Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) to investigate irregularities in the allocation of lockups and stalls at Arua central Market. While addressing a public rally at the West Nile golf ground in Arua City on Wednesday, Museveni said …
Read More »Committee proves defects at Isimba Dam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has recommended the establishment of an independent technical evaluation team for Isimba Hydro Power Project to ascertain its integrity. The House chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Wednesday, 12 April 2023, adopted the report of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources …
Read More »MPs quiz Geraldine Ssali over sh5 billion for office renovation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have questioned the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali on a virement worth 5 billion Shillings meant for renting of office space. The MPs sitting on Parliament’s Trade Committee say that the virement is a …
Read More »Bishop Baharagate laid to rest
Hoima , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late Dr. Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki, the Bishop Emeritus of Hoima Catholic Diocese has been laid to rest. He was buried on Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral Bujumbura in Hoima City. The burial program started with a requiem mass at …
Read More »Uganda Pentecostal University vice chancellor dies
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor John Ntambirweki the Vice Chancellor of Uganda Pentecostal University in Fort Portal has died. Richard Baguma, University Public Relations Officer said that Ntambirweki died on Wednesday at Le Memorial Hospital in Kampala. Baguma said that Ntambirweki has been ill for a long time …
Read More »Funding delays affect Namboole works
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Sports, Peter Ogwang has revealed that the renovation and upgrade of the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole to international standards has been affected by delays in the release of funds. Ogwang said whereas Parliament approved the budget in the …
Read More »Lukwago calls for Gov’t action on child trafficking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the government to boost the fight against child trafficking. Speaking at the celebrations to mark the International Day of Street Children, Lukwago said that the children are not on the streets to beg but rather …
Read More »‘Tax revenues grow, but URA won’t hit target’
The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development set a target of 25.555 trillion Shillings for URA for the 2022/2023 financial year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) forecasts indicate it will register a shortfall of 365.13 billion Shillings this financial year. This is according to …
Read More »Equity Bank launches Equi-Mama as it opens its 50th Branch in Ntungamo
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has today launched a women-based product dubbed Equi-mama. The product is a transformative credit facility designed to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of women in rural Uganda. Equi-mama credit facility aims to provide women with access to affordable capital, equip women with business …
Read More »Littering bins enforcement extended to petrol stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority-NEMA has now extended its operations to enforce non littering laws in Uganda through having litter bins to all petrol stations. In a statement issued by the Berirega Akankwasah, the NEMA executive director, effective 1st May 2023, the authority will …
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