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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Members of Parliament on the committee of Physical Infrastructure have asked the Ministry of Lands to avail a report on how the Land Fund was spent in the 2018/2019 financial year. Led by Kasilo County MP, Elijah Okupa and Butaleja West MP, James …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The fishing ban on Lake Kyoga has been extended further leaving fishermen and local leaders stuck. The ban was extended by leaders in the districts that share Lake Kyoga and the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit, to allow the registration of all fishermen operating on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new cultural museum, the first of its kind has been set up in Kalangala, to preserve and promote the islands’ rich heritage to the rest of the world. Kalangala’s heritage stretches from the royal regalia in the Bukasa and Bubembe shrines, the tree species …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Hundreds of farmers in Kasese district want the environment office and government to regulate human activities in River Sebwe, a key tributary to Mubuku Irrigation Scheme as the water volumes continue to reduce. Mubuku was established by government as a settlement scheme in the …

Severe Desert Locust outbreak threatens rural food security across East Africa  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  A serious and widespread Desert Locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea and northern Kenya with a high risk of further …

Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Mitooma district council has set up a three-man committee to investigate the corruption allegations against Arthur Nzeyimana, the Town Clerk of Kanshenshero town council.    The committee is chaired by Isreal Akankwasa, the Internal Auditor Mitooma district, Edmond Mugumye Kazooba, Secretary and Lodovico Tumushabe as member. …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The high cost of land in Rubanda district is scaring away investors. According to authorities, the cost of land in Rubanda shot up when it became an independent district in July 2016 after being curved from Kabale. Some of the areas where the cost of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Former employees at Dunamiscoins Resource Centre Ltd, a blacklisted cryptocurrency exchange have hinted that security agencies opted for soft targets in the scam that saw thousands of Ugandans lose billions in deposits. Dunamiscoins was operating a money lending business with branches in Masaka, Ndeeba, Mbale, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA wants government to allocate it 3 percent of the National Budget to the Authority. According to the 2020/2021 National Budget Framework paper, 3 percent of the 39.6 trillion proposed budget would amount to Shillings 1.7 trillion. The proposal by KCCA to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Ministry of Health has revealed that as of last week, malaria cases across the country stood at 955,134. The report, malaria situation update also shows that by January 7th 2020, 280 malaria deaths had been recorded by the surveillance team being reported at health facilities …