Moyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An official from Obongi and three others from Moyo district are in police custody for alleged abuse of office, and causing financial loss of 512 million Shillings to the government contrary to Sections 11(1) and (2), and 20(1) respectively of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009 as amended. …
Read More »Kenya Airways sees Pan Africanism as solution to aviation challenges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya Airways is advocating for a more Pan African approach to the business which requires more partnerships and collaboration among African airlines because the national carriers stand to benefit more from cooperation rather than competition. Julius Thairu, the airline’s Chief Commercial and Customer Officer said …
Read More »Parliament approve US$331 million loan for electricity access
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a request for government to borrow up to US$331.5 million, from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group, upon which it will obtain a grant worth US$ 276.5 million. The loan is for financing the Electricity Access Scale Up Project (EASP), …
Read More »Busoga region prone to terrorism recruitment: CT Commander
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy director of counter-terrorism in the Uganda Police Force, David Wasswa, has said that Busoga sub-region still tops the list of vulnerable spaces for terrorism recruitment in the country. While addressing journalists at the sidelines of their three-day sensitization drive for rallying largely Muslim clerics …
Read More »Planning Authority asks MPs to control supplementary requests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Planning Authority (NPA) has beseeched the finance committee of Parliament to discourage the use of supplementary budgets, as it undermines budget credibility. The NPA team led by the Executive Director, Dr Joseph Muvawala, on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 appeared before the committee chaired by …
Read More »Alur kingdom moves to regulate traditional marriage ceremonies
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alur kingdom has reduced the number of days to be spent on traditional marriage ceremonies as one of the strategies to tackle the rampant teenage pregnancies and marriages among its subjects. The Alur King, Philip Olarker Rauni III says that the kingdom has developed its …
Read More »Speaker receives special audit report on COVID-19 spending
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has asked the Office of the Auditor General to shift focus to value for money audits, which she said makes more accountability sense in light of the shift to a programme-based approach to budgeting. Speaker Among was meeting the Auditor …
Read More »Uganda’s coffee export value expands 35% in past year
Coffee exports shot to 5.83 million bags worth $883.24 million Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The value of Uganda’s coffee export expanded 35 percent in the past 12 months, a new report by the country’s coffee regulatory body said Wednesday. The report issued by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said …
Read More »Govt halts Shs4 billion compensation package for bush war veterans
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has halted the Shillings 4 billion compensation to veterans pending a probe into reports of fake claimants. For decades, the government has been paying veterans for their contribution to the National Resistance Army war of 1981-1986 that ushered in the current regime. However to …
Read More »Bruno Fernandes insists Ronaldo, Portugal fully focused on World Cup opener
✳ TODAY ⚽ Switzerland vs Cameroon 1pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Portugal vs Ghana 7pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Brazil vs Serbia 10pm ⚽ Uruguay vs South Korea 4pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Midfielder Bruno Fernandes has probably been in a more difficult position than many in the run-up to the World …
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