Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Museveni wants seven year term: Details of how his team plans to get it THE LAST WORD Inside Uganda’s healthcare tears: Why trying to do everything for everyone, everywhere has ended up doing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Widespread moderate to very heavy rains are expected to continue through much of the region next week, according to a regional forecast issued this week. The forecasters in a report released by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWNET), warn that the rains are expected …
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Kampla, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry plans to reign in on all health facilities accused of selling vaccines that are distributed for free immunisation. The Primary Health Care Minister, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu announced this on Wednesday during the 8th health sector barometer meeting organized by Uganda Medical …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association has launched the Shared Agent Banking System (SABS) in an effort to increase financial inclusion and enable spread and penetration of banking services in Uganda. Agent banking is an extension of banking services outside the conventional bank branches, where a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Saving schemes under the Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Union Limited have petitioned Parliament challenging the proposed corporation tax on SACCOs. Government suggested a corporation tax on profitable SACCOs in the financial year 2018/2019. Corporation tax is a tax imposed on the net income of …
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The next financial year, 2018/19 looks set to be a tough year for car buyers in Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | The government is banning import of vehicles that are eight years or more from their date of manufacture. But even newer vehicles, which are five years old or …
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Showing government how national health insurance scheme should run? Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Hillary Ssempa has nothing good to say about government healthcare facilities. For him, their promise of free, quality medical care is hollow. He no longer goes to government health facilities but recalls that whenever he …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4,000 pilgrims from Tororo Archdiocese have already registered for this year’s foot pilgrimage to Namugongo, Tororo Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo has said. Obbo said more foot pilgrims are expected to register for foot pilgrimage from the Archdiocese which will animate this year’s Martyr’s Day …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defending champions Uganda Cubs are out of the on-going CECAFA U-17 Championship in Burundi. The Cubs suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Somalia at the Gitega Stadium in one of the semi final matches played on Wednesday. Uganda Cubs who won the trophy when the …
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Investment body to nearly double its staff to promote investment, create jobs Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Jolly Kaguhangire, the executive director of Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is marking her first anniversary on the new job with restructuring at the investment agency aimed at marketing Uganda as a profitable …
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