Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the appointment of an auditor to audit the accounts of the Office of the Auditor General for financial years 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, had tasked the Parliamentary Commission to ensure that the right and due processes are followed …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cooperative Union has earmarked 5.1 billion Shillings to turn Musundi House building in Mbale into a 5-star hotel. The building, one of the oldest and tallest in the Central Business District will be renovated and changed from a commercial building to a state of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, has directed government to present to Parliament a report about an incident in which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier shot a police officer and injured him. Police Constable Robert Mukebezi, was shot and injured on Sunday, 16 January 2022 …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has pledged sh1.5billion to help the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI) purchase land to construct a first ever Ugandan girls university in Tororo. He also promised another sh200 million to enable TACI to complete installation of the Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited radio …
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Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Chief Administrative Officer Abdu Batambuze narrowly survived angry councillors who stormed his office over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of district staff. Batambuze was signing appointment letters and posting instructions of more than 90 staff when the district chairperson and his executive stormed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, has tabled the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2021 for first reading amidst concerns from the Opposition about the utilisation of the previous requests. The bill seeks to provide for supplementary appropriation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party president Patrick Amuriat Oboi has apologized to former Kasese Municipality MP, Robert Centenary for his suspension. The disagreement between the former MP and the FDC party began in 2019 when the district party chairperson, Saulo Matte suspended him and …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka district local government councilors have rejected a proposal to construct their headquarters on a piece of land donated by former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi. The district council which convened on Thursday to consider the appropriate location for the new district headquarters declined to …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Gulu have arrested a prime suspect for allegedly stealing of motorcycles in the outskirts of Gulu city. The suspect identified as Denis Komakech, 35, a resident of Tegwana Parish in Layibi Central, Pece-Laroo division was picked up by the security personnel from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has received electronic equipment worth 350 Million Shillings to boost efforts in fast-tracking gender-based violence cases. The equipment that included 30 desktop computers, two sets of court recording and transcription machines were donated by the Australian Development Cooperation together with the United Nations …
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