United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on a secondary school in western Uganda reportedly perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group, said his deputy spokesman. Ugandan authorities said ADF rebels attacked the Lhubirira secondary school in Mpondwe on the border …
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Priority on human development, security, energy, transport COVER STORY | ISAAC KHISA | Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, on June 15 hit several optimistic notes for next Financial Year when announcing a Shs52.7 trillion budget. That is a 10% jump from the Shs48 trillion last financial year and the biggest rise in …
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Why government’s biggest problem is not the size of its debt but its cost of borrowing THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Uganda’s 2023/24 budget, like all previous ones in the last few years, has generated a lot of controversy about the role of public debt in our national life. Growths …
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Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | At least 25 bodies have been recovered after the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels stormed a school near the Uganda-DRC border, Police reported on Saturday. “Last night, we registered a terrorist attack by the ADF rebels, on Lhubirira secondary school, in Mpondwe, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The FY2023/24 budget presents both challenges and opportunities but through open and constructive engagements, Ugandans can navigate through these times effectively, according to Mumba Kalifungwa, the Managing Directro for Absa Bank Uganda. Kalifungwa was speaking at a budget breakfast meeting held in Kampala on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni says he is opposed to the number of loans being acquired from domestic and external lenders. Speaking at the conclusion of the budget speech for 2023/2024, President Museveni blamed the appetite for borrowing on indiscipline in government spending. He said some …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s public debt to GDP will reduce by the end of this financial year as the government tries to ensure economic stability and future growth. According to Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, Uganda’s public debt stood at 80.2 trillion shillings or over twenty-one billion dollars …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Isaac Mukwaya to Luzira prison on charges of careless driving. Mukwaya, a psychologist and resident of Mutungo in Nakawa Division was on Thursday arraigned before the Court presided over by the Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The association of persons living with Albinism is considering local manufacturing of anti-sun creams following the government’s delay to respond to their appeal for free supplies. Olive Namutebi, the Executive Director of the Uganda Albinism Umbrella, says their protracted appeal to the government to …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Uganda Airlines will make its inaugural flight for the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest Muslim city in Saudi Arabia. In a statement issued on Thursday, Uganda Airlines describes the flight as a significant milestone for the national carrier after 40 years …
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