Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A couple has dragged the Workers’ MP Dr Sam Lyomoki to court for breach of contract. In their suit filed before the Land Division of High Court, Vincent Seruma and Monica Elizabeth Seruma, they are suing Lyomoki alongside his wife Margaret Lyomoki Kamondi. The petitioners …
Read More »EKN invests additional Sh42 Billion to boost dairy sector in South Western Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a huge boost to Uganda’s dairy sector, SNV Uganda has signed a new partnership agreement with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda, worth Euro 10.4 million (sh42 billion) to implement Phase II of The Inclusive Dairy Enterprise Project (TIDE). …
Read More »UNBS starts to bite, wants all imports Certified before taxation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has proposed that Uganda Revenue Authority-URA should tax only imports that have been certified by the standards body. UNBS is mandated to develop, promote and enforce standards to ensure competitiveness of locally manufactured products and to protect the health and safety of consumers …
Read More »Tribunal halts termination of Nyamabuye hydropower investor’s license
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electricity Disputes Tribunal has issued an injunction stopping the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) from cancelling the license of power company Elemental Energy Services Ltd. Elemental Energy holds a license to construct a 7MW Nyamabuye Hydropower project on River Kaku in Kisoro district, south western …
Read More »CAA impressed by Hoima international airport construction works
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Aviation Authority-CAA has applauded the ongoing works at Hoima International Airport in Kabaale Sub County in Hoima district. Eng. Edward Kaweesi Ndawula, the CAA Board Chairperson who led his board members on a field visit to the construction site on Tuesday, said they are impressed …
Read More »Fraudsters cited in community health insurance scheme
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Impersonation, needless tests and prescribing unnecessary treatments are some of the challenges community health insurance providers are facing in their bid to provide cheap and reliable care to groups. Under the schemes, each individual contributes money ranging between 10,000 and 25,000 Shillings per head …
Read More »Absa will be ‘globally scalable’ with US presence
Absa Bank plans to scale up its business by opening offices across the world, including in New York to help US companies expand into Africa. | MADDY WHITE | The US representative office is expected to be operational by the end of the year. It follows Absa opening a London office …
Read More »Airtel joins international money transfer business
As the festive season spending gains momentum, users of Airtel money services have got an additional solution on the platform to use. It is the international money transfer services. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The new service was launched on Nov.14 at Kampala Serena Hotel. It will enable users …
Read More »Hacker ‘breaks into’ Nile Breweries website, ‘demands formula’
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Nile Breweries Uganda Limited website has reportedly been hacked, with those responsible said to demand that the company produces a beer whose formula has been kept on its servers. The website currently displays a blurred picture of a man covering his head in a hoodie. …
Read More »Kabale mechanics, authorities feud over relocation
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a disagreement between Kabale Municipality authorities and motor vehicle mechanics over their relocation. Recently, Kabale Municipal council ordered motor vehicle mechanics operating Garage Street in Central Division to relocate to Mwanjari Cemetery lockups in Southern Division along Kabale-Katuna road. The Authorities argue that …
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