Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan parliament need to enact a comprehensive law on pandemics to guide on emergency accountability and reporting mechanisms to prevent haphazard expenditure. Christine Byiringiro, program manager at Uganda Debt Network said the loopholes manifested during the COVID-19 procurement related process such as full payment for …
Read More »Ugandans boost Queen Elizabeth National Park visitor figures
Queen Elizabeth National Park sees new rise in local tourists Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen Elizabeth National Park is reporting a surge in the number of domestic tourists since the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Uganda. The sector was badly hit by both local and international …
Read More »SECURITY: No more vending of knives, hoes, pangas
Up to 342 Ugandans were stabbed in 2020, according to Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), statistics Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan security will confiscate and arrest any person who will be found vending sharp objects like knives, hoes and pangas in a bid to prevent street mugging and stabbing. The …
Read More »All set for Zaake to face Katuntu in parliament inquiry
Misconduct Probe Against MP Francis Zaake starts Tuesday Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliaments’ Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee has resolved to start its inquiry into the alleged misconduct of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake on Tuesday. Committee Chairperson Abdu Katuntu unveiled the work plan to journalists after a …
Read More »Lawyer Mabirizi in police hands
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala has finally arrested lawyer Male Mabirizi. He has been arrested over an 18 month jail term handed to him for contempt of court. The arrest of Mabirizi comes exactly a week after the High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana issued …
Read More »Search for ‘ghost’ teachers starts in secondary schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission has embarked on the long-awaited national staff validation exercise to weed out ghosts and identify staffing gaps in the education sector. Dr Asuman Lukwago, the Secretary of the Education Service Commission says that the exercise will be carried out in …
Read More »What next for Iteso after Osuban?
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iteso on social media are already discussing succession in the Iteso Cultural Union- ICU after the burial of the first Paramount Chief, Augustine Osuban Lemukol on Saturday. Some are proposing names of candidates for the position of Emorimor while others are offering guidance …
Read More »Airtel cashes out Shs1.5bn in Money-After-Money promo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom firm, Airtel concluded its three month countrywide Airtel Money-After-Money Promotion on Feb. 18 with customers and agents winning Shs 1.5bn in cash prizes. The promotion saw Airtel customers and agents transact and win daily, weekly and monthly cash prizes countrywide. Airtel Uganda …
Read More »Traders loses millions as fire guts Elegu Market
Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has razed down Elegu Market in Amuru District, at the Uganda-South Sudan border. Preliminary reports indicate the fire started at about 1 am on Monday before spreading across the entire market structures made of bamboo poles, timber, and iron sheets. Noah Katende, a …
Read More »New cities struggle as ‘mother’ districts fear to let go
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operationalization of the newly created cities in Uganda is stirring bitter controversies as leaders of mother districts decline to support the new entities. In April 2020, the Uganda government elevated seven municipalities to city status in a phased process that will see more towns become …
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