Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All voters must get their details updated in the National Voters Register as a guarantee that they participate in the 2021 general elections. The call was made this morning by the Electoral Commission Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, saying that owning a National Identity …
Read More »188,200 Electronic passports issued so far
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration has so far issued 188,200 electronic passports. The passports also referred to as e-passports are a change from the current machine-readable passports. Brig. Johnson Namanya, the Commissioner for Citizenship and Passport Control on Tuesday gave an update on …
Read More »Prof Nawangwe pins MP Zaake for threatening to beat him
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has pinned Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake for threatening to beat him up in order to stir more chaos at Makerere University. Nawangwe was today appearing before the Parliamentary Committee of Rules, Discipline and Privileges, which is investigating …
Read More »Murder suspects of mobile money agents face trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has ruled that four suspects facing charges of murdering two mobile money agents have a case to answer. The agents including Harriet Nalwadda and Moreen Nakabuubi were shot dead by unknown assailants who were moving on motorcycles on June …
Read More »Uganda ahead of Kenya, Tanzania in ease of paying taxes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been ranked ahead of Tanzania and Kenya in the ease with which individuals and investors can file and pay their taxes. According to the Paying Taxes 2020 report by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the World Bank, Uganda is at position 92nd out …
Read More »Bunyoro residents demand improved services before start of Oil production
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and local leaders from Hoima and Kikuube districts are demanding for better services before the actualization of the commercial oil production. They argue that although the government has tried to upgrade some schools and health facilities, the rural areas remain under served and seriously …
Read More »Prioritize salary increment not elections- Workers Union tells Finance Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Government and Allied Workers Union, has asked government to focus on improving the salaries of civil servants other focusing on elections. This comes a week after the Finance Ministry, said government will not be in position to meet salary enhancement requirements for …
Read More »Wakiso farmers irrigate crops in rain season, count loses
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of farmers under Magezi-Muliro Farmers’ Association, which received the pilot demonstration mini irrigation scheme in Mabwombe Village in Mende Sub County in Wakiso District, are crying foul after losing their crops to heavy rains. Although irrigation is practiced during the dry season, URN …
Read More »Luweero embraces model to reach out to people living with HIV
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luweero district has embraced the “Differentiated Service Delivery model-DSMD” with the aim of identifying and reaching out to People Living with HIV/AIDS in villages. Under the “Differentiated Service Delivery model” health workers move from health centers to communities where they identify individuals in need for HIV/AIDs …
Read More »You are not paid to walk- FDC tells Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has lashed at President, Yoweri Museveni for the forthcoming Anti-Corruption walk, saying he is not paid to walk. Museveni will lead the country in a walk aimed at raising awareness against corruption on December 4, 2019 from the …
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