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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked Turkish investors to take interest in Uganda’s agro-processing industry. She made the call during a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador to Uganda H.E Kerem Alp and a team of Turkish investors at Parliament today. Kadaga said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile on Friday stealthily made his way into Parliament’s vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not catch a glimpse of him. The ailing 71-year-old economist has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has said that the Ministry is yet to receive funds for the covid-19 vaccine.  Although Parliament passed 18.3 billion shillings for the procurement of the AstraZeneca Vaccines from the Serum Institute of India last month, the Health Ministry …

Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT |  Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was inaugurated on Tuesday for his second term as head of state, promising “good use of European funds, with good management” of financial resources to help the country’s post-pandemic recovery. Addressing Parliament, he said that his mission will be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the Public Service and Local Governments Committee of parliament to ascertain whether Daycare Centers exist at the newly built markets and how they are used. In June 2015, Parliament approved a Shillings 268 billion loan request to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Chief Whip and Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has officially joined the Speaker’s race. The offices of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will fall vacant with the expiry of the term for the 10th Parliament in May this year.  While launching his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The West Budama North Member of Parliament, Richard Okoth Othieno has tabled the Real Estate Agents Bill 2020 in parliament, which seeks to criminalize unauthorised real estate agents. The bill generally seeks to regulate the sector, which is currently dominated by the unlicensed real estate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has proposed measures to fast track five bills which he says should have been merged into one.  Oulanyah on Wednesday stepped into the chair following the demise of Sheila Alitwala Kadaga, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s niece who died on …

📌 GOVT LIST OF ‘MISSING PERSONS’ ➡ TOTAL 177 ➡ 168 remanded at Makindye ➡ 2 Referred to Jinja Rd Police station ➡ 6 already released on bond ➡ 1 arraigned before UDC ✳ 43 arrested for rioting ✳ 156 possession of military stores ✳ 17 meeting to plan violence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Finance Committee has tasked officials from Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to account for the 455 Billion Shillings which was appropriated to mitigate Covid-19 effects on businesses. This was during a meeting between UDB officials led by the Deputy Executive Director, Denis Ochieng and MPs. …