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Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP |  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday laid the foundation stone for huge new parliament to be built with Chinese funds outside the capital Harare. The imposing circular complex will be built over 32 months by the Shanghai Construction group at Mount Hampden, 18 kilometres (11 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has raised concerns about the usage of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) and Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) monies, which are allocated each financial year to support victims of the war in northern Uganda. Oulanyah said although …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has blamed the poor performance of Parliament on House committees taking longer than the prescribed 45 days. In his communication to legislators on Thursday, Oulanyah said Parliament would from now on strictly follow the provisions in the Rules …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has finally passed a Bill intended to provide a regulatory framework that facilitates the safe development and application of biotechnology in Uganda. The Bill, formerly called the National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill, 2012 has now been renamed the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill 2018 following …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a resolution asking the government to ban all Ponzi and Pyramid schemes. According to an earlier statement by the Central Bank, Ponzi or Pyramid schemes were described as fraudulent investing scams promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Justine Bagyenda: Why former BoU supervision director defied parliamentary probe THE LAST WORD Uganda’s performance paradox: How Museveni behaves like his critics in undermining the credibility of his own government. NEWS ANALYSIS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has an uphill task to ensure that president, Yoweri Museveni leaves power peacefully, the former Democratic Party-DP President, Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere has said. Addressing the Leader of Opposition, Betty Aol Ochan at his home in Rubaga on Monday, Ssemwogerere noted that Uganda’s problem isn’t …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Legislators have signed the Kampala Declaration 2018, with a commitment to devise and apply effective strategies to end corruption. The MPs meeting under the auspices of the African Organization of Public Account Committees (AFROPAC) resolved to analyse whether existing instruments, effective policies …

      Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance (Planning) David Bahati has revealed that government is set to introduce a bill that will regulate digital currencies and pyramid schemes. “In October, Cabinet approved the National Payment System Bill. We intend to bring it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Sugar Bill that seeks to regulate the industry and rejected a government proposal to provide operating zones for mills. In the Bill, government had proposed a zone of 25km between mills with no more than one mill in that zone …