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Isimba and Karuma power stations are expected to boost its earnings Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Officials at Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) are hoping to record improved performance after posting the first net profit in 18 years. The company reported at the end of last year that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A five-months hunt for a Mpigi-based witchdoctor accused of defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters has come to an end after he was arrested.  Magambo Musa also known as Mulangira Musoga allegedly lured the girls in August 2019 when they visited his shrine in Mpigi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda’s oil sector is dominated by political interference, with many players forced to have the president’s say before making any important decisions, researchers have said.   Writing a chapter in a recently published book on Uganda’s oil sector, Dr Badru Bukenya, an academic at Makerere University …

 Its managers must not focus on 2020 but on long term solutions, expert says Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economy is projected to remain subdued in 2020, signaling another challenging economic environment ahead. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the governor Bank of Uganda revealed that 2019’s projected growth of 5.5-6.0% is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are still not into the habit of carrying out routine health checkups, despite the government’s plan to shift focus from treatment to disease prevention, according to medical experts. The government plan was announced during the inaugural National Health Promotion Conference, at the end …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Agro Factory Limited has been closed following a fire that destroyed properties worth millions of shillings yesterday evening. The Jinja-based factory, which deals with cooking oil and soap products was gutted by fire at around 4 pm. According to Francis Baganzi, the Human …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite a crisis to secure gowns for everyone, Makerere is ready to celebrate the brilliance of Rita Namukose and Sarah Namayengo. They topped the class of the Makerere University 70th graduation that will take place starting tomorrow Namukose was the best student in Humanities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  President Yoweri Museveni has warned newly appointed ministers against corruption. “Congratulations to the new ministers that have taken oath of office today at State House Entebbe. I call upon all ministers and public servants to desist from engaging in any form of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwemiyaga county Member of Parliament Theodore Ssekikubo has been remanded to Masaka central prison after being charged with illegal possession of a firearm and four counts of inciting violence. He was also charged for obstructing the former Sembabule district police commander Stephen Okwi Okidi from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have identified 2,319 spots where Closed Circuit Television –CCTV security cameras will be installed in upcountry areas. The spots are based on findings of a survey undertaken by the police and sister security agencies in September, to identify crime and traffic spots along …