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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has resolved to exempt the Islamic Development Bank and a number of agricultural implements from taxes. Parliament resolved this on Wednesday during debate on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Legislators scrapped VAT on combine harvester, agricultural trailers, tractor mounted Hay mowers, …
Read More »Arua district lacks drivers for ambulances donated by MP Osoru
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The six ambulances that were donated to Arua district by the Woman MP Moureen Osoru have no drivers, the district LC 5 Vice chairman Boniface Alioni has revealed. Alioni was clarifying to why the district failed to send an ambulance to pick the a patient …
Read More »Security accused of aiding illegal entry of DRC nationals in Uganda
Kikube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel guarding the closed Uganda-DR Congo border in Kikuube district are on the spot for allegedly aiding the illegal entry of Congolese businessmen into Uganda. Teams comprising Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers and Uganda Police Force were recently deployed to guard the closed Border …
Read More »KCCA fined UGX 150 million for defying court orders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has fined Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Shillings 150 million for contempt of court orders. The ruling stems from an application filed by Bin It Services accusing KCCA and it Executive director of defying an order issued by the same court …
Read More »Over 100 cattle stolen from Katakwi during lockdown
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reported increase of cattle thefts in Katakwi district because of the ongoing lock down announced by President, Yoweri Museveni to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Statistics from the district security team show that 67 cattle have been stolen from Katakwi within the …
Read More »WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation is reviewing the impact of a decision by the United States of America, to withdraw funding to the UN health agency, pending a review of how it responded to the initial outbreak of Coronavirus Disease in China. Describing the decision as …
Read More »Acholi leaders protest, COVID-19 truck driver transferred to Kampala
Gulu, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | A truck driver, who was heading to South Sudan and was confirmed to be COVID-19 positive, has been transferred to Kampala from Kamdini. Ministry of Health officials picked him from Kamdini, and decided to take him to Kampala and not near by Gulu Regional Referral Hospital …
Read More »Health minister summoned over delayed payment of COVID-19 health personnel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to explain the delayed payment of 300 frontline health personnel deployed to fight coronavirus Disease. Kadaga’s directive followed a query by Buhweju County MP Francis Mwijukye who cited the …
Read More »Mpigi district receives food aid, cash from pastor Kakande
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mpigi district COVID-19 taskforce has been boosted with a donation of three-tones of maize flour, thanks to Aqua World, a company owned by Pastor Samuel Kakande. The food will be distributed to persons whose livelihood was affected by measures put in place by the government …
Read More »MPs to be trained on video conferencing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that all Members of Parliament will undergo training in video conferencing. Kadaga on Wednesday said that the training is aimed at enhancing communication during the period when the country is observing Covid-19 guidelines. She said that the …
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