Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport is set to meet transport operators in a bid to regulate unnecessary hikes in public transport fares ahead of the festive season. Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala said his Ministry will convene a meeting with leaders of the Uganda Taxi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, received a prestigious honour at Nkumba University. He was bestowed with an honorary doctorate, the Doctor of Letters, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the community. The conferral of this distinguished accolade took place …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has concluded the administration of oath for Members of Parliament. The Eleventh parliament will have the highest number of legislators who have increased from 426 MPs in the Tenth Parliament to 529. During the four day exercise, each MP took the Oath of Allegiance …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport and Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives has on Friday afternoon launched the construction of a 1.3 million dollar Border Export Zone at the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo -DRC border of Bunagana in Kisoro …
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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The elections of Uganda People’s Defense Forces representatives to Parliament have started at headquarters of Land Forces in Bombo town council. The Army Council will be electing 10 representatives in Parliament. Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence & Veteran Affairs, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved 200 billion Shillings to support Uganda’s quest to jointly construct a 223-kilometre road with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Uganda and DRC entered a bilateral agreement to implement strategic infrastructure projects which includes constructing the road from Kasindi …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several divers from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF marine unit have been deployed to assess the extent of silting in Lake Victoria and River Nile; days after a floating island affected the operations of Nalubaale, Kiira and Bujjagali power dams. The divers, who started their …
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