Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group – CSBAG has called for the halting of the nationwide roll-out of the Parish Development Model, saying that the country is not ready to implement the project. Last year, Uganda’s Cabinet approved the implementation of the Parish …
Read More »MINISTER: World Bank conditions have delayed Kamdini-Lira Road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport on Friday blamed the delay of the commencement of Lira – Kamdini road reconstruction work on the stringent conditions on environmental and social impact studies set by the World Bank for its loan. The explanation was given following threats …
Read More »Government advised to regulate fuel industry
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the trade, industries and tourism committee want the government to enact laws that will foster consumer protection within the fuel industry. While inspecting the oil reserves on Friday in Jinja City, the MPs said that there was hoarding of fuel …
Read More »PM Nabbanja suspends Malaba weigh bridge operations
Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has suspended the operations of the weighbridge at the Kenya Uganda Malaba border to help to reduce the pile-up of trucks at the border. The Prime Minister made an impromptu visit at the Malaba border on a fact-finding mission …
Read More »Herb used to treat cancer, diabetes gets nod from elders, former MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | A group of elders have called for quick processing of herbal remedies that have shown progress in treating cancer and diabetes owing to the high and increasing burden of these Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Uganda. The elders who have either battled or had …
Read More »Security foils revenge attacks in Apaa feud
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel on Thursday evening foiled a revenge attack on locals in Zoka Trading center in the disputed Apaa Township in Adjumani District. This comes just a day after a tribal clash in Ngoro village, Itirikwa Sub-county left one dead, two others injured and …
Read More »Gov’t treasury bills, bonds fetch Sh12 trillion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has mobilized sh12 trillion through the Primary Dealer Market Makers in the treasury bills and bonds over the year ended December 2021. Another 1.4 trillion shillings was transacted during the same period through private placements, (as opposed to the …
Read More »Uganda ready for return of tourists
Museveni Appeals To Tourists To Return After COVID-19 Disaster Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has made an appeal to the international community to embrace Uganda as a tourist destination again, after two years of low business. Launching a new Destination Uganda campaign, Museveni said that …
Read More »Fuel truck catches fire in Mbale, one dead
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person died and four others were injured after a fuel truck caught fire in Mbale District. The accident occurred at mile 6 along Mbale- Tororo Road on Friday afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, a Boda Boda rider who was from Stabex Fuel Station entered …
Read More »Re-opening the economy: What it means for startups
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While addressing the nation on December 30, 2021, President Yoweri Museveni lifted the two-year lockdown and fully opened all the sector of the economy. With most of the business returning to normal operations this month, start-ups within the education, creative and transport sectors received …
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