Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has asked Members of Parliament to support the proposal to buy shares in ROKO Construction Limited to save ongoing construction works. The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi recently tabled a proposal for the government to purchase 150,000 preference shares in Roko …
Read More »Museveni returns Mining and Minerals Bill to Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021 to parliament for reconsideration. The bill which seeks to improve mining and mineral administration, business processes, and promote value addition to minerals was passed by Parliament on February 17 and sent to the President for …
Read More »Nsereko seeks tough penalties in new cyber law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko has tabled for first reading the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill which creates a new set of offences punishable with lengthy jail terms and fines. The object of the Bill, which is the executive summary of its key provisions, highlights …
Read More »Algeria to become key supplier of gas to Italy
Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Gas supplies from Algeria to Italy will increase in the coming years, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday, following his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers. The gas deal was one in a series of agreements the two politicians agreed to sign …
Read More »Kampala district land board repossesses part of Owino market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala District Land Board has gained possession of four plots in Owino market. The land in question comprises plots 24, M34, 20A-22A, and M77B Nakivubo place. It was leased to St Balikudembe Market Stalls, Space and Lockup Shop Owners Association Limited-SSLOA in 2010, after …
Read More »U.S. military biological activities warrant closest attention: Lavrov
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | In an article published on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for closest attention to the Pentagon’s military biological activities around the world. There is “multiplying evidence of (the Pentagon’s) criminal experiments with the most dangerous pathogens in order to create biological weapons conducted under …
Read More »Health committee to meet encroachers of Uganda Heart Institute land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliaments Committee on Health has said it plans to meet persons who have encroached on the 10 acres for Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Naguru. The 10 acres of land is for the construction of a state-of-the-art cardiac facility that will facilitate the treatment of …
Read More »Russia fines Google 369 mln USD for not removing banned info
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A court in Moscow ruled on Monday to fine Google LLC 21.077 billion rubles (about 369 million U.S. dollars) for repeated failure to delete content prohibited in Russia. The administrative fine amounts to one tenth of the revenue of Google and its affiliated companies registered with …
Read More »Mbarara city council commits UGX 100M to host East Africa Trade show
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has committed Shillings 100Million as part of its efforts to win the bid to host the East Africa Trade show 2022. Mbarara city is competing with Gulu city to host the East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Trade show. Each …
Read More »Former White House aides expected to testify at hearing on U.S. Capitol riot
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Two former White House aides to Donald Trump will reportedly testify at Thursday’s primetime hearing to be held by the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack last year, especially Trump’s inaction when the riot unfolded. Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, …
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