Sunday , September 20 2026
Home / NEWS (page 3856)

NEWS

Comment, Last Word, Uganda Talks and Today’s News

High Court judge pulls out of Suzan Magara murder case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Elizabeth Kabanda has pulled out of the case in which nine suspects are charged with the murder and kidnap of Susan Magara, a 28 year old cashier of Bwendero Dairy Farm. The late Susan Magara was kidnapped on February 7, along Kabaka …

Read More »

Kabale LCV chairman, councillors clash over PAC report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale District LCV Chairman, Patrick Besigye Keihwa and district councillors have clashed over the District Public Accounts Committee-PAC report. The report dated November 29, 2018 calls for action against the former Kabale Deputy District Engineer, James Kiganda. Kiganda is currently the District Engineer for …

Read More »

Kisoro MP on spot for intimidating tea nursery bed operators

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bufumbira North County Member of Parliament, John Nizeyimana Kamara is on the spot for allegedly intimidating tea nursery bed operators in Kisoro District from joining their colleagues in Kigezi and Ankole regions to sue the National Agriculture Advisory Services-NAADS for nonpayment. On November 21st, …

Read More »

Farmers lift ban on supplying sugarcane to Kinyara

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane farmers in Masindi have resolved to lift their ban to supply cane to Kinyara Sugar Limited. The farmers slapped a ban on supplying cane to Kinyara Sugar Limited on October 18th, 2018 following their failure to agree with the company on the final payment …

Read More »

Custodian board starts verification of Asian property in Luweero

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Departed Asians Property Custodian Board has embarked on a verification exercise of people occupying property formerly owned by Asians in Luweero district. There are 38 properties in Luweero district formerly owned by Asians before they were expelled by President Idi Amin from Uganda in …

Read More »

How to stir industrial growth

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung offers suggestions ahead of new policy launch Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Policy documents alone will not industrialise Uganda. The government should lead this agenda by acting and learning from the mistakes and failures. Also industrial development should become a political priority in action and funding, not in …

Read More »

Tilenga Project: Acholi, Bunyoro demand protection of cultural sites

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural institutions in Acholi and Bunyoro sub regions are calling for protection of their heritage inside Murchison Falls National Park as Uganda moves into the development of oil production facilities. The two kingdoms say that they possess valuable cultural sites and heritage materials inside the …

Read More »

MPs query EAC e-passport

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have questioned the move by government to introduce the new international East African electronic passport to replace the current passports. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania, said that following an East African Community (EAC) directive by Heads of State, the …

Read More »

Kadaga moves to waive certificate of financial implication for private bills

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga plans to waive a requirement for a mandatory certificate of Financial Implication, to allow legislators present private members bills. Kadaga accuses the Ministry of Finance of using the requirement to deliberately frustrate private bills. Parliament Rules of Procedure provide …

Read More »

BoU maintains lending rate at 10 percent

The Bank of Uganda has maintained the benchmark central bank rate at 10 percent. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Governor BoU Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile says that the 12-month inflation forecast has improved slightly relative to October 2018 forecast. The Consumer Price Index data by Uganda Bureau of Standards indicates that …

Read More »