Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers own companies that are involved in the exportation of domestic workers abroad, the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said. The Speaker was on Wednesday officiating at the Anti-slavery workshop at Golden Tulip hotel in Kampala. The workshop was an engagement of different …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Danish International Development Agency – DANIDA under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has launched a 161 billion shillings support nine initiative selected districts of Acholi and West Nile sub regions. Dubbed Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative (NURI), the four-year project was rolled …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prime suspect in the kidnap and eventual murder of cashier Susan Magara has been extradited. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga confirmed that Patrick Kasaija aka Patrick Agaba (Pato) was extradited yesterday and is currently detained at Police Special Investigations Division (SID) in Kireka. South …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the recent closure of the border by Rwanda will not slow down regional trade but instead lead to a rise in smuggling. “It is a ‘hiccup’ that will not slow the region down. Even if border is closed, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents affected by stray bullets during military drills at the Uganda Military Academy- Kabamba and Kalama in Mubende district are opposed to the proposed compulsory acquisition of their land by Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF. For over ten years, residents of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has suspended today’s plenary sitting to enable legislators join State Minister for Water Ronald Kibuule’s family for the burial of his two children. Twins Raiden Wasswa and Roman Kato drowned in a swimming pool at their home yard in Mbalala, Mukono district on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) chairperson, Dr Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi has described his suspension as a bad precedent for staff association leaders. On Monday, Kamunyu was suspended for six months without pay by the institution’s Appointments Board after he was found guilty to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has called traders whose goods haven’t been cleared to do so lest they are auctioned. In a letter sent out this morning, Patience Tumusiime Rubagumya, the Acting Commissioner for Customs says “all goods that remain uncleared after 30 days of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) scheduled to take place in Kigali from 1 to 7 September 2020 will target the execution of Intra-African trade deals worth more than $40 billion, President of the African Export-Import Bank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, said. Prof. Oramah …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled a supplementary budget request of Shillings 217.2 billion for the 2018/2019 financial year before parliamentary for approval. The request, tabled by Minister of state for Disaster preparedness, Musa Ecweru is from State House, Local Governments Ministry and Muni University. Shillings 33.2 billion …
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