Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee of Parliament has questioned a request of 56.523 billion Shillings by the Electoral Commission. A portion of the funds is required to facilitate electoral activities that have already taken place.  According to EC Secretary Leonard Mulekwa, although the commission needed 93 billion …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has launched the training of private companies with testing laboratories, to test locally produced goods for quality standards. The test results will be acceptable for the UNBS standard mark. This is aimed at increasing the speed and efficiency of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The government is in advanced stages to secure 1.4 Trillion Shillings from the World Bank to support the free Electricity Connections Policy (ECP). According to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Mary Goretti Kitutu, the money expected to be obtained at the beginning of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development wants an additional 292.394 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and support the economy.        This is the fourth supplementary requested by the Ministry since Parliament approved the 45.5 trillion budget …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has postponed the implementation of Road User Fees to next month. The charge is levied on passenger vehicles including taxis and buses. Last year, the cabinet made a resolution reinstating the charges that President Museveni had suspended in 2017 after taxi …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The election of Linda Agnes Auma, as the Woman Member of Parliament for Lira District unveils the climax of a journey punctuated with box personal tragedy and triumph.   At two years, Auma lost her father; Major General David Oyite Ojok, a man who commanded one …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police have vowed to find and arrest a man who duped his wife and led her into debt, after she borrowed money to secure his release from alleged kidnappers. It turns out he was behind the whole kidnap plot, but attempts by police to get …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The wife of a missing businessman and National Unity Platform-NUP supporter Umaru Kagimu has petitioned the High Court demanding for his unconditional release.     Kagimu’s wife Lydia Nassolo has filed her application against the Attorney General, the Director-General Internal Security Organization, Inspector General of Police, the …

Bundibugyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  LCIII elections in three sub-counties in Bundibugyo district have been cancelled due to missing photos of candidates on the ballot papers.  On Wednesday, voters turned up to elect LCIII Chairpersons for sub-counties and town councils across the country. The voters are also voting for Parish …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates for sub-county chairpersons across Teso have expressed concern over the low voter turnout in the LCIII council elections.   Across Orungo County in Amuria district, most polling stations were empty in the morning until 12 pm when people started turning up at polling stations to …