Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Research Organization-NARO has finalized plans to introduce biodegradable hair extensions to the Ugandan market. The hair extensions are extracted from the banana stems after harvesting the banana crop. The scientists argue that parts of the banana crop which were often disposed of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has reduced the riding permit fees for cyclists. Boda Boda riders have in the past expressed concern about the exorbitant charges for acquiring the permits. The Police have on several times impounded motorcycles and arrested the riders for lack …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has donated 1.2billion Shillings to ghetto SACCOs in Kampala Metropolitan Area. Museveni announced on Wednesday while meeting ghetto leaders at State House Entebbe. The group included 100 ghetto youth leaders who are also the leaders of the 12 ghetto SACCOs in Kampala, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked accounting officers to be strict with matters of accountability in wealth creation programmes for rural poverty eradication. Museveni said programmes like the Parish Development Model (PDM) require transparency to advantage its beneficiaries. “The ideology and politics of the NRM is …
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Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party Chairperson of the Eastern region, Capt. Mike Mukula has announced a bounty of 10 Million Shillings on whoever provides information leading to the arrest of the driver who knocked dead former Moroto Municipality MP Simon Peter Aleper. Aleper, 50, who died in a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance, Ramadhan Ggoobi has declared Dr. Benard Patrick Ogwel, General Secretary of the National Council of Sports (NCS), unfit to continue as the council’s accounting officer. In a letter dated July 25, addressed to the NCS Chairperson and …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has donated six drones to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to enhance conservation efforts in the East African country. Nwanneakolam Vwede-Obahor, the UNDP representative to Uganda, on Tuesday handed over the unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to Tom Butime, Uganda’s …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday released a revised electoral roadmap announcing the date for the 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections. The nominations for presidential and parliamentary elections will be conducted between Sept. 17 and Oct. 3, 2025, said Justice Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Utilities, Wildlife, and Standards Court has fined seven Chinese nationals 217 million shillings for drilling the Lwera Wetland. On Wednesday, the Court sitting in Makindye presided over by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu ordered each of the seven to pay 31 million shillings or serve …
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Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Just hours before the athletics programme starts at the Paris Olympic Games, Uganda’s stars have got a huge psychological boost that should turn them into instant millionaires. Minister of State for Sports Peter Ogwang today announced hefty cash prizes for medal winners when he …
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