Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has administered oaths to 131 members-elect of the eleventh parliament on the first day of the four-day-long ceremonies. Although the house had planned to administer oaths for 132 legislator’s on the first day of the exercise, two of the elected members did not turn …
Read More »LIVE: Uganda’s 11th Parliament starts with swearing in
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Uganda’s 11th Parliament will be sworn in today, in ceremonies that will last four days. The House has 527 Members of Parliament (MPs) – that is roughly 100 more MPs than what the 10th Parliament had. The swearing in will be followed …
Read More »Museveni takes government to the Parish
But will model help millions of Ugandans get out of poverty? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | David Bahati, the Minister of State for Finance in charge of planning is excited about the Parish Development Model—the latest NRM programme aimed at lifting millions of rural-based Ugandans out of poverty. …
Read More »Museveni’s hostility towards Umeme
How the president’s criticism of the electricity distributor is likely to undermine investor confidence in Uganda THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | President Yoweri Museveni recently repeated his claim that officials of the government of Uganda who negotiated the Umeme concession sold the country. It is a …
Read More »Yoweri K. Museveni: The 40 year stretch
Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On May 12 President Yoweri Museveni raised the Bible in his right hand to take the presidential oath for the seventh time. While giving his inauguration speech to a crowd of an estimated …
Read More »Only PHDs, Masters to attend 71st Makerere grad ceremony
📌 To attend MAK GRADUATION 👩🎓 – May 17-May 21 ✅ PhD Graduands (108) ✅ Masters’ Degree Graduands (1,160) ✅ First Class Honours Degree Graduands ☑ TOTAL 12,550 graduands (51% female & 49% male) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, MAK & URN | It is a new normal at Makerere University this year with Coronavirus SOPs …
Read More »Time to set up infrastructure police for electricity vandalism
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Last week, Daily Monitor reported an arrest of seven suspects in Rubaga found with electricity materials and gadgets worth over sh3 billion. It was earlier reported that vandalism was rampant in Kiboga district, where electric wires, surge arrestors, polymeric insulators among other items were stolen. Responding …
Read More »MAY 24: Date set for Oulanyah versus Kadaga
NRM’s CEC could have final say on who takes the top job in Parliament Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT TEAM | The election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 11th Parliament will be held on Monday 24th May 2021, the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige has …
Read More »Pipping ceremony held for Uganda AMISOM troops
Uganda AMISOM contingent holds pipping ceremony for recently promoted officers Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Recently promoted Uganda army officers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, have received their new rank insignia while in Mogadishu, Somalia. In April 2021, a total of 1,393 officers of the Uganda …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni – the 40 year stretch
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Yoweri K. Museveni’s 40 year stretch: Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years THE LAST WORD Museveni’s hostility towards Umeme: How the president’s criticism of the electricity distributor is likely to …
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