Tag Archives: Uganda

The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development set a target of 25.555 trillion Shillings for URA for the 2022/2023 financial year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) forecasts indicate it will register a shortfall of 365.13 billion Shillings this financial year. This is according to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Judiciary is seeking 392.5 billion shillings for the coming financial Year 2023/2024. The Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary Dr. Pius Bigirimana says the estimates will increase by 10.5 billion shillings from this financial year’s budget of 381 Billion Shillings. He says that part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is seeking an increase in the agency’s ceiling of Non Tax Revenue (NTR) from Shs106.7 billion to Shs140 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year. The request was made by UWA’s Executive Director, Sam Mwandah while appearing before the Committee on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Committee on Foreign Affairs is concerned about the security of Ugandans and their businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Members of Parliament on the committee raised the concerns in a meeting with officials from Uganda’s Embassy in Kinshasha led by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Medical doctors have asked the government to screen private health facilities and allow those that have the prerequisite staff and equipment to recruit graduate doctors into internships. Making the call amidst endless strikes by medical interns over allowances and conditions of work over the …

Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 1,000 residents in Kiyanga and Rwaburunga Sub Counties, Mitooma District are counting losses after elephants invaded their homes and destroyed gardens. The most affected villages include Kaburara, Rutobo, and Kakiiba Bukiro 1 and 2 among others. The elephants have destroyed banana and …

Time is running out for the once-sprawling ice fields in the Rwenzori Mountains Kampala, Uganda | John Wendle | Enock Bwambale stopped at the lip of the dying glacier, its blunted nose arcing steeply down to scoured rocks, then shouted up to his fellow guide Uziah Kule that the ice was too …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The future of the historic building that used to house Norman Cinema remains in balance as the government and management of Watoto Church wait to reach an understanding on the redevelopment of the building. Known to many as KPC located along Kampala Road in …

The government’s decision to take over Nalubaale and Kira hydropower dams comes barely a year following a similar step on Namanve Thermal Power Plant. Kampala, Uganda | KHISA ISAAC | Ugandan government has repossessed assets of the country’s two oldest hydropower dams Nalubaale and Kira downstream of R. Nile in Jinja …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in South Sudan and Uganda have pledged to ensure safe and secure entry and exit for refugees from South Sudan. The goal is to address and mitigate human rights abuses, conflicts, and challenges with essential social services along the border, which greatly affect refugees …