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MPs support gov’t proposed ban on anticipatory declaration of wealth

Jacob Oboth, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee chairperson applauded the move saying that anticipatory declaration of wealth is one of the new types of corruption used by leaders. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have expressed support of the government’s proposal …

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Gulu city gets 41 billion shillings for road works

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has allocated 41 billion shillings to Gulu city for road construction under the Uganda Support for Municipal Infrastructural Development- USMID project. Edward Kiwanuka, the Gulu city town clerk says that the fund will construct more than 7 roads in the city totaling 7.788 …

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Minister Magyezi commissions Lukaya market, bans roadside vending

Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raphael Magyezi, the Minister of Local Government has finally okayed the utilization of the new market structure in Lukaya town council, Kalungu district, ten years after its construction commenced. In 2011, the Ministry of Works and Transport using a donation of 1.9 billion Shillings from …

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Kitgum vaccinates 1,000 cattle after outbreak of black quarter disease

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district veterinary department has started a mass vaccination drive for cattle following the outbreak of black quarter, a highly infectious bacterial disease. At least four heads of cattle have reportedly died from the disease in Wao village, Koch Parish in Labongo Amida sub-county. Dr …

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Over 200 Mukono residents face eviction

A family of the late Ssensiwo Kitooke is claiming ownership of 50 acres of land in Mukono saying residents settled on it illegally. Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 people in Mukono district are under threat of eviction from their homes. The affected people occupy 50 acres at …

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Kasaija writes to confirm suspension of DGF

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Matia Kasaija last week wrote a letter officially confirming the suspension of a Memorandum Of Understanding on the running of the Democratic Governance Facility in Uganda. Cancellation of DGF MFPED Feb 2020 (003) (2)   Share on: WhatsApp

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MPs task Minister Lokodo over delayed appointment of substantive IGG

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the continued absence of a substantive Inspector General of Government – IGG. This was during a meeting between the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and Minister of State for Ethics & Integrity Simon Lokodo who had appeared to …

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Families of abducted Nakasongola persons flee homes

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The families of two people who were allegedly abducted by armed personnel in Nakasongola district have fled their homes in fear. George Ssenyonjo, 36, a resident of Kirooro village in Nakitoma sub county was allegedly abducted by unidentified gunmen on January 5th, 2021. His friend, …

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14 killed in one week as murder cases escalate in the Albertine region

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The escalating murder cases in Bunyoro sub region are bothering security in the region. Statistics at the Albertine region police headquarters show that fourteen people were killed in the region last week alone. According to the statistics, three people were killed in tribal clashes between …

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