📌 To attend MAK GRADUATION 👩🎓 – May 17-May 21 ✅ PhD Graduands (108) ✅ Masters’ Degree Graduands (1,160) ✅ First Class Honours Degree Graduands ☑ TOTAL 12,550 graduands (51% female & 49% male) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, MAK & URN | It is a new normal at Makerere University this year with Coronavirus SOPs …
Read More »Time to set up infrastructure police for electricity vandalism
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Last week, Daily Monitor reported an arrest of seven suspects in Rubaga found with electricity materials and gadgets worth over sh3 billion. It was earlier reported that vandalism was rampant in Kiboga district, where electric wires, surge arrestors, polymeric insulators among other items were stolen. Responding …
Read More »MAY 24: Date set for Oulanyah versus Kadaga
NRM’s CEC could have final say on who takes the top job in Parliament Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT TEAM | The election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 11th Parliament will be held on Monday 24th May 2021, the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige has …
Read More »Pipping ceremony held for Uganda AMISOM troops
Uganda AMISOM contingent holds pipping ceremony for recently promoted officers Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Recently promoted Uganda army officers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, have received their new rank insignia while in Mogadishu, Somalia. In April 2021, a total of 1,393 officers of the Uganda …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni – the 40 year stretch
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Yoweri K. Museveni’s 40 year stretch: Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years THE LAST WORD Museveni’s hostility towards Umeme: How the president’s criticism of the electricity distributor is likely to …
Read More »NRM promotes trade in the region
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | The Ministry of Trade implemented the manifesto commitment of continuing fast-tracking the East African Community (EAC) economic and political integration in line with the vision of having a single monetary union and achieving political federation of all the EAC member states. Economic integration was deepened …
Read More »Defence invests in wealth production
Promoting production for wealth creation and self-sustainability NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | The Defence sector is highly involved in production for wealth and self-sustainability in times of peace. For instance, through the Luwero Industries Limited, some of the supplies for UPDF are being made. There has been gradual increase in the capitalization …
Read More »The new digital taxes
The projected revenues may not be realised yet the long-term effects created may be difficult to reverse COMMENT | NATHAN WERE | The Parliament of Uganda recently passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2021 in which new taxes were introduced. One of such tax is on the internet requiring users …
Read More »Veterinary doctors warn on rushed MAAIF livestock census
UVA: Focus should be on containing diseases at this point in time Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national association of veterinary doctors of Uganda (UVA) have advised the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry not to rush to conduct a livestock census without their input. In a statement, they …
Read More »Join us in marking the Nurses’ week
COMMENT | Judith Hope Kiconco | It’s that time of year again for nurses. Just last week, we had the midwives celebrate the International Day of the Midwife in style at KAWEMPE national referral hospital. Nurses are usually the first point of contacting for health care in our communities. Nurses and …
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