NEWS

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Luweero district has projected a revenue shortfall of 300 million Shillings, as part of its estimates for this financial year. The district had planned to collect over one billion Shillings in local revenue in the financial year 2019/2020. However, the district has realized only 562 …

Rubirizi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  An Indian national who went missing in Bushenyi district on Tuesday has been found dead. Patel Abhisnek’s body was found floating in Lake Rutoto in Rubirizi District on Wednesday evening. Kennedy Ocaya, the Officer in Charge of Rubirizi Police station, says the deceased’s body was …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to coordinate a response plan to the rising water levels of lakes and rivers, across the country.  According to the Information Minister Judith Nabakooba, the committee which will be chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has asked Kenya to adjust its plan to have all goods heading to Uganda transported by train from Mombasa to Naivasha – in effect stopping trucks from going as far as the coast to pick cargo. It was one of several measures to …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum District Local Government has approved a budget of 32.9 billion Shillings for the 2020/2021 financial year. The draft budget was presented before the district council by Gaston Billy Graham, the District Vice Chairperson in a sitting at the District Council Hall on Wednesday. Out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Works and Transport has clarified that because issuer of driving permits Face Technologies are not yet re-open, expired permits are permissible on the Roads. This follows an outcry after the lockdown was lifted, with police stopping drivers whose permits are expired. The drivers …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A Chief Magistrate was behind the steering wheel of a Toyota Rav4 registration number UAS 597U that allegedly knocked and caused the death of traffic Police Constable Innocent Ayesigye in Seeta. Ayesigye succumbed to accident injuries on Tuesday morning at Rubaga hospital. The police leadership …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | MultiChoice Uganda, has through local content channel – Pearl Magic, launched Learning Time, an education segment on the channel dedicated to providing education support to students in Uganda while on lockdown. The segment is covering all the major subjects for Ugandan students and will run …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament are divided over a proposal to meet president Yoweri Museveni for an input on the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Bill. A joint team of members of the gender and finance committees is scrutinizing the NSSF bill, which among others, seeks to make …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has observed a need to adjust the night time curfew time which currently starts at 7:00 pm to ensure that Ugandans are not caught on the wrong side of the law. The night time curfew has been running …