The voluminous 520-page book, `Protection, Patronage or Plunder? British Machinations and (B)uganda’s Struggle for Independence’, by Apollo Nelson Makubuya; the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister (Katikkiro) and Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the kingdom of Buganda, has attracted a lot of attention. He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E …
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Girls beat boys, reversing national trend Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national trend in the performance at Primary Leaving Exams (PLE) was reversed at Bridge Schools as girls beat boys. According to some statistics, boys are 9% more likely to outperform girls at the country level yet …
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5 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The board of the regional oil marketer, Kenol Kobil, has approved the proposed takeover of the firm by the French based company, Rubis Energie. The shareholders, however, have until February 18 to accept or decline the offer, according to reports from Kenya’s local …
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What Chinese, French domination of Uganda’s oil and gas supplier database means for Ugandan entrepreneurs Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As pressure to develop key upstream infrastructure picks up with billions of dollars expected to pour into the Ugandan economy starting this year, focus is now turning onto who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Mathew Kanyamunyu, the director Quantum Logistics Limited and two others for the murder of child rights activists, Kenneth Akena has failed to commence. The suspects appeared on Monday before High Court Judge, Stephen Mubiru for the start of their trial. The others …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will expect major telecommunication companies operating in the country to list 30% of their stock on the local bourse under a new policy intended to align operations in the sector with market realities. 256businessnews.com says the target is the two major mobile telephone …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority has slightly reduced the electricity tariffs for the first quarter of 2019 compared with preceding quarter but not enough to stimulate industrial growth. The latest consumer tariff schedule shows that domestic consumers will now pay Shs718.9, down from Shs …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of Makerere University Academic Staff Association-MUASA Dr Deus Kamunyu has declined to hand over office, stating that his suspension was baseless. Dr Kamunyu was last week suspended by Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe for allegedly inciting staff …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is suspending issuance of licenses to gambling and gaming companies. This was announced by State Minister for Finance David Bahati, at the closure of the 2019 Brethren Conference of the Diocese of Kigezi this afternoon. Bahati, who was representing President Yoweri Museveni …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual parliament week ended Friday with the Public Parliament debate on the theme “championing accountability to improve service delivery”. This was the climax of a week-long of activities that started with a fundraising walk aimed at finding funds for construction of a rehabilitation …
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