The oil refinery, one of the four flagship projects needed to commercialize Uganda’s 1.4bn barrels of oil appears to be lagging behind but government technocrats say the project will not deter the country’s march towards first oil scheduled for 2025. Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The refinery set to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has remained among the most corrupt countries in the world over the last year, with global indices showing not much change from recent years. According to Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021, Uganda scored 27 out of 100, which is below the Sub-Saharan …
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With a limited mandate, logistical nightmares, and political posturing, is Ugandan army on mission impossible against ADF? NEWS ANALYSIS | KWEZI TABARO | It is morning on Jan. 07 and we are seated on the terrace of Gardens Restaurant, a popular stop-over for many travelers to Fort Portal town in …
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Why environmentalists fear fumes but want the oil Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s contribution of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere—one of the gases that are infamous for the global climate change crisis—is at the moment insignificant. Uganda accounts for only 0.01% of the total global carbon emissions …
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Did URA, Ministry of Health cause it? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | An unreasonable testing protocol, greed and an unresponsive government to popular needs has seen Ugandans treated to the worst of January blues with fuel prices going as high up as UgShs10, 000 for a litre. The prices …
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Why his stabilising the political dispensation and sustaining economic growth is important THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On January 26, President Yoweri Museveni and NRM will mark 36 years in power. His is third longest serving presidency in Africa today, and one of the longest in the …
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Is Education ministry aborting morality to please donors? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Two weeks before Uganda ended the longest school closure in the world owing to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education and Sports instructed all primary and secondary schools to allow pregnant students to …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has taken over the funding for the reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini. The directive was issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while in Oyam District during a meeting with the Members of Parliament and other leaders from the Lango sub-region, on Saturday. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen. Otafiire Kahinda wants the Uganda Prisons Service to make garments for both the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces and Uganda Police Force. Otafiire made the remarks while commissioning the new garment workshop machinery at Kitalya Mini Max Prison. According to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All dormant stalls and lock-ups in public markets across Kampala will be reallocated to persons in search of working space, the Minister in Charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda has said. The pronouncement was made after an assessment on the status …
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