Houston, US | Xinhua | The south central U.S. state Texas on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration over a newly-introduced asylum rule allowing migrants to set up appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border via a phone app so as to seek asylum in the United States. “The …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that the grace period for beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model-PDM and Emyooga programs to pay back their loans be extended to two years. In this financial year, the government started the program of organizing and delivering public …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has signed an executive order banning tree cutting for commercial charcoal production and expelled Balaalo herdsmen in Northern Uganda. The executive order exercised under Article 99 (2) of the constitution was issued by the President on Friday last week. This comes barely …
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Saturday ✳ SC Villa vs Uganda Revenue Authority ✳ Vipers vs Busoga United ✳ KCCA FC vs Bright Stars Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Premier League- UPL Secretariat has adjusted the kickoff time on the last day of the league to facilitate the transfer of the trophy. In a letter …
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Africa’s largest oil refinery goes live in Nigeria as the continent’s largest oil producer seeks to cut fuel importation costs. The refinery promises to turn Nigeria from a net importer to a net exporter of refined oil. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | In a ceremony attended by heads of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted the Soroti District Woman Representative, Anna Adeke and Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Asuman Basalirwa leave to introduce the Sexual Offences Bill and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill respectively. The nod by Parliament for the two to introduce private member’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Student leaders from various public universities in Uganda have called on their fellow students to boycott the mandatory annual fee of 20,000 shillings charged by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). They demand satisfactory answers regarding expired courses being taught in universities. The student …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has withdrawn a new pension Bill that was recently tabled in Parliament. The Public Service Pensions Fund Bill,2023 introduced on 14 March 2023 aimed at implementing a mandatory contribution system for public servants’ pensions. However, the bill underwent significant changes during the committee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have reported that they are continuously receiving death threats from individuals disguising themselves as ‘Association of tired officers in Uniform Uganda’ who accuse them of failing to handle issues concerning their welfare. Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Opendi said …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General (AG) of Uganda has assembled a team of senior commanders from the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force (UPDF) to present a court rebuttal in the Teso War Debt Claimants case at the Soroti High Court. They are Brig. Gen. Prof. Godard Busingye, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
