Tag Archives: Raphael Magezi

More than 6,000 small-holder farmers have benefitted from the LEGS project Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda government says the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) project is on track to improve the lives of more than one million people in the rural areas. The 5-year project launched in 2019 worth …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magezi, has directed Soroti city authorities to avail him a list of market vendors currently occupying stalls in Soroti main market. Early this month, Soroti city authorities relocated vendors to the new multi-billion market after its completion last year. …

Soroti , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Soroti has allowed the Soroti District Vice Chairperson, Simon Peter Edoru Ekuu and the District Council Speaker, Stephen Olebe to apply for judicial review of the Soroti City Boundary case ruling.  Edoru and Olebe are seeking the court to quash …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The operations of newly created sub-counties and town councils are hanging in balance after the Ministry of Finance failed to provide a budget allocation for the new administrative units. The government recently approved the creation of 364 sub-counties, 352 town councils and 10 cities in …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement- NRM party is celebrating Soroti High Court ruling that reverted Aloet, Arapai, Orwadai and Opiyai wards from Soroti City East to Soroti City West. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Wilson Musalu Musene, reverted the said wards to Soroti City West …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Soroti has finally delivered its verdict on the contentious administrative boundaries of the newly created Soroti city. Residents and political leaders have been embroiled in a boundary dispute that has lasted for months after Soroti was elevated to a city status in …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The newly constructed Soroti Main Market is expected to boost local revenue collection in Soroti City.  The 27 Billion Shillings market was constructed under the Market and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program Project-2 MATIP-2 with funding from the African Development Bank.  Constructed by TECHNO 3 Uganda …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 civil servants in Gulu have missed their July salary because of gaps resulting from its elevation to a city. The affected workers include teachers and health workers attached lower health centers from Alukolum, Laliya and Bungatira parishes that were annexed from Omoro and …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament from Teso sub region are considering litigation against landlords who petitioned the Ministry of Local Government against the creation of Soroti city. Last week, Soroti landlords petitioned Minister of Local Government Raphael Magezi to delay the creation of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Soroti and Lira have expressed mixed reactions to the immediate operationalization of both cities. In April, Parliament approved the creation of 15 cities which would start operations in a phased manner. The cities that would take effect July 1 are Fort Portal, Masaka, …