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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district authorities have embarked on mobilizing and sensitizing local leaders at all levels on the implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM. Those attending the training at Kalip hall in Moroto town include village council leaders, councilors, municipal and district technical staff. Pauline Prisca Angolore, the …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi district council has resolved to petition President Yoweri Museveni and Parliament over what they called the unfulfilled social-economic benefits from the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) project. It came after the Ibaare sub-county LCV councilor, Didas Tumwijukye moved the motion to Museveni and …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A two-year-old child has died at Arua Regional Referral Hospital after a nurse demanded a bribe before carrying out an operation. Paul Wamala, a nurse attached to the theatre allegedly solicited a 210,000 Shillings bribe. The incident happened on Saturday, after Aron Nabil, a two-year-old …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has signed a contract with Chinese Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the construction of five roads stretching 2.8 kilometers within the municipality. The 12-month contract is valued at 20 Billion Shillings. CICO will undertake the construction of 3.94 kilometers that include Kyamugorani …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago wants the government to repeal the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Act and enact another law that governs all cities in the country. He made the call while giving the state of Kampala city affairs address at City hall on Tuesday as provided …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti City Council has finalized plans to hire a private firm to manage garbage collection in the new market. The plan to hire a private firm was mooted last year following futile attempts to keep the market and the city clean. The city has heaps of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Effective July 1st, 2022, used motor vehicles between nine and 12 years from the date of manufacture will be warehoused for a period not exceeding six months unlike in the past when they would take nine months. According to Uganda Revenue Authority-URA, vehicles older than 13 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for more discussions about the use of contraceptives as a means of stopping unwanted pregnancies. Tayebwa made this call while meeting a delegation of the All Party Parliamentary Group from the United Kingdom on Monday, 30 May 2022. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigation Directorate-CID is holding an officer from the Police Counterterrorism unit and a civilian on charges of aggravated human trafficking. Aviation police arrested the suspects at Entebbe International Airport for allegedly trying to kidnap a human trafficking victim upon arrival at the airport. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Karamoja parliamentary caucus has raised concern about the utilization of the Shillings 87.3 billion allocated by parliament under the supplementary budget for the ongoing disarmament exercise. Led by the Karamoja Parliamentary Caucus chairperson Achia Remigio, the legislators noted that there is nothing on the …