Does Museveni fear or tolerate them? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Names like Gen. Elly Tumwine, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Matayo Kyaligonza, Mwesigwa Rukutana, Sam Kutesa, members of the First Family, Maj. Gen. Kasirye Gwanga often pop up in the media. They are cited in cases of corruption, land …
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Ibrahim Kaddunabbi and Allan Mafabi IRA boss tips sector executives on managing scams that could haunt performance Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Insurance companies must put in place feasible policies to manage fraud that could easily jeopardize their good performance. This is the summary of what Ibrahim Kaddunabbi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) rapped their secretary general for attending Independence Day ceremonies in Sironko district. FDC say it passed a resolution barring its members from attending events presided over by President Museveni. FDC officials led by party spokesperson Ibrahim …
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The good and the bad from government’s tabled amendments Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The demand for electoral reforms in Uganda has been a persistent cry from the opposition and civil society for over ten years with each election cycle prompting a new call for the government to introduce …
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UK-based insurer in Uganda, Britam, has once again won a business deal with the government to provide insurance cover, this time for Uganda Airlines. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Willis Towers Watson is the airlines’ insurance broker. Britam CEO, Allan Mafabi confirmed to The Independent on Aug.02 that they …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Budadiri West Member of Parliament Nathan Nandala Mafabi has re-assumed the leadership of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), one of the four accountability committees. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is mandated to examine the audited accounts by the Auditor General showing the appropriation of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has agreed with their former party presidential candidate Moses Byamugisha to follow the constitution while handling matters of the party. Byamugisha 34, was today appearing before the FDC Youth League contrary to the prior summons where he was …
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Artists experiment more with media on synthetic surfaces |DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Bark-cloth has become global as part of a trend that has seen organic fabric featuring on European fashion runaways. In international art festivals the showcase of artwork integrated with bark-cloth has prompted positive criticism for artists like Sanaa Gateja …
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#AGELIMIT: The 4 fights frustrating Museveni Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Finally, there was a proper fist fight in parliament on Sept.26 over lifting the 75-year constitutional age limit to allow President Yoweri Museveni to contest again in 2021. He will officially be 77 years old by then and …
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Will 80% supply hole in Uganda’s polythene bag market be crisis or opportunity? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ugandan environmentalists are renewing their fight against the manufacture of polythene materials in the country following the Aug. 28 enforcement of a ban on plastic carrier bags by the Kenyan government. …
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