Tag Archives: Uganda

THIS WEEK: Medical Board approves Nambooze’s travel request amidst calls for her release Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipality legislator Betty Nambooze has been admitted at the government’s hospital at Kiruddu after her condition deteriorated while detained by the police. The MP had been held over what she posted …

THIS WEEK: EC responds to Achola’s court petition challenging disqualification Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Catherine Achola the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party candidate for Pallisa district woman MP seat on June19 petitioned the civil division of the high court challenging her disqualification from the race by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For a long time, small-scale farmers have been left on the side lines of agriculture to fend for themselves. This is because of the misconception that these small-scale farmers produce very little, so they have no impact on the economy. How misguided. In fact, …

Uganda’s Kashamba: For migrants in Spain, survival means squats, odd jobs Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Francis Kashamba got 10 euros for a 14-hour day and Lamine Sarr survives as a street vendor. For these illegal migrants in Spain, Europe has proved to be more of a purgatory than the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Why can’t Uganda build Standard Rail?: Latest on why Chinese contractor faces boot as Kenya,Tanzania,Rwanda,go ahead. THE LAST WORD In defence of social media tax: Why taxing mobile money and social media is a …

Goma, DR Congo | AFP |  Four Ugandan soldiers and three civilians were killed Thursday in clashes on Lake Edward that lies between the two countries, a senior official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said. Other clashes in the region between DR Congo forces and Ugandan rebels as well as …

Finishing off Kayihura – And the hunt for Crime Preventers’ boss Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | The noose around besieged former Inspector of Police Kale Kayihura continues to tighten as a joint Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) operation pursues more of his close associates. The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The June 08 killing of then-Arua Municipality MP and NRM stalwart, Col. Abrahim Abiriga on June 08 in Kawanda near Kampala brought back memories of some killings believed to be assassination that have happened in Uganda. Below are some of them. 1. Brig. Pierino Okoya …

URA to collect Shs16.3tnas experts worry about some proposed taxes Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Newly proposed taxes and enhanced revenue collection measures could help the taxman collect an additional Shs1.9trillion to hit the new Shs16.3trillion revenue target. The government has tasked the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to collect more money in …

Why government must listen and act on economic expert views Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How much public debt can the Ugandan government afford? Nobody seems to be having the right answer even as the government continues to borrow, sinking the country deeper into more debt. While reading the national …