Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the payment of 947 billion shillings to 82 Ugandan companies that supplied goods and services in South Sudan. The traders supplied goods and services to the South Sudan government between 2008 and 2010 but were not paid due to the outbreak of …
Read More »What next after Muntu launches The Alliance amid fanfare?
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) aka The Alliance was launched on May 22 at the Kampala Serena Hotel in a colourful ceremony that had children singing poems about the potential for Uganda, performance from an instrumentalist and a moving speech by Upendo …
Read More »UCU promotes Dr. Monica Chibita to rank of full professor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Council on Thursday May 23, 2019 approved the promotion of Dr. Monica Chibita to the rank of full professor. The UCU Council said in a statement that Prof. Chibita “has not only shown herself to be a consummate academic, …
Read More »Agriculture budget passes Ugx 1 trillion mark
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The budget allocation for the agriculture sector will in the next financial year pass the 1 trillion Shillings mark for the first time in what officials say will cater for research, fertilizers and coffee strategy. The allocation to the sector will grow by 300 billion …
Read More »Uganda Martyrs’ day budget suffers 414 million shortfall
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church still needs 414 million Shillings to achieve its targets in organizing this year’ Uganda Martyrs day celebrations. The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese Dr John Baptist Odama says many of the pledges towards preparations have not been fulfilled creating a shortfall in the initial …
Read More »Bobi Wine fails to appear in court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of the disobedience case against Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi has flopped after he failed to appear in court. Kyagulanyi is charged together with David Lule also known as Selector Davie, Julius Katongole, Nyanzi Fred Ssentamu and Edward Sebufu for disobedience …
Read More »MPs want URA’s digital stamp project probed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Doris Akol on Wednesday found difficult to justify the 103 billion shillings required funds for the digital stamps project. Members of Parliament sitting on parliament’s budget committee described the request as fraud. Akol appeared before the committee chaired …
Read More »Uganda’s forest cover completely depleted-Environment Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sam Mangusho Cheptoris, the Cabinet Minister of Water and Environment has expressed concerns over the continued depletion of Uganda’s natural forests and wetlands. Uganda’s forest cover has been depleted to 8% up from 24% in 1990s, largely attributed to human encroachment for different activities such as …
Read More »MPs question inconsistencies in additional budget figures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee on Wednesday encountered difficulties in finalizing the budget after discovering inconsistencies in figures presented by the Finance Ministry in the additional budget. Chaired by Ntenjeru North MP Amos Lugoloobi, the Budget committee convened to scrutinize the additional 929 billion shillings in allocations presented …
Read More »OBIGA KANIA: 30,000 guns finger printed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30,000 guns have so far been fingerprinted within Kampala Metropolitan Police – KMP, Katonga, Greater Masaka and Rwizi regions. This is according to Obiga Kania, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs. He made the revelation during the manifesto Implementation Week by the …
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