Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has released a list of the groups of people who will benefit from the Covid-19 relief cash. While announcing the second lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19, President Yoweri Museveni said that his government was going to support vulnerable people whose income …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority Speaker Abubaker Kawalya has declined to convene a council sitting to fill positions on the Kampala District Land Board after the Minister for Kampala vetoed appointment of two members over allegations of fraudulent land transactions. Kawalya says there is an …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has set aside Shillings 9 billion to patch potholes on different city roads. The money comes from the Authority Budget for 2020/2021 for infrastructure works in Kampala, which includes road construction. The Minister for Kampala Betty Amongi told journalists at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA is in the final stages of developing an electronic Procurement system. This is part of KCCA’s plan to turn Kampala into a Smart City through the use of technology and shall do away with manual handling of bids as suppliers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has expressed dissatisfaction with contractors who deliver shoddy work or take long to deliver on projects. He expressed his disappointment during a meeting with suppliers of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA at the second annual KCCA Suppliers’ Conference held at Imperial …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza has accused former Land Minister Betty Amongi and Land Commission chairperson Beatrice Byenkya of interfering in her work, and leading to the reported current mess in the lands sector She has attributed the mess in land compensation to management style …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many women in Uganda are still barred from participating in politics while those who do are held back and cannot compete directly without affirmative action. This according to Betty Amongi, the Minister in charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs can be traced to cultures that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change – FDC, National Unity Platform (NUP) and Democratic Party-DP in Oyam district have defected to Uganda People’s Congress – UPC party. The defectors crossed on Saturday to UPC from Juma Parish in Myene sub-county. They were wooed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Betty Amongi has approved additional allowances for the newly created authority and division executive members under the 2020 Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Amendment Act. The allowances communicated in a December 10th letter by the minister to the executive …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has revealed plans to construct 50 public toilets in different parts of the city to improve sanitation. The facilities shall be constructed in places like taxi parks, markets and public spaces like the Constitutional Square. Speaking at a media briefing at …
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