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Fisheries Training Institute gets solar powered lighting and water

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Training Institute (FTI) has installed a solar lighting and water pumping system to address unsustainable running costs the institution has been incurring. The system, part of a shs 600 million project was commissioned today by the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries …

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Energy projects reversing gains in migratory species conservation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) are alarmed by the negative impacts of large energy infrastructural projects on migratory species. The third day of the Conference taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan deliberated reports by the Energy Task Force (ETF). The ETF brings together …

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DPP withdraws charges against Kisoro NRM leader

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn charges of aggravated trafficking in persons against Ramathan Ndikuyenze is the Central Division Chairperson of Kisoro Municipality and the Vice Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement. The State Attorney, Richard Biruvumbuki on Wednesday tendered before …

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Artificial Intelligence vs. human stupidity

AI might someday overcome human stupidity but to get the chance, we first mustn’t destroy ourselves COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | Since returning from this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, I have been asked repeatedly for my biggest takeaways. Among the most widely discussed issues this year was artificial …

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URA relaxes rules for motorcycle registration in West Nile

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has introduced an instalment system of paying motorcycle registration fees, a move aimed at eliminating the high number of unregistered motorcycles in the West Nile region. The new policy allows motorcycle owners to pay for registration in instalments for up …

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Nigerians defy high cost of living to celebrate Valentine’s Day

ABUJA, NIGERIA | Xinhua | Inside Bukunmi Adeniran’s modest gift shop in Lugbe, a low-income suburb of Nigeria’s capital Abuja, shelves were adorned with an array of chocolates, plush teddy bears, delicate bouquets, and other items. The shop beckoned eager shoppers during the Valentine’s Day celebration. Despite the rising cost …

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The U.S. was the biggest donor to Uganda’s health sector in 2023

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States remained one of the largest contributors to Uganda’s health sector in 2023. There had been fears that the health sector in Uganda would suffer aid cuts following backlash between the two countries from the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. Last year, the …

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Moses Kafeero exonerated in Ndeeba Church demolition saga

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has heard that then Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Moses Kafeero received documents authorizing the demolition of St. Peters Church in Neeba after it had been razed. The Church was controversially demolished on 9th August 2020 by court bailiffs on behalf …

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Education Ministry in crisis as old curriculum ends

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Learners who sat the Uganda Certificate of Education under the old curriculum will be granted a one-off chance to sit for the exam allowing them to proceed to A ‘level. This will also apply to those who registered for URC but failed to sit the …

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Uganda commemorates February World Cancer Month

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The February World Cancer Month commemoration in Uganda is being led by the Uganda Cancer Institute in collaboration with civil society organizations, under the Uganda Cancer Society umbrella. Dr. Jackson Orem, the Executive Director, of Uganda Cancer Institute, while addressing Journalists at the Uganda Media …

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