Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG| The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Government will spend up to UGX 24.9 trillion on servicing Uganda’s public debt. This comes months after the Bank of Uganda reported that Uganda’s public debt as of August 2023 stood at UGX 88.807 trillion. The August debt …
Read More »‘Presidential Taskforce on land has no mandate to investigate, detain’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Taskforce on Land Matters and Environment headed by Brig. Moses Lukyamuzi has no power to either investigate or detain suspects accused of crimes related to land or the environment. A statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit says that Brig. Lukyamuzi as …
Read More »Uganda’s top female striker Ikwaput joins Gokulam Kerala FC in India
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s top female striker Fazila Ikwaput has joined Indian Women’s Premier League side Gokulam Kerala FC. Ikwaput confirmed to Xinhua that she has rejoined the Indian side she featured for in 2018. “I am very happy that I arrived here just a day ago and …
Read More »Uganda names squad for World Rugby Sevens Challenge in Dubai
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda coach Tolbert Onyango on Friday named a squad for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Uganda is placed alongside Germany, Kenya and Mexico in Group C for the event running from January 12-14. “We have been preparing well and …
Read More »Uganda, Kenya leaders seek peaceful coexistence among Ateker cluster
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Karamoja and Turkana of Kenya are advocating for peaceful coexistence and unity among the Ateker communities. This comes at a time when security forces are implementing President Museveni’s executive order number 3, to flash out all the Turkana pastoralists grazing in the Karamoja …
Read More »Former Benin PM to assess oil land compensation in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lionel Zinsou, a former Prime Minister of Benin, is set to undertake the evaluation of the land compensation processes carried out by TotalEnergies Exploration and Production in Uganda and Tanzania. The land acquisition paved the way for the development of the Tilenga oil and gas …
Read More »Debate rages on Lower Primary language of instruction policy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The language of instruction in lower primary is emerging as a contentious subject before the Education Policy Review Commission-EPRC. In one of the last public hearings of the commission, the Acholi parliamentary group joined the dissent against the current policy of using local language …
Read More »2023: A year of highs, lows for sports in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In September, the East Africa Pamoja consortium, comprising Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, was awarded the privilege of hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The announcement was made by Patrice Motsepe, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt. The three …
Read More »Oil and gas take a lion’s share of FDI into Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The value of foreign direct Investments (FDI) into Uganda grew by almost 80 percent in 2022, the bulk of the money going into oil and gas and related activities, this is according to the latest joint government report. The survey conducted by the Bank of …
Read More »YEAR IN REVIEW: The Independent top 10 stories – Engola shot dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number 6 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was State Minister Engola shot dead by bodyguard in Kampala. State Minister Engola shot dead by bodyguard in Kampala Share on: WhatsApp
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