Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has given banks in Teso Sub Region one week’s ultimatum to refund fees they allegedly asked from Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries when opening bank accounts. Kasolo’s directive follows an outcry from PDM beneficiaries over …
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Kyeyune’s a new approaches in technique and subject matter on canvas Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Covid-19 pandemic may have disempowered many sectors locally but not the art industry. During the pandemic and the forced lockdown, artists found it convenient to work under the peace and quiet that …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development in charge of Microfinance Hajj Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has announced an additional sh360 million to be injected into the program in each constituency, with each well-performing SACCO set to receive 20 million. The additional seed …
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There have been distortions about the actual image of the national emblem and the symbolic meaning of some of the imagery which adorn the heraldic device THE ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Uganda Coat of Arms is a national emblem which adorns most government buildings including the Parliament, Judicial …
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The master of anatomy and individual proficiency lives on Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The sculpture in stained glass depicts rural scenery. A herdsman stands; leaning on a stick, while another man; squatting, milks a cow with birds hovering nearby. The sculpture is considered a masterpiece and is admired …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veteran New Vision journalists Elvis Basudde Kyeyune and Jeff Andrew Lule were injured in a road accident at Lugogo, along the Kampala-Jinja Highway as a heavy downpour hit Kampala this morning. Traffic flow was paralyzed for more than two hours at Lugogo -Industrial junction after …
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By John Njoroge LC V boss’ ordeal shows how unfulfilled promises endanger public officials At first, he is hit with a bottle top but within seconds, stones, sticks, dirty water and dust are hitting him from all directions. A crowd numbering in the hundreds has steadily gathered around him and …
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