Makerere suspends new fees structure Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After two days of strikes at Makerere University, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe the Vice Chancellor on April 18 suspended the new plan to increase fees until further notice. Nawangwe said the decision to suspend the fees increment in the colleges of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force in a joint operation with sister security agencies Friday night and Saturday morning shot dead two suspects and rescued 112 in operations conducted at Usafi Mosque in Kisenyi and other locations in and around Kampala. According to police, the raids …
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Kampala, Uganda | PARLIAMENT UG | Parliament has deferred the debate on the Investment Code Bill to allow the Ministry of Finance and legislators to harmonise positions on controversial clauses in the proposed law. The Bill, first presented to Parliament in May 2017 seeks to revise, modernize and replace …
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Kampala, Uganda | PARLIAMENT UG | Government has tabled new proposals to the Tax Bills in a bid to lower the proposed Excise Duty on Over the Top Media Services (OTT) from Sh 200 to Sh100 per day. If carried, those who access and use OTT services, including WhatsApp platforms …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda delegation from the Water and Environment Sector is in St Petersburg, Russia for a five-day business visit that has seen them interact with officials from Vodokanal. The company is responsible for water supply and waste management in St Petersburg. The delegation met the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The special envoy of the UN secretary General for the Great Lakes region Said Djinnit has met Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem in Kampala on Friday. The two discussed a wide range of issues relating to peace and security within the great …
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AUPL Result: Vipers 3-2 KCCA Pos Club P W D L GD Pts 1 VIPERS 25 15 7 3 18 52 2 SC VILLA 24 15 6 3 16 49 3 KCCA 25 13 9 3 28 48 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club put up a brilliant …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distributor Umeme has spread its national environmental initiative to Mityana with a tree-planting exercise. Edward Ssebukyu, Commissioner for private schools and institutions in the Ministry of Education, on Friday officiated at the Umeme’s tree planting exercise at Kyankowe Primary School. The fruit and eucalyptus …
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Kampala, Uganda |JOSEPH BAHINGWIRE | Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ-Uganda) has for the second year running named Uganda Police Force as the lead violator of press freedoms in the country. According to HRNJ, many journalists faced human rights violations while in the line of duty at the hands of mainly …
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Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Uganda, Rosa Malango has said the relatively effective laws, policies and regulations governing the oil and gas sector should be replicated to streamline other sectors in the country. Addressing the 4th Oil and Gas Convention in …
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