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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved an additional funding of 344.2 billion shillings to the Electoral Commission to prepare for the 2021 general elections. The approval of funds came after the adoption of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee report in which MPs recommended additional funding to EC. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To improve the completion rates for the Human Papilloma Virus-HPV vaccination, the Health Ministry has introduced school immunization registers in collaboration with the Education and Sports Ministry. The HPV is a cancer causing virus that is sexually transmitted by men. It can only be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of legislators on the Finance Committee of parliament have opposed government’s proposal to compel landlords and companies with more than one property to declare income from each asset separately. The proposal that seems to be an attempt by authorities to catch landlords, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A move by government to exempt the supply of aircraft insurance amid efforts to revive the National Airline has upset Members of Parliament. The proposal to amend the Value Added Tax Act for this purpose was on Wednesday afternoon tabled before the Finance committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Finance Ministry faced difficulty explaining a proposal by government to tax businesses that have been making losses for seven consecutive years. This same proposal was last year rejected by parliament. Ministry of Finance officials led by the State Minister of Finance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Finance Ministry on Wednesday failed to convince Members of Parliament sitting on the Finance Committee about a proposal for government to write off tax arrears amounting to 426 billion shillings. The figure is out of the 2.6 trillion shillings tax arrears …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens were injured after a truck rammed into taxis, a bus and boda bodas at the Kira Road Police traffic lights this evening. Unconfirmed reports said one person died at accident spot despite a massive rescue effort by bystanders and the Red Cross. CCTV footage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Betty Aol Ochan says she will rally all Members of Parliament to boycott Parliament following the detention of Kyadondo East MP Bobi Wine. Ochan who had visited Bobi Wine at his home reacted to the deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni has rejected a request by the Civil Aviation Authority-CAA to use Nakasongola airport as an alternative to Entebbe International Airport in case of emergency. On Tuesday, Engineer Edward Kaweesi Ndawula, the CAA Board Chairperson told Museveni during the arrivals of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‘East Africa’s Got Talent’ will kick off auditions in Kampala, Kigali, Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam in search of amazing and extraordinary talent. It could be dancing, singing, performing magic, gymnastics name it. The show is part of the “Got Talent” franchise started in 2014 by …