Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local government leaders will receive a 100 per cent pay increment starting the next financial year, the Minister for Local Government, Rapheal Magyezi has said. Magyezi, who underscored the need to enhance the remuneration of local political leaders, was appearing before the House Committee on …
Read More »Kabale ICT officer accused of grabbing gov’t land, houses
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tobias Habasa, the Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) Officer of Kabale District, is under scrutiny for allegedly acquiring a land title illegally and encroaching on government land and structures owned by the Fisheries Department. The disputed plot, numbered 36-37, is situated along Nyakeirima Road, Nyakeirima …
Read More »NUP hits at Among for blocking Mpuuga’s removal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform – NUP party has cried foul and slammed Parliament for blocking the removal of Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, from the Parliamentary Commission to defend ongoing corruption practices in the August House. NUP Secretary-General Lewis Davis Rubongoya, commented after Speaker Anita Annet Among’s letter dated …
Read More »Farmers actively welcome micro- scale irrigation program
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The production department in Kwania district is actively promoting the adoption of small-scale irrigation systems among farmers to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change. This initiative, known as Micro-scale irrigation, is a government program aimed at supporting farmers in acquiring and utilizing individual irrigation …
Read More »IMF: Gov’t financial squeeze expected to ease in FY 2025/2026
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government programs continue to be impacted by financial pressures this year, amidst dwindling low-cost financial sources and plans to reduce commercial borrowing. This is a spillover from the large (5.5 percent of GDP) fiscal deficit in 2022/2023 was larger than planned, due to a …
Read More »Stanbic Uganda shareholders to get shs.280 billion in dividend payout
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shareholders of Stanbic Uganda Holdings are set to receive up to 280 billion shillings in total dividends payout for the year ending December 2023. This is a record-high payout, and it is 45 billion shillings higher than last financial year’s payment. The payment arises from …
Read More »What is in UNEB’s new competence bassed assessment?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has overhauled its assessment approach, shifting towards competency-based evaluation required under the new lower secondary curriculum. Upon examining the sample papers released on Monday and comparing them with past papers, it’s evident that UNEB has implemented significant changes. One …
Read More »UPDF SACCO ‘Wazalendo’ to hit shs.1trillion assets by 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Freddy Joseph Onata, the Chief Executive Officer of the UPDF’s Savings and Credit Cooperative -Wazalendo, has expressed confidence to achieve their target of being a One trillion asset institution by next year. He said said the SACCO boasts a membership of over 100,000, share capital of …
Read More »Ssegirinya showing signs of recovery in Nairobi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya, who has been hospitalized at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi for three months, is reported to have regained consciousness. Ssegirinya’s Personal Assistant, Alex Luwemba, who recently returned from the hospital, told Uganda Radio Network (URN) that his …
Read More »SAFARI RALLY: Kenya Tourism Board taps into Uganda’s motorsports fervour
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is seizing the marketing opportunity presented by the upcoming WRC Safari Rally to promote destination Kenya and stimulate travel, especially in the East African region. KTB Ag. Chief Executive Officer, John Chirchir says that the world-famous motorsport tournament has …
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