Kagadi, Uganda | THE IDENDEPENDENT | Security officials in Kagadi have destroyed more than 20 acres of crops planted in various wetlands in the district. The crops that were destroyed on Wednesday included maize, Cabbages, sugarcane plantations, rice, yams and beans among others. The operation was headed by Lilian Ruteraho, the …
Read More »Ankole Cup marred by suspension of club officials after match fixing claims
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The organizing committee of the Ankole Football Tournament has suspended two officials for alleged match-fixing. The two officials are Nuwasiima Alonso the Team leader and mobilizer of the Sheema District organizing Committee and Mushabe Osborn the Chief Mobiliser Ibanda District committee. According to a …
Read More »Nabbanja restates Govt position on wetland encroachment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has reiterated government’s stance on evicting individuals encroaching on wetlands across the country. Nabbanja emphasized that the government will continue to take action against those exploiting wetlands for their businesses. Nabbanja was speaking at the launch of the Green …
Read More »Plans for petroleum pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala back on track
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have embarked on the implementation of a 30-year-old petroleum importation plan that would see products moved by pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, and other officials have been meeting their counterparts in Kenya …
Read More »New look ‘Ivory Tower’ at Makerere close to completion
Vice Chancellors meet in Gulu, move to strengthen visibility of members forum Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of re-opening the Makerere University Main Building, the University Council Thursday had a guided tour by the contractor. Fire gutted the historic building in September 2020. The mystery fire according to a …
Read More »Former Deputy RCC Burora, three NUP MPs granted bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail of 5 million shillings to former Rubaga Division Resident Deputy City Commissioner Herbert Anderson Burora. Burora on Thursday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi, facing six charges of hate speech and spreading malicious communication. After a …
Read More »Uganda’s Rachel Sanyu named in shortlist for $100,000 Chegg global student award
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rachel Esther Sanyu, a Pharmacology and Toxicology student from Kampala, Uganda, has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2024, an annual $100,000 award to be given to one exceptional student who has made a real impact on learning, …
Read More »PostBank prepares150 Arua farmers to tap into East African market
Farmers in Arua Gain Value Addition Skills Under s Agri-SME Skills Development Programme Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To enable them explore trade opportunities across the region, more than 150 cassava farmers and SMEs involved in different stages of the value chain in Arua District have gone through …
Read More »Govt sets in motion law to fight cross-border crime
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has put in place interim measures aimed at strengthening capacity to fight crime collaboratively on an international scale with hopes of coming up with a law in future to deal with the same. The interim measures …
Read More »Human Rights Watch condemns arrest of Ugandan anti-corruption demonstrators
Kampala, Uganda | ORYEM NYEKO | Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the arrest of ant-corruption protesters in Kampala, and demanded they be released. On July 23 and 24, police in Uganda’s capital Kampala detained at least 60 people protesting widespread corruption in the government. “This latest crackdown on protesters …
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