Tag Archives: foreigners

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has caused concern among Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government). Appearing before the committee chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, the Executive Director, Dr Jackson Orem …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Statistics released by the Department of Inspection and Legal Services (DILS) in the Ministry of Internal Affairs indicate that 1,655 foreigners were arrested and interrogated between July and December 2023 on suspicion of illegally staying in the country. Headed by Dr. Josephine Ekwang Ali, …

VLADIVOSTOK | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended a ban on transactions by foreigners from “unfriendly countries” with shares in strategic Russian banks and companies until the end of 2025, according to a decree renewed on Monday. The decree, initially published on Aug. 5, 2022, banned investors from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control in the Ministry of Internal Affairs has so far arrested more than 100 foreigners accused of engaging in petty businesses. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the spokesperson for Ministry of Internal Affairs said the operations they have conducted in the various …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa has adopted multi-pronged approaches to tackle the scourge of xenophobia through community dialogues and soccer matches between foreigners and locals, among other interventions, a government official said on Monday. These various measures are aimed at enhancing social cohesion and nation building, Poso Makhado, manager …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 foreigners have hastily applied to renew their stay documents in the last four weeks. This is after the Ministry of Internal Affairs threatened to arrest and deport them back to their respective countries. Jacob Siminyu, the Internal Affairs Ministry spokesperson says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Silverfish Association has appealed to Members of Parliament to put in place deterrent measures against foreigners who trade in fishing activities on different water bodies. Members of the Association on Tuesday appeared before the Agriculture Committee of Parliament which is currently considering the Fisheries …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Helen Epstein, an American researcher and author says that claims by President Yoweri Museveni that National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi is funded by foreigners are ridiculous. President Museveni has more than once stated that Kyagulanyi is backed by foreigners. For instance, when …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Director of Public Prosecution- DPP, Justice Mike Chibita, has urged Ugandans not to let the country’s history be told by foreigners. While presiding over the annual Uganda Book Awards organised by Uganda Book Forum – UBF on Friday, Chibita said Uganda’s history can …

THIS WEEK: Toxic substances found in foreigners’ bodies, Kayima Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police spokesperson Emilian Kayima revealed to journalists on Feb.19 that foreign substances were found in bodies of the two foreigners they discovered dead in top Kampala hotels. The two foreigners – Tersvouri Toomajuha Petteri from …