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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Eighteen members of dfcu investment clubs are in the Kenyan Capital Nairobi on an all expense study tour that will build their capacity in effective and efficient management of clubs, the bank said in a Jan.28 notice. They were flagged off on Jan.27. This group …

TOURISM: Are the firms hired to boost sector delivering results? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Godfrey Kiwanda is a Ugandan politician, junior minister for tourism and speaks passionately about Uganda’s tourism sector. On January 16, he told The Independent that he is among the government officials spearheading the government’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government will not increase the pay of judicial officers because it is currently focusing on Infrastructure development, President Yoweri Museveni has said. He was speaking during the opening of the 21st annual Judge’s conference at Serena Hotel in Kampala on Monday. Museveni noted that judges …

✅ Tuesday 9-12pm Cancer Institute ✅ Thursday 10-12pm Soo Many Stories Children’s Library Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Assist Community Initiatives Uganda (ACI) will this week join LitWorld to celebrate the World Read Aloud Day 2019 with two events in Kampala. The aim of the celebration is to promote literacy and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SafeBoda is seeking to increase the number of riders under its brand this year. Thompson Ricky Rapa, a founder of SafeBoda disclosed this during their community event at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala Sunday. The SafeBoda Community was celebrating its growth to more than 8,000 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Federation of Performing Artists of Uganda (FPAU) has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga challenging the proposed regulations to guide the entertainment industry. The proposed regulations require artists to register with the Gender Ministry, submit lyrics for their songs and scripts for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 40 schools in Kasese municipality are facing closure for alleged failure to meet the minimum requirements. Emmy Kayiiri, the Assistant Principal Education Officer Kasese Municipality, says the affected include kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Some of the affected schools are Kasese …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Government has instituted a 14 member committee to investigate the ownership of 75 properties in Mbale municipality formerly under the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board. The properties in question are scattered all over Mbale municipality. Clement Kandole, a member of the Departed Asians Property Custodian …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has strongly urged the people of Tororo District in particular and Uganda in general to cherish unity by embracing the first principle of NRM, which is patriotism. “It is not good to celebrate NRM Day without understanding NRM principles. NRM members of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Agriculture Committee is planning a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni to deliberate and forge a way forward on a range of critical issues, which they say are holding back the fortunes of the sector and hindering the country’s economic growth. Speaking recently at …