Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of the start of one of Uganda’s most ambitious agricultural interventions — the climate smart project UCSATP — Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has warned against misuse of government tractors, milk coolers and maize mills. “It has come to our attention …
Read More »Lanie Banks talks sixteen days of activism
Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Ahead of the Sickle Cell Run set for Tororo on November 30th, Canadian-Ugandan rapper Lanie Banks has encouraged all community leaders and activists to engage heavily in 16 days of activism that will be marked from 25th November to December 10th, 2024. He …
Read More »Wealthy countries agree to $300bn climate financing
Baku, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT | Major countries of the world have agreed to pay $ 300 billion each year for the next 10 years to climate financing to help mitigate global climate changes. Sitting in Baku Azerbaijan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia among …
Read More »Besigye’s abduction in Nairobi
What’s the Ugandan government calculating? COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The abduction of opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye in Nairobi, Kenya has put President Yoweri Museveni and his government in the eye of a diplomatic storm. But the major prevailing question asked by everyone is: what is the government’s play …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Besigye’s abduction in Nairobi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Besigye’s abduction in Nairobi: What’s the Ugandan government calculating? THE LAST WORD When Saleh blew my head 2: How and why the NRM government sold Uganda’s economy to multinational capital ANALYSIS EU funds …
Read More »Russia, Iran sign deal that includes defense cover
Comprehensive partnership agreement between Russia, Iran to cover defense sphere MOSCOW | TASS | The agreement on all-encompassing partnership between Russia and Iran will cover the defense and security sphere, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told TASS in an interview. “Concerning the contents of the mentioned founding document, I …
Read More »Museveni pardons 19 NUP supporters
Pardoning made as Uganda is making international headlines for the jailing of Besigye Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned 19 members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) following their pleading guilty to the charge of treachery and illegal possession of firearms and conviction …
Read More »Church closed in Nwoya for sabotaging immunization campaign
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Miracle Life Arena, a Pentecostal Church in Nwoya district has been shut down following reports that members were sabotaging the nationwide immunization campaign, “The Big Catch Up. Last week, the Ministry of Health launched the immunization campaign which aims to ensure children under five years …
Read More »Lessons from the Innocent Ssemanda medical scandal
A wake -up call for Uganda’s Animal Health sector amidst the current human health scandal SPECIAL FEATURE | Dr Justine Wobusobozi | The recent revelations regarding a one Innocent Ssemanda, a fraudster who impersonated a medical doctor for over a decade, has sent shockwaves through our society. This shocking story is …
Read More »Review calls for overhaul of sugarcane sector
Assessment Proposes Creation of Independent Oversight Council Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | A regulatory impact assessment of the sugar industry has called for a significant overhaul in the management of the sugarcane sector. The assessment has also recommended a shift towards a more comprehensive approach that goes beyond sugar as …
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