Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is crying foul as they are on the verge of losing one of their oldest properties in Entebbe following a resolution by the cabinet to evict all government structures from protected areas. According to information obtained by URN, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power has finally been handed to Makerere University Business School don and critic, Ramathan Ggoobi, who describes himself as a pragmatist and a proponent of economics that works. Ggoobi was on Thursday appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Secretary to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last batch of ministers has taken the oath of allegiance and oath of a Member of Parliament to formalize their presence as ex-officio members. They were appointed to Cabinet without being elected as Members of Parliament and as ex-officio members, they do not have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde has said there is no reason for one to show bitterness when they are dropped from a political appointment. Kyambadde says 40 years of serving the nation was more than enough and she is not complaining. Kyambadde’s first job …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty two ministers have today taken the oath of allegiance and oath of a Member of Parliament to formalize their presence as ex-officio members. They were appointed to Cabinet without being elected as Members of Parliament and as ex-officio members, they do not have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked the new Cabinet with five targets to focus on in the next five years. These according to Museveni are cohesion, a corruption free Uganda, integration, patriotism and service delivery. Museveni laid down the five targets in his speech to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen newly appointed ministers have failed to take the oath of office at Kololo Independence Grounds. Some of the ministers failed to appear because they are contacts of COVID-19 victims and are in self-isolation, others are undergoing treatment while others have lost relatives among other …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Appointments Committee has declined to approve the appointment of Alice Kaboyo, as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister for Luwero Triangle-Rwenzori region. Kaboyo, a former State House aide is among several ministers that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni appointed to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament under the Uganda Woman Parliamentary Association –UWOPA have appealed to women appointed to cabinet positions to champion the fight against corruption. Led by association chairperson, Pamela Kamugo who is the Budaka Woman MP, UWOPA members addressed journalists at Parliament shortly after the …
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Museveni new cabinet: It’s his fight for survival COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | When is the reshuffle? That was just one of many shock reactions to the new cabinet President Yoweri Museveni announced on June 08. After many nail-biting days since the country entered the post-election June cabinet naming …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
