■ Kampala Strategic Plan ■ Kampala Street Lighting Master Plan ■ Kampala Drainage Master plan ■ Affordable and reliable workspaces in the City. ■ Paving of Roads ■ Solid Waste Management and recycling ■ Ordinances ■ Infrastructure Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A unanimous judgment by five Constitutional Court justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has overturned the election of six members of parliament in newly created municipalities across the country. The affected are Patrick Ocan, the Apac Municipality Member of Parliament, Elioda Tumwesigye, …
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Minister Elioda Tumwesigye, MP Basalirwa thrown out of parliament by Constitutional Court for being elected in constituencies where there “was no vacancy existing” Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Constitutional court has ordered six Members of Parliament (MPs), including Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Elioda Tumwesigye, out of …
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✳ KCCA plan ■ Five key new roads under construction ■ Signalization of 13 of 30 junctions set ■ Plan to construct & upgrade 300km of secondary & connecting roads ■ Renovation of Old Taxi Park Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is promising city …
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✳ Sh1.39 trillion for Lubowa Hospital ✳ Sh768 billion for Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Acholibur Road ✳ Sh402.5 bn Muyembe-Nakapiripirit Road ✳ sh380 bn classified Defense ministry Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Parliament approved loans to the tune of sh6.15 trillion this year, according to the annual performance report of the house. Despite …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Robert Kyazze who is currently receiving treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), returning home to celebrate Christmas with his family wasn’t an option. He just had a dose of chemotherapy for his Kaposi Sarcoma on Tuesday. Even as his next dose is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala streets were Wednesday free of the usual traffic as millions enjoyed the Christmas holiday. However, garbage seems to have replaced the Kampala dwellers in the town, and add to that rain later in the day and early Thursday, left a sorry sight. URN …
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Do a thorough due-diligence on Bonang Power, government told Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Fifteen civil society organizations (CSOs) have asked the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to share details with Ugandans that show South African energy firm, Bonang Power and Energy Pty Ltd, is technically capable and financially sound …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 6,900 cassava farmers in Acholibur Sub-county in Pader district have asked Gen. Salim Saleh, the National Coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation–OWC program to fulfill the pledges he made to them. While delivering tons of cassava cuttings to the farmers in December …
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Archbishop Lwanga, Katikiro Mayiga castigate weak Gov’t Institutions Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has asked state officials to revive an increasingly dormant state machinery, which he says is affecting effective governance in the country. According to Mayiga, strengthening the state institutions should …
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