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Aboneka takes govt to court over Entebbe Expressway darkness

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Kampala lawyer and motorist, Michael Aboneka who usually plies the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, has sued the Attorney General and Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA over the lack of street lights along the road. He filed the case, through Thomas and Michael Advocates, before the Civil …

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Acholi sub region gets vehicle maintenance workshop

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police has launched a motor vehicle maintenance workshop in the Acholi sub-region. Construction of the multi-million workshop by the police department of Logistics and Engineering lasted eight months. It becomes the third facility in the country after the one in Soroti and Mbarara cities. …

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Tanzania bans donkey slaughter to stop risk of extinction

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT |  Tanzania has declared a ban on donkey slaughter for the skin trade. During the budget speech to Parliament, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Mashimba Mashauri Ndaki noted that Tanzania’s current donkey population is estimated at 650,000 but recognised the risk of donkeys becoming extinct. He advised …

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OCAILAP: Strikes over commodity prices a waste of time

Experts hail budget decision not to levy any new taxes, urge focus on finding new markets Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Secretary to the Treasury Patrick Ocailap has stated that the biggest cause of the rising commodity prices is external shocks, and attempts by Ugandan politicians to protest …

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