Tag Archives: Uganda

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Army commander Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has arrived in Kigali for talks aimed at restoring relations between Uganda and Rwanda. Gen Kainerugaba, the  Commander of Land Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Senior Presidential Adviser on Special Operations, flew into Kigali on …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Lango Parliamentary Group (LPG) have called off their earlier planned demonstration over the poor status of Lira-Kamdini road after meeting the president. The association had organized a peaceful demonstration over the road which for years has claimed lives or its users. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has mobilized sh12 trillion through the Primary Dealer Market Makers in the treasury bills and bonds over the year ended December 2021. Another 1.4 trillion shillings was transacted during the same period through private placements, (as opposed to the …

Museveni Appeals To Tourists To Return After COVID-19 Disaster Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has made an appeal to the international community to embrace Uganda as a tourist destination again, after two years of low business. Launching a new Destination Uganda campaign, Museveni said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY New pregnancy policy bears twin problems: Is Education ministry aborting discipline to please donors? ANALYSIS Rising fuel prices: Did URA, Ministry of Health cause it? THE LAST WORD On 36 years of Museveni: …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  While addressing the nation on December 30, 2021, President Yoweri Museveni lifted the two-year lockdown and fully opened all the sector of the economy. With most of the business returning to normal operations this month, start-ups within the education, creative and transport sectors received …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Lamwo district has arrested five people for allegedly smuggling petroleum products from South Sudan into Uganda. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday in a joint operation conducted by the security personnel and enforcement officers of the Uganda Revenue Authority-URA. Lamwo Resident District Commissioner …

  But the insurance industry still has room for future growth Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Coronavirus pandemic has forced three insurance players to cease operations in Uganda amidst government’s decision to ease restrictions this year to salvage the economy. Metropolitan Life Uganda, which opened shop in 2017 targeting …

Fuel shortage first sign of poor planning and uncoordinated troop movements COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Since last week, there has been scarcity of fuel across the country. Pump prices are up and many stations ran out of fuel. The situation became worse upcountry as some districts like Hoima had a …

Privately owned schools and teachers owe financial institutions more than Shs1.5trillion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s decision to re-open schools after nearly two years to control the spread of coronavirus in the population has come as a blessing to traders in Kampala, according to Thadeus Musoke, the acting …