Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 21 suspects on Tuesday over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The public prosecutor in the western city of Izmir issued an arrest warrant for 16, while the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi has said that the government is reviewing the hybrid procurement method amidst criticisms from local governments. On Monday, a section of local government leaders in Northern Uganda faulted the procurement method arguing it is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has agreed to release Shs30 billion towards the supply of seedlings to coffee and tea farmers, the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, has said. “We shall release the money to Uganda Coffee Development Authority and National Agricultural Advisory Services as per the budget. I need …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday named his nominees to the Cabinet to help steer the country after the Aug. 9 general elections. Ruto, who retained one serving cabinet secretary, appointed former deputy prime minister Musalia Mudavadi as the prime cabinet secretary, a newly created position. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies says the current energy market disruptions have reinforced the necessity of dialogue on a global basis about the energy transition. Pouyanné in a statement said with the increased penetration of renewables globally, natural gas keeps a key role in the energy …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Sugar Limited is on the spotlight for allegedly breaching the National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA guidelines issued to the company. The company leased close to 22 square miles of the contested Bugoma Central Forest Reserve land from the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom for sugarcane growing for 99 years. …
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Aloka creates figurative paintings that invite interrogation on the controversial subject of Africa’s skilled lobour export to the developed world Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | With Brain drain as a modern day trend that is widely blamed for robbing the African continent of its skilled professional labour, especially the …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices rose on Tuesday after hitting their lowest levels since January in the prior session. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery increased 1.79 U.S. dollars, or 2.3 percent, to settle at 78.5 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders under the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have petitioned the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on the high costs of doing business and prayed that government stops selective giving of tax waivers. KACITA led by their Chairperson, Thadeus Musoke, said that following the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked the European Parliament to stay away from Uganda’s oil industry and learn to be tolerant of other people. This comes as the debate of the EU Parliament resolution that called for the halting of the Uganda crude export pipeline earlier …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
