2022) of its existence, it said on Nov.23 in a press release. The stakeholder event is in preparation to mark the institution’s centenary celebration which will be held through …
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