Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has resorted to seeking financial assistance from China for the construction of Akii Bua Olympic Stadium. This was revealed on Thursday as officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports led by the Minister Janet Museveni appeared before parliament’s Education Committee to …
Read More »Ugandan police charge ‘mastermind’ behind tourist kidnapping
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan police said Thursday they had charged the alleged “mastermind” behind the kidnapping of an American tourist and her safari guide, who were later released in exchange for a ransom. Byaruhanga Onesmus, a former convict, was charged in a court in the country’s west with …
Read More »Ugandans should celebrate Age Limit judgement – Attorney General
Kampala, Uganda | URN & AFP | The Deputy Attorney General, Mwesigwa Rukutana has said Ugandans have every reason to celebrate the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Age Limit appeal. Rukutana declared the verdict “a big win for Uganda”. “We are elated. This is a sign of how …
Read More »KCCA to collect ugx 50bn from property rate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) projects to collect over 50 billion shillings from property rates as it winds up the up-date of valuation in the city. The institution has been updating property valuation rolls for the past year and expects the process to be completed …
Read More »SNV targets improved life for 20 million in Strategic Plan 2019-2022
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SNV has in its new 4-year strategic plan outlined an ambitious goal to improve the quality of life of 20 million people while contributing to systems change in the agriculture, energy and WASH sectors in at least 21 countries including Uganda. The plan entitled ‘Local know-how …
Read More »Three supreme court justices differ in age limit judgement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justices Stella Arach Amoko, Apio Aweri and Eldad Mwanguhya have differed in their judgment on the consolidated presidential age limit appeal. The two are part of the seven members of the Supreme Court panel delivering their judgment on the consolidated age limit appeal, which is …
Read More »One dead, nine admitted in Napak over WFP flour
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six- year- old child has died and nine others are admitted at Matany Hospital in Napak district after allegedly eating Super Cereal fortified flour distributed by the World Food Program- WFP. The deceased has been identified as Maritina Imalany, a resident of Lita Village …
Read More »Tension as Besigye is “held hostage” in Mubende FM studio
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is high in Mubende Municipality where Dr. Kizza Besigye, the former Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party president is locked up in the studios of Mubende FM. It all started this morning when a combined team of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF and police officers stormed …
Read More »Bankers seek clarification on what constitutes family land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Bankers Association-UBA has tasked government to provide a clear definition of what constitutes family land. Section 14 of the Land (Amendment) Act, 2004, defines family land as land where the family home is situated, land that helps sustain the family (such as land …
Read More »Ministry of Finance accused of hijacking road fund mandate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Road Fund (URF) has accused the Ministry of Finance of hijacking its mandate by directly appropriating funds for road maintenance. The Uganda Road Fund Act, 2008 gives URF the mandate to finance road maintenance of public roads and related activities. It allocates …
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