Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural institutions in Acholi and Bunyoro sub regions are calling for protection of their heritage inside Murchison Falls National Park as Uganda moves into the development of oil production facilities. The two kingdoms say that they possess valuable cultural sites and heritage materials inside the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have questioned the move by government to introduce the new international East African electronic passport to replace the current passports. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania, said that following an East African Community (EAC) directive by Heads of State, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga plans to waive a requirement for a mandatory certificate of Financial Implication, to allow legislators present private members bills. Kadaga accuses the Ministry of Finance of using the requirement to deliberately frustrate private bills. Parliament Rules of Procedure provide …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) is embroiled in a conflict over its representation to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) board. The 11th NSSF board was inaugurated by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija yesterday but without workers representatives from NOTU. The inaugurated board is …
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Uganda vaccinates health workers against Ebola, fearing DRC spread Goma, DR Congo | AFP | Uganda has vaccinated thousands of health workers against Ebola to counter the spread of the deadly virus from its neighbour Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministers of both countries said Wednesday. A growing outbreak …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Catherine Wines is a Co-founder of World Remit – a global money transfer company. She spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about the trends in the international money transfer market. How big is your business at the moment? WorldRemit processes more than one million …
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The danger of hunters of personal gain forcing an indecisive executive to dance to their tune in the legislative gallery COMMENT | Joseph Were | For some smart minds, the parliament probe into Bank of Uganda’s sale of seven commercial banks over 23-years from 1993 is the peak of absurdity. That …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority has vehemently opposed government proposal to merge it with Bank of Uganda. Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabbi says while the idea of rationalizing government agencies is not bad, the method was wrong citing lack of consultation as an …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposal by Kyambogo University to recruit Cuban lecturers has hit a snag following the failure by ten applicants to meet the minimum requirements. The University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ely Katunguka – Rwakishaya, says while their plan was to recruit between 10 to 15 Cuban …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control is set to rollout a new International East African passports to replace the current ones. The exercise that starts in January 2019 is an initiative of the EAC Heads of State to synchronise passports across the region.The e-passport …
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