Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Attorney General William Byaruhanga to appear before parliament and give an update on the President’s directive of scrapping the law on idle and disorderly. President Yoweri Museveni recently ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) …
Read More »MPs quiz police officers on role in torture of suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on Thursday tasked senior police officers to explain circumstances under which tortured suspects are dumped at police stations. The officials led by Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Sorowen appeared before Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Chaired by Buvuma Woman MP …
Read More »Kampala’s poor air quality attributed to urbanisation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts have attributed Kampala City’s poor air quality to urbanization. Speaking during the joint Health Sector Review in Kampala this afternoon, Dr Daniel Okello, the Acting Director of Public Health and Environment at Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) said that Kampala’s air quality …
Read More »Amos Wekesa’s MV Kazinga gets operational licence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Works and Transport Ministry has issued an operational license to MV Kazinga, which belongs to Great Lakes Safaris. MV Kazinga will offer rides to local and foreign tourists in Kasese. The 65-seater boat was launched on Lake Edward in August. Amos Wekesa, the …
Read More »Kadaga renews call for panel of speakers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has renewed her calls for a panel of Speakers to help preside over parliament sittings. Kadaga made the call on Thursday during the plenary sitting. This followed her apology for arriving late to preside over the session citing …
Read More »NDA to withdraw licenses of private pharmacies in Mulago Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Drug Authority-NDA is set to withdraw the licenses of newly opened private pharmacies in Mulago National Referral Hospital. They include First pharmacy and Ecopharm pharmacy, which opened just a month ago. The move follows a directive president, Yoweri Museveni to NDA to …
Read More »Lawyer challenges gov’t gazettement of Red Berets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A lawyer Ivan Bwowe has dragged government to the Civil Division of High Court for gazetting red berets as military attires. On September, 18th, 2019, the Government through the Minister of Defense Adolf Mwesige published in the National Gazette indicating that red berets, ankle …
Read More »Nigeria, S.Africa pledge ‘early warning systems’ to stop xenophobic attacks
Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | The presidents of Nigeria and South Africa on Thursday agreed to share intelligence and set up “early warning mechanisms” to prevent attacks on foreign nationals, weeks after xenophobic violence in Johannesburg stirred tensions between the continent’s largest economies. Muhammadu Buhari and South African counterpart Cyril …
Read More »More refugees to enter Uganda- Ecweru
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More refugees are expected to enter Uganda following fresh tribal clashes between the lendu and the Bagegere in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Musa Ecweru, the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and refugees said they have received information from their counterparts in DRC that …
Read More »We must sanction perpetual absentee committee members -Opposition whip
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament should devise sanctions for legislators who skip committee meetings, according to the Opposition Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda. This stems from a report on the performance of parliamentary committees, which listed more than 100 legislators as perpetual absentees. The report covered the period …
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