Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to the Ag. Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs to withdraw the Law Revision (Fines and other Financial Amounts in Criminal Matters) (Modification of Written Laws) Instrument 2021. The minister, Wilson Muruli Mukasa moved the motion during a plenary sitting on Wednesday, …
Read More »UN agencies baffled as endowed Uganda fails to beat hunger
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations agencies in Uganda are baffled as to why hunger and undernutrition remain a challenge in the country despite enormous opportunities and abundant resources. Uganda is one of the countries that were expected to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and …
Read More »MUBS strike: Non-academic staff invigilating examinations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at the Nakawa based Makerere University Business School- MUBS have insisted on issuing Examinations to students despite the ongoing industrial action by academic staff. Last week, academic staff at MUBS declared a sit-down strike due to the protracted salary discrepancies on public universities. …
Read More »CONFIRMED: Dorothy Kisaka is new KCCA executive director
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed the appointment of lawyer Dorothy Kisaka as the new Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. This is according to a letter addressed to the Minister of Public Service Wilson Muruli Mukasa, by the chairman of the Public Service …
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