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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Authority (NEMA) Executive Director Tom Okurut has called for the removal of the tax on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to encourage its use among Ugandans, instead of cutting forests for charcoal and firewood. LPG was exempt from taxation in 2006. But the …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MV Pearl, the second marine vessel that plies the Masaka – Kalangala route through the Bukakata and Lukku -Bugoma docking piers has returned after three months of servicing and upgrade. The Marine Vessel had been taken to Kisumu, Kenya in April for an overhaul, part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started training health workers on the new measures aimed at combating HIV/Aids. According to Geoffrey Taasi, the Program Officer HIV Testing Services at the Ministry of Health, the “Rapid HIV Recency Assay”, is aimed at establishing where new infections are …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda and Zambia on Friday denied a report that employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei had helped them spy on political opponents. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this week that Huawei technicians helped the two African governments intercept communications and social media activity of their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali has described Mama Mary Luwum as a pillar of faith who left a great tribe of people in Uganda. Archbishop Ntagali said Mama Mary Luwum was an intercessor, a person of courage, reconciler, counsellor and pillar …

FILE PHOTO: NSSF Headquarters Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of employees and employers has expressed mixed reactions to proposals by government in the National Social Security Fund Amendment Bill, 2019. On Tuesday, the Minister of State for Children and Youth Affairs, Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi presented the Bill to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Security Gen. Elly Tumwine has reiterated that safe houses, wherever they exist in Uganda, are only used for intelligence work and not detention and torture of suspects. The affirmation follows a heated debate from which the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga …

Uganda slams report Huawei helped spy on opposition leaders Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Uganda on Friday denied a report that employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei had aided a domestic spying operation targeting pop star turned opposition icon Bobi Wine. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Huawei …

VIDEO: Is the NSSF Amendment Bill 2019 targeting workers’ savings? Kampala, Uganda | VIDEOS NTV UGANDA | The NSSF Amendment Bill that is now in parliament is a big win for members, as they will be able to take home more at the end, and will enable NSSF management offer more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to eight harmful pesticide contaminants have been found in tomatoes sold in major markets in Kampala and other parts of Uganda. The study by the Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health – UNACOH was done in 18 districts of Uganda under …