Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda is planting 72 fruit trees at its tier one branches across the country in honour of the fallen Bank of Uganda Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile who died at 72 years of age. Anne Juuko, the Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Uganda planted …
Read More »Court rules murder suspect Mathew Kirabo has a case to answer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has ruled that Mathew Kirabo has a case to answer in the murder of Desire Mirembe, a former Makerere University medical student. Court presided over by Justice Henry Kaweesa Isabirye on Friday, made the decision after the defense team led …
Read More »Hundreds turn up for UPDF veterans verification in Wakiso
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people comprising of retired soldiers and relatives of deceased soldiers have turned up at Wakiso district headquarters for the verification of the authenticity of the documents to ease the payment of pension and gratuity for ex-servicemen. The UPDF First Division Spokesperson, Maj Charles Kabona …
Read More »Miria Matembe resigns as CCEDU chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson of the Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda-CCEDU, Miria Matembe has resigned, accusing the government of frustrating operations of the organisation because of her political standing. In August 2021, the NGO Bureau, a body that oversees operations of Non-Government Organisations-NGOs in Uganda suspended …
Read More »More U.S. sanctions against Russia could cause cutoff of ties: Lavrov
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | If the United States were to impose more sanctions against Russia, the country would risk severing relations with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. “Regarding the threat of (new) sanctions, the Americans were told during the contacts of the presidents that the package …
Read More »MPs express reservations over appointment of firm to audit Auditor General
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the appointment of an auditor to audit the accounts of the Office of the Auditor General for financial years 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, had tasked the Parliamentary Commission to ensure that the right and due processes are followed …
Read More »Bugisu Cooperative Union to turn Musundi House into 5 star hotel
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cooperative Union has earmarked 5.1 billion Shillings to turn Musundi House building in Mbale into a 5-star hotel. The building, one of the oldest and tallest in the Central Business District will be renovated and changed from a commercial building to a state of the …
Read More »MPs task gov’t to explain shooting of police officer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, has directed government to present to Parliament a report about an incident in which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier shot a police officer and injured him. Police Constable Robert Mukebezi, was shot and injured on Sunday, 16 January 2022 …
Read More »Kumi councilors attack CAO over recruitment flaws
Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Chief Administrative Officer Abdu Batambuze narrowly survived angry councillors who stormed his office over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of district staff. Batambuze was signing appointment letters and posting instructions of more than 90 staff when the district chairperson and his executive stormed …
Read More »Gov’t tables Shs4.7 trillion supplementary budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, has tabled the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2021 for first reading amidst concerns from the Opposition about the utilisation of the previous requests. The bill seeks to provide for supplementary appropriation …
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