Should the General be banned from social media? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has a new moniker. He is now called “The Tweeting General”. It is a joke on his rather choice tweets. But Gen. Muhoozi’s tweets are no jokes. His latest controversial tweet …
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Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces of the Uganda Police and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have embarked on forceful eviction of Balaalo herdsmen from the West Nile sub-region. The exercise which has commenced with Pakwach district that hosts the biggest number of the herdsmen in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Muhoozi’s hot tweets: Should the General be banned from social media? THE LAST WORD On Mao’s Twitter war: How the radical extremism of NUP is the best recruiting ground for Museveni COMMENT Ukraine …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called on Turkish investors to get more involved in Uganda’s nascent mineral sector for it to realise its full potential. Museveni made the remarks while meeting Turkish investors led by the Turkish Ambassador to Uganda, Fikret Kerem Alp at State House …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he will engage the Speaker of Parliament to fast-track the amendment of the Umeme Act, and ensure that electricity goes directly from generation to the industrial consumer to spur economic growth through industrialization. “Power should go directly from generation to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked local council leaders to take advantage of Emyooga funds to promote financial empowerment for women. Emyooga is a presidential wealth creation program launched in 2019 to lift at least 68 percent of Ugandans “from subsistence to market-oriented production. While addressing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has recommended a forensic audit of the services and supplies, management and financial transactions of Soroti Fruit Factory Limited. In August 2012, government represented by Uganda Development Corporation-UDC together with Korea International Cooperation Agency-KOICA entered into a memorandum …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned all land evictions in the country that are carried out without the consent of the Resident City/District Commissioners. In a statement issued by the presidential deputy spokesperson Faruk Kirunda, Museveni said the District Security Committees-DSC which are headed by …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Gulu city on Friday petitioned President Yoweri Museveni over failure by the Ministry of Local Government to remit local revenue to the council. The leaders through Gulu City Deputy Speaker Lamex Akena, say that the Ministry of Local Government is not remitting to Gulu …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform-NUP councilors in Luwero district have turned down an invitation to attend leadership training and meet President Yoweri Museveni. Recently, a team of State House officials approached Luwero District Council Speaker Abdul Mazinga, and informed him about their wish to train district councilors …
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