There is an unwritten rule, supported by parliamentary precedent, that where substantial amendments are made to a Bill, that Bill must be withdrawn, redrafted, re-gazetted and reintroduced to Parliament at first reading.The rationale for this rule is that the Bill is no longer that which w
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Devon Petroleum SMC LTD has officially entered Uganda’s downstream petroleum sector with the launch of six fuel stations, positioning itself to compete in an increasingly crowded market where oil marketers are racing to expand retail networks, strengthen cust
joint police and Uganda Revenue Authority investigation has commenced after an enforcement team opened fire on a vehicle along the Kampala–Jinja highway, injuring a man later found not to be involved in smuggling.The incident occurred on April 26 at around 8:50pm, when a URA enforcement
Uganda has been ordered to pay about Shs522 billion ($138.93 million) to Rift Valley Railways Uganda Limited (RVRU) after an international arbitration tribunal in London found that the government “wrongfully terminated” a railway concession agreement.The dispute arises from a regional
The High Court has granted a divorce to a Turkish national, Safak Davut, after finding that his Ugandan wife, Violet Ddembe, subjected him to mental cruelty during their troubled marriage.Justice Celia Nagawa of the Family Division ruled that the marriage had “irretrievably broken down
In the grand theatre of history, nations are not remembered for the eloquence of their lamentations, but for the audacity of their innovations. Civilizations rise not merely upon the abundance of natural resources beneath their soil, but upon the depth of scientific imagination cultivated within
One man is nursing wounds at Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital, Diocese of Kasese, while another is in custody at Kasese Central Police Station, following a fight over a woman in Kizungu cell in Kasese Municipality.SP Hasan Hiwumbire, the Kasese Division Police Commander, confirmed the incident an
Judy Church knew her boyfriend Leroy Fowler was seeing another woman, but she stayed with him in the belief that one day he’d pick her. Church and Leroy had been together for around 10 years. They’d met when Leroy’s marriage ended and he moved into Church’s home in Salisbury, Massachusett
Police is investigating a shocking attempted murder incident in which a police officer attached to the CT Oil and Gas Department at CPS Entebbe was brutally attacked and left bleeding with multiple stab wounds near the Entebbe Police Barracks.The victim has been identified as No. 77007 PC
Centenary Bank has pulled off a quiet boardroom coup, lining up long-serving executive Godfrey Byekwaso to take over as Managing Director while Fabian Kasi, the face of the lender for over a decade, prepares to step up and steer the wider Centenary Group. The planned handover, still uncon
