Bukiende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bukiende Sub County in Mbale district have decided to take matters in their own hands and work on Bukiende-Mbale road. Residents picked up hoes and machetes on Monday afternoon and decided to work on the road that has been in sorry state for …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has allocated Shillings 2.1 billion for the construction of Nakatsi seed secondary school in Bududa district. The money will be used to construct six class room blocks, 2 teacher’s houses, two latrines, library, computer lab, laboratory and playground. The construction works were commissioned over …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Agriculture want the government to account for funds spent in the fight against locusts. Uganda has spent more than 267 billion shillings in loans and donations to fight locusts that ravaged some parts of East and Central Africa …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A meeting of top government officials is underway at State House Entebbe to discuss the possible reopening of the remaining sectors of the economy, as the President prepares to speak to the Nation today. The government started easing COVID-19 restrictions a month ago, after …
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COMMENT | Hassan Saleh | Globally, Pay-TV has from time to time continued to evolve, a change which can be greatly attributed to the advancement in technology and the demand to serve a dynamic audience that seeks out for content that captures their interests and preferences when it comes to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dorotia Nakabuye, a 90-year-old resident of Nambi village, in Zirobwe Sub-county has sued a Chinese Company Bangcheng Investments Limited for undertaking stone quarrying activities near her home. Nakabuye said that she is a peasant farmer who is suffering from illnesses that come with old age, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s international obligations are expected to accumulate to 46.28 billion Shillings this financial year, if no funding is availed to clear arrears, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Annually, the Ministry is expected to meet subscription fees to different International Organizations, among them the …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a second round of mandatory mass testing for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Amuru District. The recommendation follows a situation assessment conducted by a team of case management consultants headed by Dr Michael Mawanda to devise stringent measures for …
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Knight Frank’s virtual meeting gives ideas to business operators Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | There is life after COVID-19. Business owners should think about adjusting their mode of operations to serve their clients better if they are survive. These are general views that came up during a discussion about …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private School owners in Kampala Central Division have petitioned Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA seeking a waiver of property tax and trading license for at least two years to enable them to recover from effects of COVID-19. The schools, organised under Kampala Central Private Schools Owners …
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