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Zaake storms court, demands judgment on his impeachment petition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake, has stormed the Constitutional Court demanding the judgment from his petition challenging his impeachment as a Parliamentary Commissioner. The petition originated from a resolution passed by Parliament on March 10th, 2020, which removed Zaake from the parliamentary …

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LoP Mpuuga turns eyes on Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Matthias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Parliament is set to start a two-day oversight tour in the Greater Luwero region. Alongside other opposition legislators, Mpuuga will tour Nakaseke and Luwero Districts today and tomorrow respectively. According to the program obtained by Uganda …

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OPEC+ adjusts output targets for 2024

Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, on Sunday agreed to adjust their overall production level to 40.46 million barrels per day (bpd) next year. The oil-producer alliance announced the decision in a statement released after …

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Food Safety Day: Civil Society urges Govt to protect Ugandans

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Safety Day this week amidst persistent concerns about the standards of Uganda’s agricultural products on both the local and international markets. Save for Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, for example, all the …

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Eye equipment from Germany is unutilized in Luwero Hospital

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite the donation of state-of-the-art eye treatment equipment to Luwero Hospital in 2017 by German organizations, the equipment remains unutilized due to the absence of a specialist to perform eye operations on patients. Bazungu e.V and Augen Klinik Ahaus Hospital, both German organizations donated …

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UCU student shot dead

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Police Division is investigating a shooting incident at the Meru Fuel Station in Kiwanga, Mukono District resulting in the death of 25-year-old Rudeny Agaba, a student at Uganda Christian University. The incident occurred on June 4, 2023, around 1:00 PM, according to the …

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PMI: Rising customer demand support growth of new orders

Kampala, Uganda | IN THE INDEPENDENT |  The headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reached its highest point this year, posting 57.4 during May, up from 55.4 in April as success in securing new customers had a positive impact on the Ugandan private sector. Meanwhile, this further expansion in new orders …

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Standard Bank Group arranges $202 million syndicated funding for fintech giants M-KOPA

Standard Bank Group has arranged sustainability-linked, multi-currency facilities to support M-KOPA’s growth in Kenya and Uganda  Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  Regarded as a pioneering and leading fintech platform, M-KOPA’s solutions provide underbanked customers with instant access to everyday products and services via its flexible credit model. M-KOPA’s customers …

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