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Kahinda Otafiire has said he will not miss having to buy coffins and paying school fees now that he is no longer MP.  “I was an undertaker at every burial, a best-man at every wedding in my constituency. I Will Not Miss Parliament,”  former Justice minister  Otafiire told NBS TV.  …

President Yoweri Museveni has told the ongoing inaugural Giants Club Summit in Nanyuki, Kenya that an under-developed population is the biggest threat to wildlife conservation. “There are four threats to elephants and to all conservation efforts; markets for ivory and animal horns, criminality and corruption internationally and in individual countries, …

Cover story: Powerful Chinese lobby leaves Museveni helpless on Karuma, Isimba Bickering between officials at the Energy Ministry and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd is frustrating construction work at two of Uganda’s biggest power dams, which means that taxpayers could incur an extra Shs 1.8 trillion in construction cost, enough …

When an eight storey building in Kampala city collapsed on April 11 leaving four dead and others injured, various theorists started casting blame. The police faulted owner of the building, Moses Kyaseka. He was accused of being negligent and failing to take action even when he saw cracks in the …

Busoga and Buganda MPs vow to back Kadaga in her quest to retain the Speakership of the Uganda Parliament. VIDEO CLIP BY NBS   Share on: WhatsApp

Chairman Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum Elly Karuhanga has warned that the level of preparedness in the local oil sector is below par. “The level of preparedness is still low since only 25 firms were found eligible to supply the industry. Local suppliers aren’t equal to the task to …

IN PARLIAMENT The Sexual Offences Bill 2015, which was tabled by Female Youth MP Monica Amoding, has been cleared for scrutiny by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The bill criminalizes marital rape whereby a person who engages in a sexual act with his or her spouse is liable upon conviction to imprisonment …

Here is the downloadable shortlist for the externally advertised positions of Litigation officer and Legal officer  – debt collection at Uganda Revenue Authority. Written interviews on Monday, May 2, 2016.   URA Shortlist for Litigation & Debt Collection Officers by The Independent Magazine   Share on: WhatsApp

Here is a Uganda Revenue Authority Internship downloadable shortlist for JUNE- AUGUST  intake. The list has 363 names.   Ura Internship Shortlist for June by The Independent Magazine   Share on: WhatsApp

PHOTOGRAPHS: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the China-Uganda Agricultural Industrial Park in Butuntumula, Katikamu North in Luwero district. The project investment is estimated at US$ 220million. The project once complete will help farmers increase their agricultural incomes through accessing improved seeds and advanced …