Thursday , November 14 2024

The Independent

Housemaid sentenced to 20 years over boss’ murder

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A housemaid who orchestrated the murder of her boss and chopped the body into pieces for concealment has been sentenced to 20 years by Lira High Court. Dolly Acen appeared before Justice Duncan Gaswaga, the Lira Resident Judge who convicted and sentenced her on her …

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Unclear laws hinder implementation of kavera ban: Study

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda must ratify and apply international agreements on the environment to boost its efforts to eliminate plastic waste. Uganda spends Shillings 10 billion annually to clear drainages of plastic waste according to a study. This follows 15 years of attempting to ban the production, importation, …

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Ministries fail to submit policy statements for financial year 2022/2023

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government ministries have failed to lay before Parliament their ministerial policy statements and budget estimates for the next financial year 2022/2023. They include the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs headed by Rebecca Kadaga, the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Co-operative under the leadership …

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16 ACDP facilities idle in Bushenyi

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen value addition facilities belonging to farmers cooperative societies in Bushenyi district under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project-ACDP have remained idle almost 5 years since completion. The facilities were established to help 9,750 farmers across the district with the market for their produce and subsidized …

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Kagadi Muslims want term limits introduced for Mufti of Uganda

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims in Kagadi district want the Mufti of Uganda, the highest-ranking cleric in the Muslim leadership in the country to serve for two five year terms, saying this will help reduce power struggles. This is one of the proposals that came up during the ongoing …

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Rukiga leaders demand autonomy over UMFSNP project

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Rukiga district are demanding autonomy in the management of the Uganda Multi-Sectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (UMFSNP), which is under the Global Agricultural and Food Security Program (GAFSP). The World bank supervises the nutrition-agriculture linked project, which delivers nutrition services at …

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Zaake petitions Constitutional court to block impeachment

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a temporary injunction to block his removal from office as a Commissioner of Parliament. On March 10th 2022, the Parliament resolved to remove Zaake from the office of Commissioner and required him …

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Don’t normalize evil acts, Muntu urges NRM government

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen Mugisha Muntu, the president of the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party has called upon Ugandans to hang in and continue speaking against the evil orchestrated by state agents at the expense of Ugandans. He was addressing journalists at their party headquarters on Wednesday. He …

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Makerere main building reconstruction to cost UGX20.5Bn

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reconstruction of the Makerere main building will cost Shillings 20.5billion, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has revealed. The university handed over the building to Excel Construction Company on Monday this week. According to Nawangwe, Excel Construction Company quoted Shillings 20.5 Billion, which is close …

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