Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes are the second team together with Zimbabwe to go on a sit-down strike and miss training over alleged unpaid allowances at the on-going 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The Nigerian team players also boycotted one of the …
Read More »Bankers’ conference to discuss funding for farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan bankers will this month use their annual conference to discuss how they can offer money to the agricultural sector. According to Patrick Mweheire, the Executive Director of Stanbic Bank and Chairman of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), agriculture has huge impact on key issues …
Read More »MPs query KCCA UGX 27Bn expenditure on legal costs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE has faulted Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA officials for spending Shillings 27 billion on legal fees in the 2016/2017 financial year. According to the Committee, the Shillings 27 billion was above the Shillings 16.3 billion budgeted for …
Read More »Police to recruit 4,500 constables
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force (UPF) has announced recruitment of 4,500 Probation Police Constables ahead of the 2021 general elections. Police had previously indicated that it would be recruiting about 10,000 constables to fill the vacuum created by police constables who have deserted, retired, killed and died …
Read More »Parliament among KCCA ground rent defaulters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is among the list of government entities that owe Kampala Capital City Authority–KCCA Shillings 16billion in ground rent and property rates for the 2016/2017 financial year. The others are Uganda Police Force headquarters, National Water and Sewerage Corporation-NWSC among others. The acting KCCA Executive Director, …
Read More »South Africa sneak through, Kenya ejected
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Read More »Magistrate refuses to summon Museveni over Nyanzi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Court Magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu has declined to summon President, Yoweri Museveni as one of the witnesses in the trail of Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Dr Stella Nyanzi’s legal team had asked court to summon, President Museveni as one of the witnesses in the …
Read More »Multinational companies leaving country after tax incentives expire – EPRC study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some companies leave the country immediately their tax incentives expire. This is according to a new study by the Economic Policy Research Centre-EPRC. A study conducted in April 2019 but examined tax incentives given to companies from 2010/2011 to 2018/19 financial years, shows that …
Read More »Judiciary PS skips PAC meeting over audit queries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary Permanent Secretary, Kagole Kivumbi was no show at a meeting convened by the Public Accounts Committee-PAC of Parliament. The committee chaired by the Budadiri West MP, Nathan Nandala Mafabi had summoned Grace Akullo, the Director Criminal Investigations (CID) to take part in …
Read More »Magnitude of antibiotic resistance in Uganda unknown-Expert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is a common practice for patients in different parts of the country to move around with cannulas on their wrists or arms. However, medical experts warn that this exposes patients to further infection. Ibrahim Mugerwa, a Senior Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Officer under the …
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