Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission-UCC has deferred the switching off of counterfeit phones on the Ugandan market, saying that it is not automatic, and will follow an assessment of the impact after the six months sensitization campaign which started on Tuesday. The sensitization campaign which will see …
Read More »Party leaning independents worry NRM leaders in Busongora
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the National Resistance Movement-NRM party are concerned about party members opting to run as independents in the Busongora South parliamentary by-election set for this month. The party leaders are worried that the decision by the party members to go independent will cost the party …
Read More »Hunger forces HIV patients to abandon treatment
Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People living with HIV in Otuke district are discontinuing the uptake of Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARVs) due to hunger. The area has suffered a prolonged drought that has resulted in food insecurity which has left thousands of people starving. Most of the affected persons are the elderly, …
Read More »Speaker Among tips youth to seek for opportunities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has called on youths not to sit back, but take interest in the existing opportunities. Among said that there are so many opportunities in the country, like the Parish Development Model and asked them to work hard if they are …
Read More »UNRA on the spot for channeling drainage into resident’s homes
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Igabiro cell in Mwanjari ward, Southern division, Kabale municipality are up arms against Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA and Kabale Municipal Council for constructing a drainage channel that pours water into their premises. The aggrieved residents have petitioned Kabale Resident District Commissioner-RDC, saying that …
Read More »Youth call for tax waivers on their enterprises
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youths from across the country have urged government to waive off taxes on youth enterprises that have been earmarked to benefit from the Parish Development Model (PDM). The youths made this call during a plenary meeting of the Fifth National Youth Parliament where they observed that …
Read More »Iran does not seek nuke weapons: FM
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran does not seek possession of nuclear weapons, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday. “Nuclear weapons have no place in the doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran and are contrary to our policies and …
Read More »Besigye, Bobi Wine unite after losing by-elections
What is different this time? NEWS ANALYSIS | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Following a string of losses in recent parliamentary by-elections, the political opposition leaders Kizza Besigye and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine have seen it fit for all change seeking Ugandans to unite. The recent opposition loss in a …
Read More »Parliament wants Beti Kamya, Kasaija investigated
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has recommended the investigation of the former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Beti Kamya and Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija for their role in the shs10.6 billion land compensation. The House chaired by Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among on Thursday, 04 August 2022 adopted …
Read More »KCCA launches investigations into child trafficking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started investigations into cases of child trafficking. The KCCA Director for Gender, Production, and Community Services Godwin Gumisiriza says that there are more than 1,000 children on the streets who have turned to beg as a source of income. Gumisiriza says …
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