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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers under the umbrella of Busoga Sugarcane Growers Cooperative Union are demanding stable sugarcane prices, as a way of averting a possible crisis within the industry. While addressing journalists in Jinja on Tuesday, the farmers observed that price stability will improve the viability of the …

lc election Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the extension, on the floor of the House …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case in which Detective Superintendent of Police Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana is accused of sexually trafficking his 23-year-old housemaid is on the verge of dismissal due to the absence of state witnesses. Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has given a three-week ultimatum to the Director …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Public debt is growing at a higher rate than the Gross Domestic Product –GDP, according to the latest Auditor General’s report for financial year ended 30th June 2023. The audit report was on Tuesday presented to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | DFCU Bank Ltd and its former managers will now stand trial in the UK following the loss of a bid to bar legal action in the London courts brought against them by Crane Bank Ltd. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in London on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has dismissed with costs an election appeal filed by Vincent Kayanja De Paul, a contender in the Entebbe Municipality Mayoral race against the eventual winner Fabrice Rulinda. The Court presided over by Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Catherine Bamugemereire, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda continues to lose 53 billion Shillings annually in salaries to workers who are either non-existent, dead, retired, or absconded from duty. This is according to a special audit of the government salary payroll undertaken by the Office of the Auditor General. The special audit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 5.6 million COVID-19 vaccines, worth 28.15 billion Shillings have expired at the National Medical Stores (NMS). The expired vaccines are out of a total of 12.59 million vaccines in store, according to the latest audit report for the financial year ended June 30, …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Flying Squad and the army have apprehended over 140 suspected criminals in Nsangi, within Kyengera town council, Wakiso district, over the weekend. This intelligence-led operation, led by the joint Flying Squad, Kampala Metropolitan South Police, and the army, targeted areas like Kitemu (known as …

Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG| The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Government will spend up to UGX 24.9 trillion on servicing Uganda’s public debt. This comes months after the Bank of Uganda reported that Uganda’s public debt as of August 2023 stood at UGX 88.807 trillion. The August debt …