Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has questioned the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija on the low funding to the Judiciary despite a recent directive by President Yoweri Museveni for a 800 billion Shilling budget allocation. Kasaija on Monday appeared before the Committee to present the 3.48 trillion additional …
Read More »Reparation case: DRC demanding too much- Attorney general
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has argued that the Democratic of Congo (DRC) is simply demanding too much money in compensation and has not presented evidence justifying its claim. In his opening remarks on Thursday at The Hague—Netherlands—based International Court of Justice (ICJ), Uganda Attorney General William Byaruhanga …
Read More »DRC demands US$4.3B from Uganda for war reparation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has asked Uganda to pay U$322 million for damages caused by its troops during the Congo invasion between 1997 and 2003. This reparation is part of the US$4.3 billion compensation that Congo is demanding from Uganda nearly half of …
Read More »Opening of Kasese central market pushed to next month
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese Central Market will be occupied by traders next month. The 16 Billion Shillings Market was supposed to be opened to traders last month after being commissioned by President Museveni in December. It is one of the several markets countrywide that was rebuilt under the …
Read More »Muntu says COVID-19 restrictions affected ANT inroads in recents polls
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party presidential candidate Major General Gregg Mugisha Muntu has attributed the party’s huge loss in the recent general election to the COVID-19 pandemic. Muntu got 65,334 votes (0.65 per cent) of the total votes cast in a race that …
Read More »Busia muslims advised to wear tunics, veils during Tarawehe prayers
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Jamir Juma Obandio, the Busia district Kadhi has advised Muslims to always wear their tunics and veils when and after performing Tarawehe prayers for consideration by security personals. Muslims started the holy month of Ramadhan as one of the pillars in the Islam faith …
Read More »Deputy IGP orders probe of officers leaking internal communication
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, has ordered a probe into how internal police communication is leaked to the public. Lokech, who will be making 100 days in office on Friday, indicates that he is becoming very much concerned with …
Read More »Mabirizi demands signed oil agreements made public
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has given the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development 21 days to make public the agreements that were signed on Sunday, between the government of Uganda and Tanzania. Mabirizi threatens legal action if the Permanent Secretary does not comply with …
Read More »Gov’t starts compensation process for Owino, Nakasero market traders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started the process to compensate traders of St. Balikuddembe market – Owino and Nakawa Markets. In 2020, President Museveni directed the Minister of Kampala to with immediate effect remove from the government markets the Association leaders and supervise the sellers to elect …
Read More »AFIEGO demands transparency as leaders meet over oil deals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) is demanding for the involvement of Ugandans in the negotiations on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the Tilenga oil projects in the Albertine region. The call comes as Ugandan and Tanzanian leaders and their technocrats …
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