Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government’s plan to reduce Boda Bodas operating in the Central Business District in Kampala has prompted riders to organize themselves in order to retain their work spaces. In July 2020, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA published a list of 579 stages that Cabinet had approved …
Read More »Airtel cashes out Shs1.5bn in Money-After-Money promo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom firm, Airtel concluded its three month countrywide Airtel Money-After-Money Promotion on Feb. 18 with customers and agents winning Shs 1.5bn in cash prizes. The promotion saw Airtel customers and agents transact and win daily, weekly and monthly cash prizes countrywide. Airtel Uganda …
Read More »Kampala taxis ignore new Park User fees
KCCA Director Revenue Collection, Sam Serunkuma says that they started collecting the fees on 1st January but have so far only collected about sh5 million Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has collected only about sh5 million in park user fees, more than a month since …
Read More »Traders loses millions as fire guts Elegu Market
Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has razed down Elegu Market in Amuru District, at the Uganda-South Sudan border. Preliminary reports indicate the fire started at about 1 am on Monday before spreading across the entire market structures made of bamboo poles, timber, and iron sheets. Noah Katende, a …
Read More »AfCFTA: EAC agree on ‘Tariff-free Imports’
Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community member-countries have agreed on the list of goods on which the countries will remove tariffs when trading with the rest of the continent, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 10 years. The countries adopted the EAC Tariff …
Read More »OIL PIPELINE: Masaka districts form coalition to demand royalties
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Council (LC5) Chairpersons of Lwengo, Kyotera, Rakai, Sembabule and Gomba districts have formed a coalition to push for government funding to monitor the oil pipeline activities and have uniform royalties like the districts of the Bunyoro region. The leaders including Ibrahim Kitatta, the …
Read More »New cities struggle as ‘mother’ districts fear to let go
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operationalization of the newly created cities in Uganda is stirring bitter controversies as leaders of mother districts decline to support the new entities. In April 2020, the Uganda government elevated seven municipalities to city status in a phased process that will see more towns become …
Read More »Kasirye wins Uganda silver medal in Africa badminton final
🥇🇳🇬Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 🥈🇺🇬Brian Kasirye 🥉🇪🇬Adham Hatem Elgamal 🥉🇩🇿Adel Hamek Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Brain Kasirye has settled for silver in the men’s singles of the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships 2022 which ended at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Kasirye who upset the top seed …
Read More »Ministry of Energy seeks total ban on metal scrap business in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Energy and Mineral Development Ministry wants a total ban on the metal scrap business across the country following the rampant vandalism of electricity infrastructure. Over the past five years, more than 200 pylons, as well as other valuable electricity infrastructure worth billions of …
Read More »Lawyer Aboneka wants refund for ‘illegal’ Airport Departure Tax
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Michael Aboneka wants an explanation of the various services air bound passengers pay for as they pass through Entebbe International Airport. This stems from his complaint that he paid departure tax while exiting Entebbe Airport last year. “It is a parliamentary resolution, not a law. …
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