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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Minister of Science and Technology Elioda Tumwesigye to retable the National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill, 2012 which President Yoweri Museveni declined to sign into law. The bill which seeks to provide a regulatory …

Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | As 2017 ended, many political pundits, the clergy, and academicians used their pulpits and punditry to describe what, in their view, the year had been like and predict 2018. Makerere University professor of Political Science, Sabiti Makara, said political intolerance has been on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called upon families to celebrate the lives of people who make great contributions to society. The President, who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports,  Janet Museveni made the remarks Sunday at the funeral service …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a discovery reminiscent of the ghost soldiers that plagued the UPDF, a visitation committee that was appointed by President Museveni to inquire into the persistent strikes and financial problems of Makerere University discovered that 16,000 students in the enrollment register are unaccounted for. In …

THIS WEEK: MPs seek security over age limit law Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs who voted for the passing of the age limit law in December 2017 have requested for guards from Police after they claimed they received threats from unknown people over how they voted. An unspecified …

THIS WEEK: Museveni hints on security, fishing in New Year message Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni said the murders of young women in Nansana last year were caused by gaps in security infrastructure in the form of absence of cameras in the towns and along the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni defends ‘fake’ gold dealer: President snubs IGG, DPP, and Financial Crimes Unit. THE LAST WORD Uganda’s (Africa’s) paradox: Why youth unemployment and urban poverty is a sign of progress. NEW YEAR PREVIEW …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The assented copy of the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2017. UGANDA Constitution Amendment Act 2017 by The Independent Magazine on Scribd Share on: WhatsApp

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni have flagged off the Uganda Cranes team headed to the fifth African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals starting in Morocco on January 12. Uganda are drawn in Pool B alongside Zambia, Ivory Coast and Namibia. The team …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a bill removing presidential age limits, a spokesman said Tuesday, clearing the way for the 73-year-old’s expected sixth run at the Uganda presidency in 2021. The controversial constitutional amendment removes the age limit of 75 …