Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police on have received the Closed Circuit Television –CCTV footage of the killers of Rodgers Nasasira, a security guard at Good Neighbours a Non-Governmental Organisation –NGO in Bukasa-Muyenga, in Kampala. Nasasira was found dead by workmates who arrived at the office at around 7 am …
Read More »Historical command warned Museveni about direction Uganda was taking-Muntu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army historical command warned president Yoweri Museveni about the direction the country was taking 12 years after he took power, URN has learnt. The historical command is an informal group comprising eleven senior army commanders of the then National Resistance Army-NRA, which ushered …
Read More »Closing statements in Ongwen trial trigger war memories in Gulu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The closing statements in the trial of former rebel Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA Commander, Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court-ICC evoked memories of the two-decade insurgency in Northern Uganda. It follows the live streaming of the concluding arguments on Ongwen’s trial which is being …
Read More »Uganda Motor Industry Association seeks to edge SGS out of vehicle inspection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Motor Industry Association which brings together vehicle importers has petitioned parliament to give them the contract for motor vehicle inspection. Government contracted SGS or SGS-Societe Generale De Surveillance, a Swiss firm in 2015 to conduct the mandatory vehicle inspection. However, Government has …
Read More »New justice law and order sector centre excites Rubirizi residents
Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly opened Justice, Law and Order Centre in Rubirizi district, has excited residents. The 1.6 billion Shillings facility houses the Magistrate’s court, the Offices of the Director of Public Prosecution and police station. Rubirizi District, which was curved from Greater Bushenyi in 2010 has …
Read More »President Museveni to EU: Investing in Uganda is key
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the new Uganda-Europe partnership saying it is important for the latter to invest in the country since it is a two way benefit. He was speaking at the closure of a two day Uganda-Europe Business Forum at Speke Resort …
Read More »Gov’t erroneously sent UGX 2.2b to support students in China
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government erroneously sent Shillings 2.2 billion to support Ugandan students stuck in China following Corona virus outbreak, the Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary, Keith Muhakanizi has revealed. In a letter dated March 10, 2020, addressed to the Ugandan Embassy in Beijing, China, Muhakanizi says that the …
Read More »WHO troubled about rate at which COVID19 is spreading
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rate at which COVID 19 is spreading worldwide is troubling, according to the World Health Organisation-WHO. At the end of last week, the number of infected persons stood at 96,000 in 93 countries. By close of Tuesday, the number stood at over 110,000 in …
Read More »Special assignments by judicial officers to be limited to only 4-Years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a proposal that requires judicial officers to resign from the judiciary when they take up special assignments exceeding four years. The approved provision gives a specified period for judicial officers who are assigned, appointed or seconded to serve or perform duties in other …
Read More »MPs want NAADs to distribute hass ovacado seedlings to farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Agriculture Committee of parliament wants Government to promote Hass avocado growing countrywide, saying it will boost farmer’s income. Hass avocado is one of the most trending fruit at the moment with demand stretching from Europe, China, the United States and Middle East. The avocado, …
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