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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has flagged off the first consignment of powdered milk to the North African nation of Algeria. At the inaugural shipment ceremony held at State House Entebbe, attended by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, led by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye, jointly charged with two others, face charges in a treason plot that allegedly involved a request for ricin poison to target government officials and a plan to assassinate President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. This is according to a summary …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has sent Dr Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutale and Captain Denis Oola to face trial in the High Court on treason and misprision of treason charges. The committal was after the Chief State Attorney Richard Birivumbuka told the court that …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has declined to release Rt.  Col Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale on bail despite clocking the mandatory 180 days on remand without trial. On Thursday, the Chief Magistrate Christine Nantege ruled that in line of …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has promised to enhance service delivery in response to growing public concern over persistent power outages across the country. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Center on behalf of the Executive Director, UEDCL Head of Corporate and …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliaments Public Accounts Committee has asked police to investigate the procurement of a-29 billion shillings fixed wing plane. The plane Piaggio P180 Avanti EVO plane was bought in June 2019 at over 7.4 million dollars. The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is an executive/VIP light transport …

Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy has signed a services contract with a Korean firm which will evaluate the site where the 8400 MW nuclear power plant will be located. The MInister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa said the signing of the contract worth $ 9 billion …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The year 2024  manifested a mixed card of progresses and digressions in as far as aspects affecting civic space were concerned according a report published by National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda. The Coalition’s Executive Director, Bob Kirenga said the 2024 civic …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The 12th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for DRC and the region hosted by Uganda has hailed Qatar for bringing warring factions on the continent to talks. The PSC said that they “welcome the peace efforts …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | As schools reopen for the second term, Uganda’s education sector is abuzz with a newly released set of guidelines aimed at curbing emerging challenges in schools. Issued on May 16 by the Ministry of Education and Sports, the guidelines have been welcomed by both …