Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected a proposal by President Yoweri Museveni to increase the excise duty on beer with the aim of generating Shillings 52.5 billion in revenue. Also rejected are proposals to increase the excise duty on wines to generate Shillings 130 million as well as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As schools financially struggle to reopen after seven months of lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni has donated 100 million Shillings to a primary school in his village of Rushere in Rwakirura district. In a press statement issued by the presidential press unit, Museveni on top of …
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Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy deployment of the army and police at the tally center in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District following the fresh primary elections held on Thursday. Tension has been high in Nyabushozi county since the September 4 primaries where the District Registrar, David Agom …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Nakawuka, Kasanje and Kisubi in Wakiso district have offered free land to government to upgrade the road stretching from Mpigi to Nateete in Kampala to tarmac. The locals contend that the road whose traffic is ever heavy, slows development of their areas …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party has appealed to its members to support their President General Norbert Mao to secure signatures and National Identification Numbers-NINs to cement his Presidential Bid. According to the DP Electoral Commission, whoever gets elected as the President General of the party, automatically …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district educationists office has deployed a big task of inspecting a total of 3187 primary and secondary schools before they resume studies come Thursday this week. Each government (UPE) school is also receiving 1.5 million shillings cash to purchase specific requirements. The Wakiso …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 53 drivers spent Monday night at Jinja Road Police Station for violating the night time curfew. The drivers were picked up a few hours after Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said they would arrest people found violating the 9 pm curfew announced by …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Grade I Magistrates Court has granted bail to the 60 people arrested for encroaching on Namanve central forest land and remanded 15 others who have appeared without sureties. The suspects were among the 500 people who descended on Namanve forest reserve armed with …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) leaders have condemned Uganda government’s plan to fund construction of roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Ethiopia. On Monday this week, the State minister in charge of planning David Bahati appeared before the budget committee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dokolo Woman MP Cecilia Ogwal has said she is remorseful for condemning President Museveni over the closure of churches during the lockdown. Ogwal was today Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast with the theme “God will heal and protect the land” held at State …
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