The growth is attributed to increased awareness about the benefits of investing through CIS vehicles among local investors | THE INDEPENDENT | The level of savings and investment in Uganda’s capital market has grown significantly, notwithstanding the reduction of disposable incomes as a result of the prevailing inflationary pressures, the …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Arua city are battling an acute shortage of water following the breakdown of one of the main distribution and supply lines at Enyau bridge in Ediofe. On Thursday, the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC) pipelines at the bridge burst cutting off intake and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of the Makerere@100 celebrations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda signed a development partnership with Makerere University anchored on five strategic areas including fostering Innovation Ecosystems in Public Universities, leveraging the Role of Universities in Grassroots Development, establishing a regular Innovation Expo as a …
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The quarterly payments will encourage savings among users, executives say | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s biggest telecoms – MTN and Airtel – have paid a combined interest to customers with outstanding balances of Shs1 and above for the second quarter of this year Shs 9.1bn. MTN Uganda paid Shs5.7billion to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Thomas Teyebwa has tasked the Minister of Internal Affairs to explain the continued delays in processing of the new electronic passports. “Minister, you should make a statement tomorrow [Wednesday]. You should also explain the rationale behind payment for renewal of passports,” Tayebwa said. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Geoffrey Ssemwogerere of New Jerusalem Church in Seguku, Wakiso district is behind bars at Kajjansi police station for allegedly chaining 12 people to purportedly heal them from mental illness and bad omen. According to locals, Ssemwogerere had chained his victims inside his church for at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Protests staged by the National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in the diaspora are threatening the support the Dutch government extends to the Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD. The National Resistance Movement-NRM party Secretary General and Chairperson of the IPOD Council of Secretaries, Richard Todwong revealed this in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have adopted the report of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline pardoning Twaha Kagabo, the Bukoto County South MP for misconduct. On Tuesday, 09 August 2022, during plenary, Speaker Anita Among in her communication raised a matter of the breach of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of school inspectors have accused the Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB of masterminding examination leakage and fueling malpractices. While the examinations body and the Ministry of Education blamed the school inspectors for supporting examination fraud, the inspectors say that most of the leakages come from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty eight aspirants have expressed interest in competing for Uganda’s nine slots at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). On Monday, 19 September 2022, the nomination papers for 15 candidates, all independent aspirants were received. 13 aspirants presented their nomination papers on Tuesday, 20 September 2022, …
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