Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced sanctions against current and former Ugandan officials who committed human rights abuses against opposition leaders and other groups including homosexuals. “After Uganda’s flawed 2021 presidential elections, I announced a visa restriction policy targeting those believed …
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Latest data from the Petroleum Authority of Uganda shows that the country has a minimal emission rate of greenhouse gases, accounting for only 0.02% of global greenhouse gas emissions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are advocating for sustainable oil and gas development to safeguard the environment, …
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Analysts hail UNOC’s ambitions but reality of fuel business complex COVER STORY | ISAAC KHISA | The decision by the government of Uganda to directly enter the oil importation and cut out middle players has blown a cloud of uncertainty in the US$2 billion business that is the heartbeat of the …
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Why is security scheme being promoted as transport project? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The new vehicle number project is pushing ahead despite opposition from many quarters, including at the highest level of government; in the cabinet. On Nov. 01, the Minister for Security, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi flanked by …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, in collaboration with the government, on Tuesday commissioned a state-of-the-art dormitory at the Salama School for the Blind in Mukono District. The Shs295 million facility, inaugurated as MTN Uganda marked its 25th anniversary, represents a significant stride in enhancing accommodation and overall learning …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Third Deputy Prime Minister, Rukia Nakadama, has provided insights into the reasoning behind the substantial size of the country’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Nakadama emphasized that this decision was driven by the agenda of the session and the necessity to …
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Bobi Wine, like Kizza Besigye, is wrong to see Museveni as the problem and his removal as the solution COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | In this article, I argue that the lack of a developed socio-political infrastructure to uphold the bureaucracy of a modern state exposes Uganda to certain structural …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has initiated a certification process for palm oil smallholder farmers. The process aims to encourage sustainable practices within the palm oil industry and mitigate the adverse environmental impacts that have accompanied its growth. It will be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government plans to revise the property tax rate. Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands Housing and Urban Development while officiating at the second Uganda Housing symposium organized by Habitat for Humanity in Kampala highlighted the need to revise the rates because the current rates …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) tasked the Government to find an immediate remedy to the negative effects caused by floods in Kampala and other urban cities. The call was made during a press conference at the UPC Headquarters, located at Uganda House in Kampala on Wednesday. …
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