Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to have a louder voice, taxi operators under their umbrella body, the Federation of Uganda Taxi Operators-UTOF, have commissioned a nationwide registration of all people operating the taxi business. In the exercise which is expected to run up to December, both drivers …
Read More »KCCA extends deadline for boda boda registration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has extended the deadline for registration of boda bodas, riders, and owners. Speaking on Thursday at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala, the KCCA Deputy Executive Director Eng. David Luyimbazi said that many people flocked to their registration centers at the …
Read More »Boda boda registration and training exercise illegal: Lukwago
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Executive Committee wants the ongoing boda boda registration and training suspended. Presenting a report before the KCCA Council on Wednesday, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago described the ongoing exercise as illegal. In April, the Ministry of Works and Transport, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, …
Read More »Ministry asks vehicle owners to register in person
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New guidelines from the Ministry of Works and Transport will require that all vehicle owners submit their registration forms in person effective January 1, 2022. Last month, the Minister of Works and Transport took over the registration and licensing of all vehicles in Uganda from Uganda …
Read More »KCCA registers taxis amidst protest from operators
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registration of taxis by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has kicked off amidst chaos and poor coordination. The operators are protesting the lack of coordination in the registration process. In hundreds, the taxi operators converged at Old Kampala Secondary School and Kitante Primary Schools …
Read More »Lumumba rejects calls to extend NRM registration exercise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justine Kasule Lumumba the Secretary-General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has rejected calls to extend the party’s registration exercise. Last week, the party embarked on a countrywide exercise to register new members, remove ineligible ones as well as inform members of their voting …
Read More »VOTER REGISTRATION: NGO forum hails Police, blasts GISOs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF) has hailed the Police for their role in securing equipment during the just concluded National Voters’ Register (NVR) exercise, but are unhappy about reported incidents of extortion involving Gombolola Internal Security Officers (GISOs). In a statement, UNNGOF commended the logistical …
Read More »Online registration puzzling teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several teachers have failed to register on the Teacher Management and Information System-TMIS in the ongoing registration of teachers nationwide. Last year, the Education and Sports Ministry introduced the Teacher Management and Information System (TMIS) to streamline the registration of teachers so as to …
Read More »Coffee federation asks gov’t to use existing groups to register farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Coffee Federation (UCF) has proposed that registration of farmers be conducted by value chain actors through their affiliated groups and not government. The National Coffee bill 2018, proposes the registration of farmers capturing details of the size of land, number of coffee …
Read More »Registration of coffee farmers will boost sector-UCDA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said that the proposed registration of coffee farmers will cut off middlemen and also ensure development of the coffee sector in the country. Government through the National Coffee bill 2018 seeks to register and license coffee farmers. The bill also proposes that …
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