Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited, a provider of building solutions, has embarked on a series of regional training sessions aimed at equipping fundis (builders) with up-to-date market trends and knowledge to enhance the value they offer their customers during construction. These trainings, targeting over 2,500 …
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Uganda’s Coffee Authority Faces Dissolution as Parliament Advances Bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIAMENT WATCH | The Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of the Kingdom of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has said coffee growing under their “Emmwanyi Terimba” initiative will go on unabated despite the planned disbandment of the Uganda Coffee Development …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT & URN | Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme (MURBS) has declared a record interest rate of 13.40% on members’ savings for the financial year 2023/2024. Dr. Elizabeth Patricia Nansubuga, Chairperson of the MURBS Board of Trustees, announced this while releasing the scheme’s performance report during …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) has sentenced former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in jail over war crimes and crimes against humanity. The sentence was delivered Friday by a four-member panel of judges of the ICD …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Crime Intelligence, Flying Squad, and Kawempe Police have arrested seven suspected members of a robbery gang that has been terrorizing Kampala Metropolitan areas. An officer attached to Kawempe Police Division said the gang has been wreaking havoc in Kampala, using four motorcycles …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has donated 300 million Shillings to the Bonabagagawale-Nyekundiire Group to support farmers and older needy persons. Nyekundiire has over 180,000 members drawn from six districts which include Rukungiri, Rukiga, Ntungamo, Rubanda, Kabale and Kisoro. Peace Rugambwa Twinamatsiko, Nyekundiire Chairperson said Museveni’s 300 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) undertakes the redesign of numerous roads, converting some roundabouts into T-junctions, Esther Bayiga, a Research Associate at the Trauma, Injuries and Disability (TRIAD) Unit of Makerere University, cautions that such junctions are high-risk locations for pedestrian safety. Bayiga …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on the international community to increase logistical support for the East African country to address the escalating refugee crisis. Museveni made the call on Wednesday during a meeting with visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi …
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NAIROBI, Uganda | Xinhua | More than 6.5 million children have been vaccinated in a synchronized polio campaign between Kenya and Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The UN health agency said the cross-border polio campaign began with a coordinated launch in Bungoma District of western Kenya …
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Speaker raises concern over public data discrepancies Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH UG | Speaker Anita Among has directed the government to provide Parliament with the full 2024 Census report, following public criticism regarding discrepancies in the provisional census data. She emphasized that Parliament needs to thoroughly review the official report …
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