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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Lawyer, Male Mabirizi has dragged Tamale Mirundi, the Presidential Adviser on Media Affairs to court for alleged defamation. In his suit before the High Court Civil Division alleges that Mirundi defamed him while appearing at 107.9 Pearl FM on Saturday March, 23rd, 2019. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved a  proposal by the Ministry of Works and Transport for government to take over  ownership of the East African Civil Aviation Academy(EACAA) in Soroti ahead of the re-launch of Uganda Airlines. The facility, will be used fully to train commercial Pilots …

What local businesses need to reap from the lucrative sector Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | There is need for partnerships, connections, networking, trust, perseverance, access to credit, and promising what you can deliver. These were the messages that most speakers that took part in Stanbic Bank’s second edition of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party (DP) has assumed the leadership of the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), replacing Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC). Democratic Party will be steering IPOD activities for the next six months. Top on its agenda will be the IPOD summit slated for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union ambassadors have hailed the positive role the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is playing in the region. The Ambassadors after receiving a brief on the security situation from Chief of Defence Forces Gen David Muhoozi, appreciated UPDF participation in establishing peace and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity consumption in Uganda increased by 9.1 per cent in 2018, according to Umeme, the country’s major power service provider. According to Umeme’s financial results for 2018 published Monday,  the electricity distributers sold 3,011 Gigawatt hours of electricity from the 2017 out-turn of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Ugandan traders who were un paid for the supply of goods in South Sudan have demanded that their dues are settled by the Ministry of Trade, not the Ministry of Finance, where the Minister has rubbished their claims. The traders led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Appointments Board has directed the reinstatement of two suspended staff association leaders. They are Bennet Magara, the chairperson Makerere Administrative Staff Association- MASA and his General Secretary, Joseph Kalema. The duo was suspended together with Dr. Deus Kamunyu, the Makerere University …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Primary Health Care Joy Moriku Kaducu has called for more efforts towards ending multi drug resistant Tuberculosis. The Minister was speaking at the National celebration to mark the World Tuberculosis Day held at Ruhaama Playground in Ntungamo district at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bodaboda 2010 Patron Abdullah Kitatta has been transferred to Luzira Maximum Prison, allegedly for his own safety. The chairperson of the General Court Martial Lt General Andrew Gutti took the decision after a request by Army Prosecutor, Captain Samuel Masereje on grounds that Kitatta’s …