Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following a 24th October 2023 High Court ruling that dfcu Bank had illegally transferred to itself 48 properties belonging to Meera Investments, after it took over tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Crane Bank, the Lands Ministry has cancelled all the said land titles. As a result, dfcu …
Read More »How sh100 million surgeries are free at Gulu cancer centre
Regional cancer center in Gulu starts surgeries, gets boost from Cincinnati University Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cincinnati University surgeons have helped officially launch the state-of-the-art theaters at the Northern Regional Cancer Center in Gulu City. The centre has started conducting delicate surgeries on cancer patients in the region. Two of …
Read More »Museveni declares war on Kenyan fuel middlemen
✳Diesel I. Middlemen’s price – $118 II. Price from bulk suppliers or Refiners -$83 ✳ Petrol I. Middlemen’s price -$97.5 II. Bulk suppliers or Refiners’ price- $61.5 ✳ Kerosene: I. Middlemen’s price – $114 II. Bulk suppliers or Refiners’ price – $79 Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri …
Read More »Behind the new number plate saga
Why is security scheme being promoted as transport project? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The new vehicle number project is pushing ahead despite opposition from many quarters, including at the highest level of government; in the cabinet. On Nov. 01, the Minister for Security, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi flanked by …
Read More »Museveni orders indisciplined Balaalo again to leave
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has again ordered nomadic pastoralists, often referred to as Balaalo, to leave northern Uganda if they cannot abide by the law. “Those who have got cows in non-fenced areas must go immediately because this is recklessness. Why should you bring …
Read More »Will Museveni’s trip to Amuru resolve Balaalo crisis in Acholi?
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni is expected to visit Okidi Parish, in Atiak Sub- County, Amuru district this weekend for the first time to specifically address the growing crisis of the settlement of the migrant cattle keepers commonly referred to as Balaalo in the Acholi Sub-region. …
Read More »Paul Put is new Uganda Cranes coach
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Joseph Put from Belgium has been named the new head coach of the Uganda Cranes. Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) announced the appointment early today. Paul Put has coached in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya and recently Congo Brazzaville. “FUFA rolled …
Read More »New Sh700,000 digital number plates are here
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has officially launched the Digital number plates, three years after President Yoweri Museveni officially issued a directive authorizing the Russian firm, Joint Stock Company Global Security, to execute a compulsory digital surveillance system. Through the Ministry of Works and Transport together with …
Read More »Nankabirwa tables Petroleum Supply Amendment Bill
Sector players accuse government of granting the fuel importation monopoly to a Bahrain-based Company known as Vitol Bahrain E.C under the guise of strengthening UNOC Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankbirwa has tabled before parliament a bill to regulate the importation of petroleum products. …
Read More »Two pupils dead in Masaka school fire
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has confirmed that two pupils of Kasaana Junior School in, Nyendo-Mukungwe division, Masaka City have died in a fire that burned down a dormitory. The incident that happened at 4:00am also left 11 pupils injured. The dead have been identified as Aloysius Ahebwa and …
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