Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The budget allocated to the security sector will reduce by a massive 757 billion shillings in the 2020/21 financial year. According to National Budget Framework paper detailing government planned expenditure for next year, security will receive 2.9 trillion shillings down from 3.6 trillion shillings it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Municipality MP Beatrice Atim Anywar downplays reports that by joining the government front bench, she has betrayed the opposition. She says that her involvement with the opposition was not a marital engagement that should not be broken. Anywar, the designate minister of …
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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 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cost of houses in the areas of Rubaga and Kawempe experienced one of the highest increments last year, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS. In its latest residential property index release, the statistics agency said that property prices in these areas grew …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The real estate industry in Wakiso district has been thrown into panic following the temporary closure of Wakiso Ministry Zonal Office-MZO. There will be no land transaction in the district, during the time of the closure, as operations of surveys and mapping sections at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country has been in a festive mood over the last three weeks, celebrating Christmas, a key holiday for Christians which is preceded by the end of the year, in the Gregorian calendar. During the time, many offices have remained closed, with slow …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Council has cleared two students to graduate after they had been dismissed on allegations of fraud. The students are Simon Peter Musisi Ntege, a former student of Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Phillip Kakuru, a former student of Bachelor of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanlam General Insurance Limited has sued Katuma Tours and Travel Limited for alleged failure to pay more than 55 million shillings for comprehensive insurance provided for their vehicles. Sanlam provided comprehensive insurance for the Travel company’s motor vehicles between 2017 and 2019. But the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Regional Referral Hospital is overwhelmed by the high number of teenage mothers seeking maternity and antenatal services. Sr. Lilly Awili, the in-charge maternity ward at Arua regional referral hospital notes that more than 20 girls below 20 years deliver at the facility in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Venerable Justus Tibesigwa, the Archdeacon of Kihihi Archdeaconry in Kinkiizi Diocese has been suspended for alleged misconduct. Tibesigwa’s suspension letter dated December 26, 2019, was issued on Thursday evening after a long meeting with diocesan officials led by Kinkiizi Diocese Bishop Dan Zoreka. The …
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