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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzururu Cultural Leader Charles Wesley Mumbere has expressed displeasure over restrictions that are continually imposed against him by security organs. Mumbere is also concerned that plans to visit his subjects in other Kingdoms and districts have been frustrated. While he made a Royal Visit to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Police to summon Members of Parliament under investigation, through her. The Speaker made the directive while chairing the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 12h June 2024. Among said that she was aware that some MPs are under arrest and …

ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives has announced a tax waiver for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Northern Uganda who will participate in the forthcoming East African Trade expo. The expo, now in its 26th edition will be hosted in Juba, South Sudan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants has registered an improvement in the pass rate, reversing a trend that has seen constant performance below 40 per cent over the years. In the May 2024 cohort, two examinations; Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD) and Certified Tax Advisors (CTA) …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI), in collaboration with Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, has launched a five-day camp to provide free cardiac surgeries to 11 infants from various districts across the Busoga sub-region. The camp, running from June 17 to 21, began with patient admissions for …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is set to license artisanal miners in Karamoja to formalize their operations and mitigate environmental impacts. Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) accounts for up to 90 percent of mineral production but poses significant environmental and livelihood challenges. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the utilisation of a Shs803 billion World Bank grant intended for the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women (GROW) Project. According to a report of the Auditor General, despite the grant’s primary goal of supporting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN has announced a Shs4.5bn funding for its second phase of a youth-centered initiative dubbed the MTN ACE program. MTN executives said, the announcement follows the outstanding success of the initial phase and that MTN Uganda’s corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, is the …

  Uganda’s anti-homosexuality laws offer plentiful reasons for transgender, gay and other gender and sexual minorities to seek asylum abroad. But some heterosexual people have seen an easy ticket out for themselves. Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | In July 2015, Uganda didn’t feel safe for Ariana Mutomi. It …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has officially renewed the contract of Brigadier Freeman Robert Mugabe as Chairperson of the General Court Martial. Brigadier Mugabe’s contract, which expired on June 9th, was renewed last Thursday, according to a letter dated June 6th, 2024. The renewal comes after …