Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has convened an urgent summit of World leaders to ignite global actions against unfolding waves of climate change emergencies. The Summit due to take place in the New York on Monday is expected to be attended by world …
Read More »Kamya, Lukwago disagree on how to implement council resolutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a disagreement between the Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and minister for Kampala, Beti Olive Kamya over the implementation of council resolutions. In a September 6th, 2019 letter, Kamya cautions Lukwago on “irregularity where the Authority is implementing Council resolutions …
Read More »Export earnings up by 6% in July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s export earnings increased both on an annual and monthly basis in July, a new report from the Ministry of Finance shows. The performance of the economy report for August 2019 shows that export earnings grew by 5.9% from 1.1trillion shillings in June 2019 to …
Read More »NRM party leaders in Mbale disown “Nailed” supporter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party leadership in Mbale district has disowned a man who claims to have been nailed in the mouth for composing a song praising President, Yoweri Museveni. It came after Isaac Katoogo alias Ambassador wa Yesu, a resident of Kiteeso cell …
Read More »EU warns no-deal Brexit imminent if UK doesn’t get serious
Strasbourg, France | AFP | The European Union’s two top officials handling troublesome Brexit talks warned Wednesday the risk of a no-deal exit looms large unless Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government swiftly offers concrete proposals. “The risk of a no deal remains very real. That will maybe be the choice of …
Read More »Russia to help Uganda develop nuclear energy
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia and Uganda have agreed to work together in the field of nuclear energy, the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom said Wednesday, as Moscow seeks to strengthen its influence in Africa. Russia’s state-owned companies have been at a key part of the strategy to bolster Moscow’s presence …
Read More »Police raise alarm over rampant child murders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have raised an alarm of increasing incidents of child murders in the last three months. They have tasked community leaders and parents to be ensure child protection. Records at Criminal Investigation Directorate –CID released by police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, show 32 children have …
Read More »Gov’t to set-up nine regional vocational training centers for skilling youth
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is set to establish a total of nine regional vocational training centers under the Special Presidential Initiative on skilling the youth program across the country. The nine regional centers are to be established in Lango, Acholi, Tooro, Karamojong, Ankole, Teso, and Busoga. Previously, …
Read More »Smaller companies urged to use affordable accountants
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has advised smaller companies that cannot afford to hire expensive audit firms to prepare their accounts to make use of the cheaper auditors that the institute has certified. Stephen Ineget, the chairman of the Financial Reporting …
Read More »Mak staff tribunal asks lecturers Mushomi, Kabagenyi to reconcile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson of the Makerere Staff Appeals tribunal Justice John Patrick Tabaro has advised two lecturers in the school of statistics and planning to reconcile their differences. The lecturers are Dr John Mushomi Atwebembeire and Dr Allen Kabagenyi, a demographer and a lecturer in the …
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