Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Court of Appeal on Monday confirmed the election of Joseph Kakooza as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buwekula Constituency in Mubende District after dismissing the appeal of his political rival Peter Baleke. Baleke had petitioned the High Court in Mubende accusing Kakooza of forging an …
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Council meeting over KCCA Amendment Bill 2015 hits deadlock, sitting deferred Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was on Monday forced to adjourn proceedings of the Kampala Capital City Autority (KCCA) council meeting following disagreements on the proposed KCCA Amendment bill 2015. This after members raised objections to …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Bank of Uganda has today (June 19) announced a reduction of the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 1 percentage point to 10%. Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile made the CBR announcment that sends a signal to the market on the direction of interest rates. This rate, that …
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BUDGET ANALYSIS: Why UDB got Shs50bn, Museveni donations Shs70bn and more Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Matia Kasaija, Uganda’s Finance minister, is a jocular person for whom talking tough is always light hearted. It was no different on June 12 when he attended a post-budget reading breakfast meeting organised by …
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Relatives of Kaweesi murder suspects locked outside court Relatives of the 20 people arrested in connection to the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi turned rowdy after being blocked from accessing Nakawa Court premises to know how far the state has reached in investigating their case. The relatives of the …
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Amuru man cautioned over keeping protected animal species The newly created Uganda Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court has sentenced Dennis Omoni to a caution for unlawful possession of a tortoise. This after convict Omoni, a resident of Amuru District, pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of protected …
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An engineer has been sentenced to a fine of sh40,000 by Kampala City Hall Court for stepping in an area covered with KCCA green grass commonly known as “the green belt”. Swazi Mukuye, a resident of Gayaza in Kawempe Division was arrested Tuesday from Jinja road in Kampala by KCCA enforcement …
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Debate about effective budget implementation has continued since June 08 when Finance Minister Matia Kasaija read the budget speech at Kampala Serena Conference Centre. Kasaija, who presented his budget for the third time, hinted on corruption and laziness amongst civil servants as one of the main obstacles that would interfere with …
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The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has committed to make any contribution that is necessary to ensuring effective implementation of the coming budget for the FY2017/2018. Derik Nkajja, the chief executive officer of the ICPAU said accountants are partners in the budget making process and cannot run …
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Kasaija asks for greater involvement by all Ugandans in implementing new budget Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija has urged all Ugandans to roll up their sleeves and make a contribution towards the smooth implementation of the Shs 29 trillion budget for financial year 2017/18. He said in future, the Ministry …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
