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‘Review student loan schemes’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The public outcry to extend scholarships and students loans to the most indigent, might come to an end with Members of Parliament calling for review of the scheme. Legislators expressed concern that majority of scholarships, bursaries and loans go to students from well to do …

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Budget Committee wants firm policy on cargo handling

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Budget want a firm policy position on ground handling services at Entebbe International Airport. The legislators were on Friday, 20 January 2023 scrutinising a report of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure on the budget framework paper for the …

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13 NUP supporters arrested over unlawful assembly

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 13 National Unity Platform-NUP supporters and leaders were arrested on Sunday for staging an illegal assembly at the Jinja city based Young Men Christian Association-YMCA conference center. Led by the Iganga district NUP coordinator, Ben Kabaka, the NUP youth leaders had converged to …

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MPs want electricity vandalism addressed before Umeme exit

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to expeditiously address vandalism of electricity transmission networks before the expiry of Umeme’s contract in 2025. Lawmakers on the Committee of Environment and Natural Resources said the increasing cases of vandalism under the country’s main electricity distribution company’s (Umeme) regime were causing …

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Public universities fail to collect Shs50 billion student fees

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public universities failed to collect over Shs50 billion from students as school fees during the Financial Year 2020/2021. This detail is contained in the report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Central on the education sector that was on Thursday, January 19, 2023 tabled, debated, and …

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Gov’t approves license application to construct EACOP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved the application by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company Limited for a license for the construction of the 296 km long East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline in Uganda. The State Minister of Information Communication Technology-ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Baluku Kyabyanga, and …

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Accountancy qualifications aligned to National Higher Education Framework

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAU) has launched revised syllabuses for the Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA) and Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD) courses. The National Council for Higher Education has approved the syllabuses as required by the Accountants Act, 2013, and will become effective …

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Arua city to conduct census on urban refugees

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City council will carry out a census on the burden of self-settled urban refugees in a bid to improve service delivery. The exercise which will start next month will cover both Arua central division and Ayivu division where most of the refugees reside. The census …

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