Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala seeking issuance of criminal summons against parties in the case in which businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother are accused of tax evasion and forgery of a judicial document. The petition signed by the Chief …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have rejected a proposal by President Museveni to include the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) in the Fisheries and Monitoring Unit, under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 to prevent illegal fishing. Parliament had initially passed the Bill in May 2022 but the President did …
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Bali, Indonesia | Xinhua | The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Wednesday that conflicts and climate-related impacts will remain as major drivers behind food crises, and called for resilience and more efforts for peace. Soaring global food prices sparked in part by the conflict between …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Statutory authorities involved in the financial sector regulation have admitted that some of the business cooperators find it a burden to comply with the requirements of the different regulators. With new businesses coming up, including cryptocurrency trade, collective investment schemes and use of trading agencies, as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited hosted farmers on Wednesday to a forum to discuss the potential to scale up farming to supplement government efforts to see manufactures embrace full local sourcing of raw materials they use in their production processes. The forum which run under the theme …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday called it “stupid and absurd” to allege that Russia was involved in leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. “Is this in our interests? No, we will lose gas supply routes to Europe. Is it in Europe’s …
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Mining multinational Glencore’s leadership must be held accountable for company’s corrupt behavior COMMENT | NJ AYUK | When U.S. energy company Enron made global headlines in the early 2000s for accounting and corporate fraud, attention was on the decision-makers behind the company’s actions. Ultimately, Enron executives Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called for more financial support for Makerere University to further development towards research and academic excellence. Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution to commemorate 100 years of the existence of Makerere University, Ugandans largest and oldest institution of higher learning. Moving …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muhokya town council in Kasese district has given the final nod of approval and passed an ordinance to enforce animal control and grazing within the town council limits. The ordinance which was approved by council members unanimously on Tuesday, provides for the control, regulation, registration and …
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Elizabeth II was a Smithian light who reminded society of the value of compassion and Stoic virtues COMMENT | JACOB SOLL | It might seem like an obscure footnote among the history-making events of 2022, but the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s death coincides with the 300th anniversary of …
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