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WEB3 days ago · Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Sunday, a resident of Kyakajaka village in Ruguse parish, Bugambe sub-county, is in custody at Kikuube Central Police Station for allegedly beheading his 2-year-old daughter, Angel Murungi. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon around 1 p.m. According to information gathered by Uganda Radio Network ...
Uganda’s ‘huge’ gold discoveries - The Independent Uganda
WEBFeb 27, 2023 · The President said officials in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development had informed his Cabinet about the huge gold deposits discovered in different parts of the country, adding that Uganda stood to earn about US$700 million in royalties. Museveni’s announcement was greeted with excitement. …
Gov’t to issue Covid-19 certificates to all fully vaccinated persons
WEBJun 14, 2021 · Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of health has announced that it will issue vaccination certificates to all persons that are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The certificate will be printed out and will have several security features on top and inside to stop forgeries. They will also have the holder’s identification ...
Kenya’s maize war, Uganda trade woes - The Independent Uganda
WEBMar 15, 2021 · In 2020, it imported 400,000 tonnes. But the year before that it had imported just 270,000 tonnes. Most of the maize that enters Kenya comes from Uganda and most of the imports are informal and undocumented. In 2018, for example, according to statistics from the World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS), Kenya imported 313, 256 ...
UGX 589 billion returned to consolidated fund in 2020/2021 …
WEBSep 28, 2021 · Minister of State for General Duties Henry Musasizi. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry Finance, Planning and Economic Development says a total of 589 billion shillings was returned unspent to the Consolidated Fund by local governments at the end of financial year 2020/2021. The Public Finance Management Act, 2015 provides that all unspent balances from Ministries, Departments ...
Gov’t to operationalize 117 seed secondary schools
WEBNov 27, 2020 · The operationalization of the 117 secondary schools is in line with the government’s effort to extend secondary education to all Ugandans by having at least one school in each sub-county. Statistics from the Education Ministry indicate that 615 sub-counties in Uganda have no government secondary schools. …
Gen Otafire defends ownership of Munyonyo land - The …
WEBJun 16, 2021 · Gen Kahinda Otafire. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Internal Affairs designate, Gen Kahinda Otafire has defended his ownership of the contested nine-acre piece of land in Munyonyo, Makindye division. The land is under contention between businessman, Amdan Khan who claims to have bought the land near the Catholic Martyrs Shrine in Munyonyo in 1979 from a one Temaligwe ...
How Ugandan businesses are embracing E-Commerce - The …
WEBAug 25, 2021 · The Ugandan e-commerce scene is a fast-growing startup that is providing solutions to wholesale and retail traders. Founded by a group of young entrepreneurs in 2019, Kikuubo Online has managed to garner 7000 to 10000 users a month on the e-commerce platform in a space of two years. Paul Muyobo the marketing manager of Kikuubo Online says ...
Famine drives hundreds of Karamojong to Agago - The …
WEBJan 26, 2022 · Karamojong in Jungle village, Patongo town council. URN photo. Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of women and children from Karamoja have fled to Agago district due to famine and insecurity in their homeland. Mohamed Okwir, the Adilang sub-county LC III chairperson, says that the Karamojong started arriving in the district in droves over the weekend and more are still coming.