Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been cleared to receive another 120 million dollars (440 billion shillings) loan under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of the International Monetary Fund. The IMF Executive Board on Wednesday concluded the fourth review of Uganda’s ECF, And this now enables the immediate …
Read More »Justice Stella Arach Amoko burial postponed after family petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The burial of Justice Stella Arach Amoko has been postponed to an unknown date. According to the Chief Registrar Sarah Langa Siu, the burial will not go on as planned on June 23rd, 2023 due to factors beyond their control as the judiciary. “This …
Read More »Minister Muyingo urges schools on security after Kasese attack
42 died in ADF attack, Mpondwe-Lhubiriha SS Closed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo has urged school owners and managers to continuously implement the security measures that the government set for them to ensure the safety of learners. He was presiding over …
Read More »Behind classified Defence budgets
How State House, Office of the President, Ministry of Defense use the slush fund Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | It is hard to ascertain for sure how much Uganda spends on its defence every year as the government routinely asks for supplementary budgets from parliament on top of the …
Read More »MPONDWE SCHOOL ATTACK: 41 dead in suspect ADF raid
Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Reports from Mpondwe indicate suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked Lhubirira secondary school and killed 41, including 38 students. Killed at the school near the Uganda-DRC border Friday night are 38 students, one guard and two members of the local community …
Read More »Uganda’s ‘Optimistic’ Budget
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 …
Read More »ADF militants kill 25 in attack on school in Western Uganda
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, …
Read More »LIVE: Matia Kasaija delivers Budget speech
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Kasaija is delivering the budget speech for FY 2023/24 at a Parliament Session at Kololo. President Yoweri Museveni is following the proceedings on TV and is expected to address the session virtually. Kasaija said the economy this year is projected to have grown …
Read More »Global oil demand to slow significantly by 2028
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its latest medium-term market report, signaling a notable deceleration in the growth of global oil demand in the coming years. The Oil 2023 outlook shows that investment in clean energy is accelerating at a faster rate than …
Read More »Museveni to attend budget day, misses trip to Russia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that he will not be part of the African Union delegation travelling to Europe to help resolve the Ukraine-Russia war as he is still COVID-19 positive. He will however give an address virtually to parliament Thursday, at the end …
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