Statistics from UTB shows that tourism number have grown from 1.27 million to 1.5 million over the last five years Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda Airlines and Uganda Tourism Board signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their efforts to promote the tourism potential of Brand Destination Uganda …
Read More »UNOC to invest $840m in oil and gas sector
Uganda discovered oil in 2006 but disagreements between the government and oil companies have stalled its development Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) plans to invest $840million in joint infrastructure projects in the country’s oil and gas sector, said its Chief Executive Officer, Proscovia Nabbanja. …
Read More »EC set to spend Sh24.5billion on voter’s register display
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission-EC is to spend Shillings 24 billion on the voter’s register display exercises across the country. The exercise that kicks off on February 19 will run until March 10th, 2020. Sam Rwakojo, the EC Secretary who is also the Accounting Officer, says the …
Read More »Uganda releases 13 more Rwandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has released 13 more Rwandan nationals detained on crimes related to threatening national security. This brings to 22, the number of Rwandan nationals released by Uganda and immediately deported to their country. The Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa,, says the release of the Rwandan …
Read More »Standard Chartered manufacturers’ business forum attracts 150
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has today (Feb.18) organized a Manufacturers’ Business Forum for over 150 manufacturers and various stakeholders at Hotel Mestil in Kampala. The aim was to provide a platform for market players to network, share forward-looking insights and best practices, according …
Read More »Indians deserve to be Ugandan tribe
Ravi Shankar, the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda says Indians are already recognised in Kenya. However, whether they are entitled to be a tribe is something which has to be addressed and examined by the government of Uganda. He spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about this and more. India …
Read More »Behind URA’s Shs700bn shortfall
Taxman to capitalize on new revenue collection initiatives to achieve better results going ahead Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Doris Akol, the Commissioner General at the Uganda Revenue Authority and her team have recently been in the news over failure to hit the revenue target. This is happening amidst …
Read More »NEMA: Lake Victoria is a naturally self cleansing system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has said they are working with Kenya and Tanzanian authorities on how to sustainably manage Lake Victoria, that the media has in the past week described as endangered. Uganda’s Daily Monitor and Kenya’s Daily Nation featured a story …
Read More »What next for the EAC chairmanship?
Next chair of complicated six-member bloc has to deal with Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan issues Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The next East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit is scheduled for Feb. 28 and it is expected that Rwandan President Paul Kagame who has had a …
Read More »‘We want power’
DP leaders explain frustration with Mao as leader Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Norbert Mao, the current leader of Uganda’s oldest political organisation; the Democratic Party (DP) is at his best when gabbing – and some of his fellow leaders do not like that. They wish he could lead …
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