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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Edward Mashate, a Ugandan author based in United Kingdom has petitioned the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to expeditiously refer criminal proceedings against the Tourism Ministry for infringing on his copyright. In his July 22, 2020, letter to the Director of Public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The operationalization of Masaka city has been delayed due to lack of funds required for several activities. Masaka is among the first batch of seven regional cities that came into force on July 1st, following approvals by the relevant bodies that included Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Member of Parliament Arua Municipality Kasiano Wadri says that he remains a strong supporter of people power despite joining the Alliance for National Transformation –ANT party. Kassiano last week crossed to ANT and was welcomed into the party by the founder and former …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rebel leader of Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, Jamil Mukulu has withdrawn his bail application from the International Crimes Division of High Court without giving any reasons. The application was pending hearing before Lady Justice, Susan Okalany. Mukulu’s decision to withdraw the application was communicated to …

Kampala , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers have opposed a clause in the Uganda National Examinations Board Amendment Bill 2020 that provides for deregistration of the examination center of a school that is involved in misappropriating examination registration fees. The private teachers led by Hasadu Kirabira, the Vice …

Ntungamo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party aspirants in Ntungamo district are accusing security officials of selectively enforcing the COVID-19 guidelines.  The aspirants particularly accuse the Gombolola internal security officers (GISOs) of blocking their meetings with supporters and allowing the incumbents to hold public gatherings.   In June, the …

Kampala , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Tax Collection in Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA reduced by 83% in the last quarter of the 2019/2020 financial year, which covers April, May and June. According to the performance report by the Directorate of Tax Collection, the Authority collected Shillings 3.2 billion compared to …

Amuru , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200 youths from Amuru and Guru-guru sub-counties in Amuru district have received agro storage facilities to store their farm produce. The facility was built with support from Save the Children International under the skilling the youth project which was being implemented in Amuru, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans registered the highest number of new motorcycles in the year that ended June 2019 in what could be an indicator a larger number of people are entering the Boda Boda industry. According to figures published by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Ugandans registered 103, …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Gulu City are struggling to maintain over 40 community access roads. The roads were opened by Gulu Municipal Council across then four Divisions that have now been merged to form East and West City Divisions during the financial 2019/2020 before Gulu attained its …