NEWS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender committee of Parliament has resolved to revert the management and supervision of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to the Ministry of Gender. The fund is a government agency responsible for the collection, investment and distribution of retirement funds from employees who are …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Gakyaro, the Masaka deputy city clerk, and Martin Kigozi, the city senior physical planner are on the spot over their alleged involvement in the creation of plots in road reserves. The Masaka city Roads Committee has unanimously resolved to formally petition the Inspector General of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Higher institutions of learning have been asked to develop guidelines ahead of next week’s reopening. Education institutions have been closed since June following a surge in Covid-19 cases. In September, President Museveni cleared universities and other tertiary institutions to reopen on November 1. The institutions have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dolo has urged Christian lawyers to shun corruption and be ambassadors of justice and the rule of law. He says it is undeniable that there is corruption in the judiciary and wondered if Christian lawyers can be exonerated from the vice. Speaking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Second Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali, has announced government’s plan to rehabilitate and expand public secondary schools across the country, cognizant of the dilapidated structures in schools. Ali, also Deputy Leader of Government Business, said that the Ministry of Education and Sports has prepared …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has justified the budget cuts on the Parliamentary Commission, saying that it was necessary to help the country meet urgent Covid-19 medical needs. According to Kasaija, the decision was taken by Cabinet to cut money appropriated for travel and workshops …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wagagai gold mining refinery in Busia district has temporally closed and over 300 workers sent home over four suspected cases of Covid-19. Wagagai gold refinery covers over 300 acres of land in the four villages of Alupe, Amonikakine, Akipenet, and Amagoro in Mawero parish in Buteba …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Commercial Fish Farmers Association (UCFFA) has appealed for changes in the new Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021. The farmers want Parliament to repeal the provision within the Bill that attaches a tax to movement of farmed fish which they said is already catered for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Ministry of Health to make a statement on the status of COVID-19 testing services at the Entebbe International Airport. Last week, President Yoweri Museveni launched government’s COVID-19 laboratories for mandatory testing of all passengers arriving through …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has rallied political losers from Busoga sub region to engage in economic related activities aimed at empowering their communities, rather than concentrating on politicking all the time. Speaking to election losers attached to different political parties in Jinja city on Friday, …