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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Professor Apolo Robin Nsibambi who served from 1999 until 2011, and died at his home in Rubaga division on Tuesday, has received glowing tribute. President, Yoweri Museveni said “I have learnt of the untimely passing of the former Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Kennedy Wasikye, the Deputy Culture Minister in the Inzu Ya Masaba has dragged government to court for excluding Mbale municipality from the list of the approved cities that are to become operational in July 2020. Those approved are Fort Portal, Mbarara, Jinja, Gulu and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved the National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy, the government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo has revealed. The objective of the policy is to for stimulate innovation, creativity and attract foreign direct investments. According to cabinet, a strong IP system will encourage economic growth due …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parties in a case in which Rubaga South Member of Parliament Kato Lubwama is seeking to block a petition challenging his election have declined to receive a judgment by the Court of Appeal. The team comprising lawyers Samuel Muyizi, Nalukoola Luyimbazi and Isaac Ssemakadde, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has taken over the responsibility of determining garbage collection fees in Kampala City. The move is reportedly aimed at preventing the exploitation of the public by the three garbage collection firms operating in the city. They are Nabugabo Up deal Joint Venture, Homeklin Services …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved a proposal to borrow Euros 20,622,435 million (approximately Shillings 84billion) from the Corporate Internationalization Fund of Spain for Mineral exploration. The money will be used to finance airborne geological and geophysical survey mapping in Karamoja. Government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, says the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police collected 8 billion shillings from traffic fines in 2018. This was revealed by the Director of Traffic Dr Steven Kasiima. Dr Kasiima said 5.07 billion shillings was collected from common offences handled under Fika Salama while 3 billion was collected from fines to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament has expressed mixed reactions to a proposal by President Yoweri Museveni for a Constitutional amendment to scrap parliament’s mandate of determining its salaries. Museveni made the remarks on Sunday during a meeting with members of the Uganda National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff at Makerere University have started a fundraising drive for the welfare and legal costs of the suspended academic staff association chairperson, Dr Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi. Associate Professor Edward Nector Mwavu, the interim leader of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association –MUASA says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU have expressed a change of mind in pressing for salary enhancement after touring Namanve Industrial Park on the orders of President Yoweri Museveni. President Museveni directed the teachers’ Union to tour the industrial Park located in Kira …