Tag Archives: Kisembo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) has yet to confirm dates for the mass registration exercise for new national identity cards. NIRA Executive Director, Rosemary Kisembo says the Authority can not announce when the registration will start until when it has received the registration equipment. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Executive Director of the National Information Registration Authority (NIRA), Rosemary Kisembo says that the Authority has failed to commence mass enrolment of 17.2 million Ugandans due to funding gaps. While appearing before Parliament’s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Kisembo also revealed …

There is more of expanding markets than harmonization, experts say Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African member states have been urged to tangibly manage debt and harmonise tax regimes to support growth of the East African Community. Speaking at a dialogue, on Feb.11 held in Kampala, under …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese Rt. Rev. Reuben Kisembo has condemned the brutal arrest and killing of alleged terror suspects. Speaking during the confirmation service at All Saints Church in Bundibugyo District on Sunday, Kisembo asked security personnel to protect the lives of all …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The fallen former Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kisembo, will be laid to rest on Sunday at his ancestral home in Kitema village, about two kilometres along Mugalike-Isunga Road in Kagadi District.   Kisembo, 64, Uganda’s IGP from 1998 to 2001 succumbed to lung cancer, …

It is easier to encounter the tree-climbing lions but efforts to protect them remain controversial | RONALD MUSOKE | Lions are a must-see in Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda and yet their reclusive nature sometimes makes it a frustrating experience for visitors. On a recent conservation study tour …