`The scale and rate at which the Ugandan government is increasing its power to collect and store information about its citizens is alarming’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Watch, the American international human rights NGO, has added its voice to those calling on President Yoweri Museveni not to …
Read More »Salaam bank gets first Islamic banking license in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Salaam Bank Uganda Ltd has become the first commercial bank to acquire a license to offer Islamic banking services in Uganda. Salaam Bank is a Ugandan subsidiary of Salaam African Bank of Djibouti, through Top Finance Bank which it acquired in August last year. Salaam …
Read More »Atomic Energy Council yet to license CT scans in regional hospitals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven out of the 14 Regional Referral hospitals that received Computed Tomography (CT) Scan machines from the Ministry of Health are yet to be verified by the Atomic Energy Council. At least 14 regional referral hospitals last year received CT scan machines from the Health …
Read More »ICPAU publishes list of licensed accounting firms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has published the list of accounting firms and practising accountants licensed to operate in Uganda as at March 31, 2023. The list contains 248 accounting firms and 398 practising accountants. There are 10 new firms and 21 …
Read More »UNOC finally gets license to explore in Buliisa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has signed a Production-Sharing Agreement(PSA) with Uganda National Oil Company for the Kasuruban block in Albertine Graben’s Buliisa district. The signing of the PSA with the government-owned oil company that took place on Thursday has been described as yet another milestone in the …
Read More »Cabinet approves two oil exploration licenses in Albertine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet has finally given green light to the energy ministry to grant exploration licenses and sign production sharing agreements (PSA) for two oil exploration blocks in the Albertine Graben. According to the minister of state for National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga a cabinet meeting held …
Read More »Nandala loses ICPAU council vote, faces off with institute over license renewal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi has lost a vote to become a council member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) on the technicality that his 2020 practicing license was not renewed. ICPAU published a list of seven members that have …
Read More »Gov’t to introduce new license for lower primary schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is introducing a new license which will enable school proprietors to start comprehensive schools covering children in primary one to primary four. The idea is one of the proposals in the new Early Childhood Care and Education …
Read More »Amos Wekesa’s MV Kazinga gets operational licence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Works and Transport Ministry has issued an operational license to MV Kazinga, which belongs to Great Lakes Safaris. MV Kazinga will offer rides to local and foreign tourists in Kasese. The 65-seater boat was launched on Lake Edward in August. Amos Wekesa, the …
Read More »Ministry of Environment investigating NEMA for issuing license in Katonga wetland
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment is investigating National Environment Management Authority-NEMA for issuing an operation license in Katonga wetland. The ministry’s move follows uproar from environmentalists, leaders and residents in Mpigi District who accuse NEMA for allocating Katonga wetland near River Katonga along …
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