Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has reiterated government’s stance on evicting individuals encroaching on wetlands across the country. Nabbanja emphasized that the government will continue to take action against those exploiting wetlands for their businesses. Nabbanja was speaking at the launch of the Green …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have embarked on the implementation of a 30-year-old petroleum importation plan that would see products moved by pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, and other officials have been meeting their counterparts in Kenya …

Vice Chancellors meet in Gulu, move to strengthen visibility of members forum Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ahead of re-opening the Makerere University Main Building, the University Council Thursday had a guided tour by the contractor. Fire gutted the historic building in September 2020. The mystery fire according to a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rachel Esther Sanyu, a Pharmacology and Toxicology student from Kampala, Uganda, has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2024, an annual $100,000 award to be given to one exceptional student who has made a real impact on learning, …

  Farmers in Arua Gain Value Addition Skills Under s Agri-SME Skills Development Programme  Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  To enable them explore trade opportunities across the region, more than 150 cassava farmers and SMEs involved in different stages of the value chain in Arua District have gone through …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has put in place interim measures aimed at strengthening capacity to fight crime collaboratively on an international scale with hopes of coming up with a law in future to deal with the same. The interim measures …

Kampala, Uganda | ORYEM NYEKO | Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the arrest of ant-corruption protesters in Kampala, and demanded they be released. On July 23 and 24, police in Uganda’s capital Kampala detained at least 60 people protesting widespread corruption in the government. “This latest crackdown on protesters …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party, Jimmy Akena has described the government’s payment system for the compensation program for the war debt claimants as a mockery to the people of Teso and northern Uganda. Akena made the comments while attending the …

The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature veteran athletes like Andy Murray, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and 70-year-old Mary Hanna, marking a significant farewell for some. PARIS | Xinhua |  British tennis star and two-time Olympic champion, Andy Murray, is to retire after Paris 2024, which highlights that the forthcoming festival of sport …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Judge, Flavian Zeija, has called for stiffer laws and penalties for fraud offenses, especially for repeat offenders. Speaking at the Second Fraud Forum by the Uganda Bankers Association in Kampala, Justice Nzeija said fraudsters in Uganda found it easy to stay in …