KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces-CDF who is also a son of President Yoweri Museveni Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has revealed that he was part of the security forces that raided the National Unity Platform-NUP offices at Kamwokya and Makerere Kavule. On Thursday, police together with …
Read More »From Banking to Agriculture: Grace Kermundu’s success story
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After working for nearly three years as a banker at Uganda Women Trust Bank, Grace Kwach Kermundu decided to leave the banking sector and pursue agriculture as a business. Grace started her farming journey as a joke in 2011, with just 4 acres of …
Read More »FDC founding member Tiko Ondoga asks Museveni to pardon Besigye
ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Martha Tiko Ondoga, a founding member of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has pleaded with President Yoweri Museveni to intervene and pardon him. Besigye, along with his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, are in Luzira Prison since November last year. They are accused of …
Read More »Another worker crushed by machine in Chinese factory
MUKONO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A second worker has died at Sena Factory Limited in Kasenge B Village, Mbalala Parish, Mukono District, Mesarch Obba, 18, died on Friday after he was crushed by an improper folk lifter which went out of the operator’s control. Obba becomes the second worker …
Read More »MultiChoice Uganda hosts masterclass to equip filmmakers with casting skills
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment recently hosted an exclusive masterclass aimed at equipping Ugandan filmmakers and content creators with essential film skills, particularly in the area of casting for film. The training, which took place at the UCC offices in Bugolobi …
Read More »BoU Governor rallies financial institutions to support commercial farming
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Governor Bank of Uganda, Michael Ating -Ego has asked financial institutions and stakeholders to re-channel business model strategies that can lift subsistence agriculture to the money economy. Ating was on Saturday speaking at Rock Classic Hotel Tororo district during a meeting organized by …
Read More »West Ham wins at Emirates Stadium to dent Arsenal’s Premier League hopes
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback following a 1-0 home loss to West Ham United on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen’s diving header in the 44th minute from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross gave Graham Potter just his second league win as West Ham coach. Potter …
Read More »RWANDA: Sanctions will not help settle conflict in DRC
NAIROBI, KENYA | TASS | The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo cannot be resolved by means of sanctions, the Rwandan foreign ministry said in a statement, commenting on the US sanctions against Minister of State James Kabarebe. The ministry slammed these sanctions as “unjustified and unfounded.” “If …
Read More »BrighterMonday Uganda and ICT innovation hub partner to boost soft skills and digital readiness
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda has announced a strategic partnership with the ICT Innovation Hub to enhance soft skills and digital literacy among job seekers and professionals. The collaboration addresses the growing demand for well-rounded professionals by equipping individuals with the essential competencies needed to thrive in …
Read More »Regulation Board: Foreign engineers must get local certificate
KAMPALA, UAGNDA | THE INDEPENDENT | All non-Ugandan engineers, including those foreign registered, will now have to undergo a registration and certification process in Uganda before they are allowed to practice as engineers. This follows a successful consultative meeting between the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) which is also the regulator …
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