Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move signaling a new chapter for Kisoro District, youthful city real estate mogul and businesswoman Fancy Nirere has declared her candidacy to replace the late State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke, in the forthcoming Kisoro Woman Member …
Read More »AMI and USEA sign groundbreaking clean energy pact for Uganda
Uganda and Energy access businesses, leaders, and workforce get a boost of energy from African Management Institute (AMI) and Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA) partnership Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s solar industry leaders, managers, and workforce are getting a boost of energy as a result of a new …
Read More »Liberty Life Assurance Uganda launches Kuza School Challenge
Kuza School Challenge to Foster Financial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship in Schools Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liberty Life Assurance Uganda has launched the Kuza School Challenge, a transformative initiative aimed at equipping students with essential financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills. According to officials, the challenge focuses on nurturing …
Read More »UCDA spreads coffee registration drive to Busoga
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ssabalangira wa Busoga Kingdom, Moses Woira Mitala Kitimbo, who oversees the three Kingdom Counties of Bugabula, Budiope, and Buzaaya, has urged coffee farmers in Kamuli District to embrace the ongoing coffee registration exercise. Speaking during a regional stakeholders engagement held at the Kamuli Youth …
Read More »Situation under control after terrorist attacks in Malian capital
BAMAKO | Xinhua | Attempts by terrorists to attack a gendarmerie complex in Bamako, the capital of Mali, have been thwarted and the situation is under control, the Malian Ministry of Security and Civil Protection said Tuesday. “This morning at dawn, sensitive points in the capital were targeted by terrorist …
Read More »Lawyers, students sue Govt over cost of accessing revised laws
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of 13 public interest litigants, led by Lawyer Amos Kuuku, has petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala, challenging the decision to charge fees for accessing the 7th Revised Edition of the Principal Laws of Uganda. The petitioners include …
Read More »Mpox: WHO, Health ministry dispatch experts to Nakaseke
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health (MoH) have dispatched a team of experts to Nakaseke District following the confirmation of the first Mpox case in the area. Mpox, marked by symptoms such as fever, skin rash, and swollen lymph nodes, is …
Read More »Netball elections next month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Netball Normalization Committee in Uganda will next month conduct fresh polls to elect Netball Federation Executive Committee members. Moses Mwase, the Chairperson of the ad-hoc Normalization Committee for Netball in the country told journalists at the Uganda Olympic Committee headquarters that they have …
Read More »Kadaga: My enemies planning to assassinate me
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first Deputy Premier Rebecca Kadaga, who also serves as the Kamuli District Woman MP, has hinted at a plot to end her life. She revealed this during her annual giveback event for the elderly where she provides them with a platform to voice …
Read More »Karuma Bridge closed until next year
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced the total closure of Karuma Bridge to all traffic for the next three months. Transport Minister Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala said Tuesday that the bridge would be out of use to all road users commencing Monday next week. Gen Katumba …
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