Business

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has offered land to Agago District Local Government for the construction of a stadium in memory of Gen. Paul Lokech. The stadium will be constructed at Ajali Anyena Primary School, a Catholic founded school in Agago Town Council, Agago district. Lokech …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and transporters for inflammable goods are getting increasingly concerned over the unchecked fire places set up along Kampala-Jinja Highway by unknown people during night hours especially in Mukono Municipality. Fire is lit every night particularly at the mayor’s clock located along Mukono-Jinja-Bugerere junction …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders in Kampala City have opposed a plan by the government to reduce the number of stages in the Central Business District- CBD. Last week, the State Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Kabuye Kyofatogabye emphasized that there shall be only 32 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) has awarded 700 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with certificates in enterprise development, this, after three months of training in financial literacy, business planning, contracts and bid management. The participating SMEs were drawn from a wide range of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted bail to six Lord Councilors out of nine who face charges of inciting violence. Those that have been granted bail included Faisal Kibirige, Gadhafi Nasur, Mosh Ssendi, Afrikan, Paul Kato and Moses Kataabu. Court presided over by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government risks losing up to Sh3.5 billion following unapproved structural adjustments in the building plan of the proposed National Drug Authority-NDA headquarters in Kampala. This is part of the findings in a recent report by the Auditor General, John F.S Muwanga. The Auditor General’s …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fight broke has broken out among Councilors at the Hoima district headquarters in Kasingo cell, Hoima West Division of Hoima City. The fight Monday afternoon broke out after a section of councilors opposed the council sitting, saying it was illegal. It all started …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) is consulting widely on ways of streamlining migration in the region to make it more beneficial to the development of the member countries. The ministers in charge of EAC, internal and labour, directorates of immigration from the region, as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BOU) has reported that the economy is estimated to have grown by between 6.5 and 7 percent in 2021, compared to a 1.5 percent contraction in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced parts of the economy to shut down. Deputy Governor  Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Auditor-General has observed what he described as unsatisfactory utilisation of the revolving fund under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme-UWEP following a value for money audit. The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is implementing UWEP. It is an initiative of the Government …