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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has rejected a government proposal to merge the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the Cotton Development Organization (CDO) and the Dairy Development Authority (DDA), into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). The legislators’ decision was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has revealed that the compensation for vehicle inspection equipment installed by Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) has now reached 30 percent. According to the Ministry of Works and Transport Permanent Secretary, Waiswa Bageya, SGS is supposed to be compensated with over 200 billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to the fallen Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, 18 April 2024. Gen Ogolla and other officers died in the afternoon crash on Thursday, President William Ruto announced yesterday. He …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has described the late Dr. Martin Aliker as a mentor and friend who not only inspired him but also guided his work. Tayebwa, who was speaking during Dr Aliker’s funeral service, praised the late for his honesty and commitment to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Manufacturers Association has offered support for the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) but faults government agencies on aspects of its implementation. UMA Chairman, Deo Kayemba says while the system is vital to ensure proper tax administration, the taxpayers do not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has given a rosy picture of Uganda’s energy security in the medium term, citing several interventions and other developments in the sector. Experts have said Uganda is energy insecure especially because of the lack of a direct route to the sources of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed the case in which former Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (nssf) Richard Byarugaba was challenging the decision not to renew his contract. The Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana on Friday dismissed the case on grounds …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Rutabana, High Commissioner of Rwanda to Uganda has condemned several European and African nations for attempting to cover up the acts of the perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Rwandans are marking three decades since the genocide tore apart their country, with neighbors …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II has challenged the government to ensure transparency and equitable sharing of revenues from oil and gas. Rwot Acana, who was the chief guest at the oil and gas symposium organized by the Ministry of Energy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Martin Aliker, an acclaimed Ugandan diplomat, businessman and one of the country’s first dental surgeons died on Monday at the age of 95. He will be buried on Sunday 21st April at his ancestral home in Aworanga in Gulu district. As different people …