Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have called for regional parliamentary session in a bid to close the gap between the Legislature and the electorate. This was during a debate on a motion for a resolution of Parliament to commemorate 100 years of existence of …
Read More »Traders in Elegu demand Amuru leaders for modern market
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Elegu Town Council have asked Amuru District leaders to expedite the construction of a modern market facility at the Uganda-South Sudan border. The traders note that while they pay taxes to the Government, for over a decade they have operated in makeshift structures …
Read More »Court decision on lawyer Kasango’s burial expected on Friday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Family Division of the High Court has fixed March 26, 2021, as the date on which it will decide where lawyer Bob Kasango will be buried. High Court Judge Lydia Mugambe Ssali fixed the date after hearing arguments from both parties on the impending …
Read More »Certified maize dealers named, others given June deadline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has issued a list of 23 certified maize millers in a bid to protect the public from consuming substandard maize products. This comes amidst growing concern about the quality of maize and flour on the market. Recently, Kenya banned …
Read More »UCC unable to license new TVs as signet runs out of space
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The delay to embark on Phase three of the Digital Terrestrial Television network has forced the Uganda Communications Commission to stop issuing licenses to new broadcasters. Uganda switched off analogue television in June 2015, in fulfilment of an international deadline and Signet, a company affiliated …
Read More »Carrefour opens second store in Kampala
It plans to increase the number to five in the next 4-5 years Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim has opened a second store in Uganda at Naalya, along the Northern Bypass, some 11kilometres out of Kampala city centre. Spanning over 2,050 …
Read More »Cranes in high spirits ahead of Burkina Faso game
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes will today host Burkina Faso at St Mary’s Stadium Kitende for the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Cranes will be looking for three points to secure their slot for the Afcon finals that will be held next year in Cameron. The …
Read More »Uganda, Tanzania oil deal to be signed early April
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Then oil and gas development agreements between Uganda, Tanzania and the oil company, TOTAL SA are now set for April, following the death of John Pombe Magufuli, former president of Tanzania. “The launch of the Tilenga Development Project and the East African Oil Pipeline Project …
Read More »Court declines to order EC to degazette MP Anita Among
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala has declined to order the Electoral Commission to degazette Anita Among, as an unopposed woman MP for Bukedea district. In a ruling dated March 18, the Court of Appeal presided over by Justices Catherine Bamugemereire, Stephen Musota and …
Read More »Ministry of health asked to distribute more effective mosquito nets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has been asked to pay more attention to scientific evidence in its control and elimination programmes. Speaking at an inaugural lecture on science in malaria control on Tuesday, Dr James Kananura Tibenderana a global malaria expert said while Uganda has programmes that …
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