Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has exhausted resources in the Petroleum Fund, Parliament has learnt. This is after the Minister of State for Planning David Bahati confirmed a zero budget allocation from the fund to support the coming financial year 2020/2021 budget despite previous allocations. “There is …
Read More »Uganda releases nine, Rwanda demands for more
⏹ Uganda withdraws charges against nine Rwandan nationals ✅ Mugabo Nelson ✅ RTD SGT Rene Rutagungira ✅ Etienne Nsanzabahizi ✅ Claude Yakalemye ✅ Emmanuel Rwamuchwo ✅ Augustine Rutayisire ✅ CPL Nzeyamana Herman ✅ Munyagabe Adrien ✅ Urayeneza Gilbert Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has withdrawn charges against nine …
Read More »Vivo energy to spend Shs600m on customers for ten weeks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda’s national customer promotion that will see over 15,000 motorists rewarded with up to Shs600million worth of prizes has started. The promotion that started on Dec.16 will run up to Feb.16 at 105 Shell service stations across the country Dubbed 10 Weeks …
Read More »Nabbanja, Kafuuzi cabinet approvals delayed over qualifications
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appointment of MPs Robinah Nabbanja and Jackson Kafuuzi to cabinet hangs in balance as the appointments committee raised queries on their credentials. The committee chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga today vetted nine people who were appointed into the cabinet for …
Read More »Three arrested over Crested Cranes trade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people in Kisoro district have been arrested over allegedly possessing Crested Cranes. The suspects are Dan Iradukunda 22 a resident of Bunagana in Muramba Sub County, George Habyarimana 25, a resident of Gahiza in Buhozi parish Busanza Sub County and Hillary Tumushime, 28 …
Read More »Uganda’s long road to first oil
FDI expected to be reached by April 2020 ANALYSIS | LIAM TAYLOR – Africa Business Magazine | Oil deposits have sat beneath the shores of Lake Albert, in western Uganda, for millions of years. Since its discovery in 2006, plans to extract the oil, estimated at over 1bn recoverable barrels, …
Read More »2019 economy performs below expectations
Growth is projected to range between 5.5-6% compared to 6.2% in 2018 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economy performed below expectations especially towards the end of the year, according to the latest Bank of Uganda Monitory Policy Report. In addition, an analysis of the different monetary policy reports, …
Read More »Museveni breaks silence on Rwanda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has expressed optimism that relations between Uganda and Rwanda will improve soon. “I can guarantee, that Uganda will do its share of the normalization of the relations between our two countries. I salute President Paul Kagame, the brotherly people of …
Read More »Preachers stay clear of politics, focus on poverty fight, hope
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As thousands of Christians around Kampala ushered 2020, the year expected to be filled with political happenings for Uganda, prominent preachers around Kampala steered clear of the subject. Instead, they sold 2020 as a year free of poverty, happy marriages for the unmarried and …
Read More »Uganda deports South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been deported. According to Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson, Chaka Chaka was escorted to Entebbe Airport by the police and a team from the immigration department on Tuesday afternoon after being detained inside her hotel room. Chaka Chaka …
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