Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Busia district is registering an increase in the number of cases of trafficked children. According to statistics, more than 114 cases of child trafficking and disappearance have been reported from July to September 2021. The statistics indicate that in July, 43 children …
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Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP has fronted Anthony Waddimba as its candidate for the Kayunga LCV by-election. Last month, the Electoral Commission set December 16, 2021, as the election date for the by-election. The seat fell vacant after Ffefeka Sserubugo, the LCV chairperson for Kayunga district was found …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are investigating circumstances under which the Uganda Lands Commission (ULC) allocated Uganda Railways land in Nsambya to investors in excess of what was to be given. The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authority and State Enterprise (COSASE) chaired by Joel Ssenyonyi, is probing the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is seeking additional 16 Billion Shillings to support the victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). According to the State Minister for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo, the country is registering a high prevalence of Gender-Based Violence but the …
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Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apac district council has passed a by-law to curb the rising cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriage in the district. The ordinance passed on Monday calls for punitive action against defilers and irresponsible parents. The law criminalizes presiding over any child marriage ceremony and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet is proposing free and compulsory primary and secondary education when schools reopen early next year. The cabinet on Monday agreed that all forms of charges that have been collected from learners in Universal Primary Education-UPE and Universal Secondary Education-USE schools should be abolished. Dr. …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have created three new regional police command units in Gulu. The new units include Bardege-Layibi division, Laroo-Pece division, and Gulu district. The region previously had eight District Police Commanders but the new command units have expanded the territorial area to 11 respectively. The acting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has reached a consensus on which ministry will supervise the operations and activities of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). There has been a big contestation on whether the supervisory role of NSSF funds should be under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Grade One Magistrate Christine Nantegge, has committed the Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya, his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana, and four other others to the high court for trial for murder, terrorism, and abetting terrorism. She made the decision after Masaka Resident State Attorney, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has asked the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development to alter the Income Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2021 to allow government levy windfall tax on a monthly basis. In its current state, the Bill that is being scrutinised …
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