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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament (MPs) who have taken the sh20 million given to them as part of the COVID-19 supplementary expenditures might be in trouble. In his update address on the Coronavirus pandemic today, President Yoweri Museveni condemned MPs for seeking to divert Ugandans from …

🔸 79 confirmed cases 🔸 52 recoveries 🔸 13 active cases 🔹 23 truck drivers 🔹 14 Repatriated (Ky + Tz) ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni will at 8pm today deliver his 12th national address on the COVID-19 pandemic. He is expected to …

Effective 1st July 2020 ✔Arua City ✔Gulu City ✔Jinja City ✔Mbarara City ✔Fort Portal City ✔Mbale City ✔Masaka City July 1, 2021 ☑Hoima City July 1, 2022 ☑Entebbe and Lira Cities July 1, 2023 ☑ Moroto, Nakasongola, Soroti, Kabale and Wakiso Cities SOURCE: PWATCH UG Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police registered a 9.8 percent drop in crime last year, with 10 criminal syndicates dismantled in 2019, Uganda’s annual crime report indicates. According to the 2019 Uganda Police Crime report, criminal cases dropped from 238,746 in 2018 to 215,224 in 2019. “Organised criminal syndicates …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of critical UPDF doctors, nurses and other experts who have been supporting the treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID -19) patients at the Mulago National Referral Hospital have been released today. Dr. Byarugaba Baterana, the Mulago Specialised National Referral Hospital Executive Director released …

It’s time to test the transparency and accountability that this government boasts of and preaches as its principles COMMENT | MICHEAL ABONEKA | First, Parliament approved a supplementary budget of Shs284 billion to fight COVID-19. This was approved under Addendum 2, of the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No. 2 for Financial …

Why the lockdown should  be a reminder to strengthen local council courts for improved access to justice COMMENT | MUKALAZI DEUS MUBIRU | On March 18, 2020, the President of Uganda announced a 32-day long lockdown in an effort to manage the spread of the COVID19. The measures were published …

Bank of Baroda has recorded a 38% drop in net profit to Shs 45.3bn for the year ended Dec. 2019 but the management hope for better performance in future as it embarks on massive digitalisation. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The bank’s latest financial performance also shows that whereas …

Shareholders will now not be able to vote on resolutions such as dividend payments, changes to directorships, approval of accounts within stipulated timeframe Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s listed firms had big plans for their annual shareholders meeting (AGM) starting next month, giving opportunities to their owners and …

  COMMENT | Jonas Mbabazi | In Uganda, as of April 24, 2020, there were 75 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 46 of these have recovered and none has died. The shocks from the coronavirus pandemic have been sudden and unprecedented. Within a few months, many businesses, government offices, markets, public and …