Kasesea, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit in Kasese district has arrested two suspects for smuggling immature fish. The two were apprehended at a check point along Kikorongo-Kasese road in Lake Katwe Sub County on Friday while smuggling premature fish on a canter truck registration number UBG …
Read More »Blending face masks with fashion
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Ever since President, Yoweri Museveni announced the compulsory wearing of face masks in public to avoid the spread of Covid19 several people have taken advantage of the increased demand to produce fabric masks. It is common to find vendors lining the streets with various …
Read More »Taxi operators struggle to implement Covid19 preventive measures
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi Operators in Kampala are struggling to implement Covid-19 preventive measures. The operators resumed work on Thursday following a three month’s suspension of public transport by government to contain the spread of Covid19. While lifting the suspension on public transport on Monday this week, …
Read More »Telecom industry booms amidst COVID-19 storm
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | The global Telecoms sector is booming despite the financial ruin of the COVID-19 pandemic to millions of individuals and businesses. According to a study by International Finance Corporation, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical importance that telecommunications infrastructure plays in keeping businesses, governments, …
Read More »Century cinema reopens with only 5 people on the first day
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Century Cinemax in Acacia Mall reopened its doors to movie lovers on Friday with strong guidelines on hygiene and physical distancing. Century Cinemax was among the first business close in March because of the corona virus disease. Despite running promotional adverts for the whole of …
Read More »Agriculture ministry ponders forceful eviction of encroachers from shorelines
Jinja, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has resolved to forcefully eject all persons who encroached on wetlands and shorelines along the different lakes across the country. State Minister for Fisheries Hellen Adoa Says that many of the encroachers have failed to heed to calls to vacate the shoreline, …
Read More »Public transport opened up in Kampala after passengers sleep at parks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and KCCA have granted a temporary waiver for public transporters plying upcountry routes who have not yet finalized registration to carry passengers for the next three days. This a day after passengers were forced to sleep at various taxi parks …
Read More »COVID -19 could lead to decline in real estate valuations – BOU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans could see the value of their assets in the real estate industry, including land and houses decline as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disruption, Bank of Uganda has warned. This decline, the central bank says could be in double-digits meaning it could go …
Read More »KCCA releases artistic impression of new ‘Old Taxi Park’
KCCA PLAN 🔵 Register Boda Bodas and Taxis operating in the City 🔵 Creating a digital data base of those operating in the City 🔵 Gazette Parks, stages, routes and stops for taxis and Boda Bodas 🔵 Introduce route numbers and rout colors for all the taxis 🔵 Identification of drivers/riders …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Defer Pay-As-You-Earn for most affected sectors
Finance Ministry measures ➡ Delay payment of Corporation tax for Corporations & SME’s ➡ Defer payment of PAYE by sectors affected ➡ Capitalization of UDC ( 100bn) ➡Capitalization of UDB ( 1 trillion) ➡Funds for Emyooga (Boda bodas,Saloon operators,Artists) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of …
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