Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It makes no sense for the United Nations and its humanitarian partners not to recruit locals in refugee hosting districts, especially for jobs which do not require higher skills. This is the position of Hillary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, on …
Read More »
How progressive is Uganda’s tax code for an economy that has been hurting since 2016? COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | As we approach the 2018/2019 Financial Year and the statecraft colour that comes with it – the State of the Nation address and reading of the national budget; the dress rehearsals …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The relocation of rejected African refugees from Israel to Uganda is a normal process, according to Hillary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees. Addressing the media in Kampala, Onek said the move by Uganda to receive 500 Eritrean and Sudanese refugees rejected …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has given prosecution one month’s ultimatum to conclude investigations into the killing of former Police Spokesman, Andrew Felix Kaweesi or Court dismisses the case. Kaweesi was gunned down together with his driver Godfrey Mambewa and bodyguard, Kenneth Erau on …
Read More »
kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday this week, the Inspector General of Police-IGP Okoth Ochola appointed Felix Baryamwisaki, the Director Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in Uganda Police Force. Baryamwisaki took over from Amos Ngabirano whose contract expired on March 20th, 2018. Prior to the expiry of his contract, …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | As Uganda makes steps towards getting first oil in 2020, insurance companies are working on mechanisms of partnering to share risks and benefits that will manifest. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a press conference on the upcoming oil and gas convention to be …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing verification of refugees and asylum seekers has unearthed 7,000 ghosts in Nakivale refugee settlement in western Uganda. According to the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hillary Onek, of the figure of 16,000 refugees and asylum seekers that some unscrupulous government officials …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank projects Sub-Saharan Africa to garner an economic growth of 3.1 percent in 2018, and increase of over one percent from 2017. Recent data in the Africa Economic Update released Wednesday afternoon point to a moderate strengthening of economic growth in early 2018. …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have tasked the army to explain the legal basis and sustainability of crime preventers in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The MPs sitting on the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs were on Tuesday interfacing with officials from the Ministry …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force is grappling with increased cases of self-kidnap across the country, especially among students and youths. In the last one month, more than 20 cases of kidnap have been reported with six of these discovered to have been self-kidnaps. According to …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price