Why is the President insistent on a seemingly winless war? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | What does President Yoweri Museveni have against two young opposition legislators; Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana so much as for him to revive his unpopular stance on bail? It is something that has vexed …
Read More »Uganda exports to UAE grow from $300M to $1,850Bn
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s exports to the United Arab Emirates have grown from $300 million since diplomatic relations were established in 2009 to $1.85 billion in 2020. Exports are mainly precious minerals, high value crops and labour. President Yoweri Museveni today visited Uganda’s stall and pushed for more …
Read More »Hell over bail
What’s behind Museveni move against bail? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni has resurrected debate on courts granting bail and says he will now mobilise and solve the issue politically. Speaking Sept.27 during the 4th Memorial Lecture of the former Chief Justice, Benedicto Kiwanuka, held at …
Read More »President Museveni in UAE for start of Dubai trade Expo
Abu Dhabi, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has joined dozens of world leaders in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 2020 Dubai trade Expo. The Expo that will run up to 31st March 2022 was officially opened on 1st October 2021 in Dubai. On …
Read More »LIVE: President Museveni address on security
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni is addressing the nation on peace and security, and will also focus on the judiciary. He started by giving a history of instability in Uganda and how the National Resistance Movement turned it around in 1986. “This current crime wave will …
Read More »CDC-KCCA $1.6 million urban health partnership launched
Ambassador Brown visits vaccination site administering US donated Pfizer vaccine after launching $1.6 million grant to KCCA Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United States Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown has today launched a $1.6 million (nearly UGX 6 billion) grant, representing the first-year of funding of a five-year partnership …
Read More »It is 12.15% interest rate for NSSF members
✳ Year – Interest 2012 ✅10.00% 2013 ✅11.23% 2014 ✅11.50% 2015 ✅13.00% 2016 ✅12.30% 2017 ✅11.23% 2018 ✅ 15% 2019 ✅ 11% 2020 ✅ 10.75% 2021 ✅ 12.15% NSSF to give out sh1.52 trillion to members Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has announced a 12.15% …
Read More »New WHO air quality rules pile pressure on Kampala
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) for countries that are adjusted downwards and WHO warns that exceeding them could lead to significant risks to …
Read More »Corruption at the World Bank
But if it can’t rank business friendly countries, who can? COVERY STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Since the World Bank announced it has decided to abandon its flagship “Doing Business” series after several internal audits and the publication of a damning investigation, debate has raged over the way forward. The …
Read More »Vipers hammer hapless BUL to win Stanbic Uganda Cup
✳ Uganda Cup final Vipers 8 Bul 1 Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC has been crowned winners of the Stanbic Uganda Cup after defeating BUL FC 8-1, with Yunus Ssentamu grabbing four in the final on Sunday. Vipers defender Livingstone Mulondo scored their first goal in the …
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