Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Finance and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has appealed to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to devise effective tax collection strategies to bolster the country’s economy. His primary aim is to reduce the nation’s dependence on debt, a situation that has become …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nine-year-old boy is among over 40 pilgrims who have embarked on a 213 km pilgrimage from Nwoya district to Paimol Martyrs shrine in Paimol Sub-County in Agago District. Moses Onencan, a primary three pupil of Goro Primary School in Koch Goma Town Council, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has threatened to write to political party whips to relieve some of the chairpersons and their deputies who were appointed to the different committees over persistent absenteeism and non-commitment to work. On October 3rd, 2023, the …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua |  Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded defeat in the country’s landmark referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and vowed continued efforts to address disadvantages faced by First Australians. Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night hours after polls closed, Albanese said it was clear a …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers in the health sector have expressed concern that several healthcare providers and doctors lack awareness about the Uganda Health Information and Digital Strategic Plan. In May, the health ministry launched the new Uganda Health Information and Digital Health Strategic Plan 2020-2025 aimed at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judicial officers have been called upon to safeguard the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the country while carrying out their duties. This appeal came to the fore on Friday during the launch of a handbook on Refugee Access to Justice in Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has accused financial technology companies, and fintechs, of refusing to apply for licenses. BOU started implementing the regulatory framework for fintechs last year and started implementing the National Payments Systems Act which provides for the regulation of the small financial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni, has expressed her disapproval of the promotion and distribution of reusable sanitary pads to schoolgirls in the country. In her statement, she  recognized the urgent necessity for girls to have access to menstrual hygiene …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of sacks of charcoal impounded by law enforcement officers in the Acholi Sub-region are exposed to rain and wasting away, three months after the Gulu Chief Magistrates Court ordered their disposal through public auctioning. On July 12, Gulu Chief Magistrate Said Barigye in …