Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Accredited envoys have been asked to always inform the government when going about their movements. On Monday, Italy’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio was killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy near the eastern Congolese city of Goma. Attanasio …
Read More »Foreign affairs ministers tired of begging for money -Oryem
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem has said they are tired of pleading for money from the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry has been allocated 30 billion Shillings out of a 58 billion Shillings request to facilitate its activities for the …
Read More »Gov’t reaches settlement with tenants of Uganda House Nairobi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Foreign Affairs Ministry has finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the occupants of Uganda House in Nairobi to pave way for renovations. The renovation works have stalled for five years even after a contractor was identified and funds availed for the …
Read More »Budget committee recommends UGX 2.6BN for Ugandan embassy in Angola
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee today unanimously agreed to approve a supplementary budget allocation of 2.657 billion Shillings to enable the Ministry of Foreign Affairs establish an Embassy of Uganda in Angola. The Committee position followed a presentation of a statement by …
Read More »Stranded Ugandans abroad narrate hurdles in repatriation process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Returnees who were stranded abroad following the outbreak of Covid-19 have decried the prolonged repatriation process. Since June, more than 4,600 Ugandans who got stuck overseas have so far arrived in the country from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, West …
Read More »Foreign affairs recalls Embassy staff in Denmark
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recalled staff at the Ugandan Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark implicated in planning to embezzle unspent embassy funds. In an audio clip that has circulated widely, the embassy staff who were attending a zoom meeting discussed how to share the unspent …
Read More »382 Ugandans return from Saudi Arabia
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 382 Ugandans, mostly domestic workers have returned from Saudi Arabia aboard a chartered Saudi Airlines flight. The group departed from King Khalid International Airport on Tuesday afternoon and arrived at Entebbe International Airport around 8pm. They were received by Foreign Affairs Ministry officials. …
Read More »Uganda’s unpaid dues to international agencies rise to UGX 46.2b
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s international obligations are expected to accumulate to 46.28 billion Shillings this financial year, if no funding is availed to clear arrears, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Annually, the Ministry is expected to meet subscription fees to different International Organizations, among them the …
Read More »PAC probes Naguru police land takeover by car dealers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is probing a decision by the United Nations to sublease Uganda Police Land in Naguru to Used car dealers. The land which houses the Police Training School was offered by the government to the United Nations African Institute for …
Read More »MPs want report on Uganda’s missions abroad
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has directed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the country’s missions and properties abroad. The Committee Chaired by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala …
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