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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |A total of 233 officers from the rank of SCP to PC were on Tuesday retired from the Uganda Police Force after clocking 60 years of mandatory retirement at a colourful function held at Police Headquarters Naguru. Addressing the retiring officers, the Deputy Inspector General …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  An expert at the ongoing 4th Annual Conference of the African Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) in Kampala has said urgent steps need to be taken to reverse a trend in which the continent has only 10% pension coverage of its population. Sundeep Raichura, Group Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF has advised the retiring senior army officers to invest their retirement package wisely. He said that the retirement should not be regarded as becoming redundant. “This is …

How former IGP’s mistakes are now back to haunt him COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Back in 2015, there was a shoot-out at the home of former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Faith Mwondha in Iganga district. Thugs had attacked Justice Mwondha’s home and on hearing the news, then …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Army has retired 93 officers from the force. The function held at the military headquarters in Mbuya on Friday saw 17 Colonels, 13 Lieutenant Colonels, and 63 Majors officially discharged from the Army. Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, presided …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is headed for yet another understaffing gap following the official retirement of it’s five Judges and eight lower cadres who include Deputy Registrars and Magistrates. The Judges who were officially retired from the Judiciary on Friday night at a Dinner held at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura will retire from the UPDF this month. While he is still facing charges at the General Court Martial, the UPDF has confirmed that he is among nine other generals lined up for retirement from the military. Various …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The retirement age for national and local civil workers in Japan was raised Saturday from the current 60 to 61 as the new fiscal year begins. The move came as part of the country’s initiatives to alleviate workforce shortages partly reflecting the nation’s shrinking population. For …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government’s proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. However, France’s largest union, the General Confederation of …

London, UK | Xinhua | Gareth Bale announced his retirement from football on Monday after a 17-year career as one of Britain’s most decorated players. The 33-year-old Welsh star made the announcement on social media, weeks after he played his last competitive game at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where …