OPINION | Damallie Nalukwago | What is little understood generally is the importance of operations in brand building. The perception seems to be that brand building is about logos and fancy advertising. That is only part of the story. The components of brand are building awareness, creating favorable associations and ensuring positive …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Government (DIGG), Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, has condemned the rampant infighting among civil servants and politicians that has crippled service delivery in local governments. In Luwero Town Council, LC 3 Chairperson John Buwembo is entangled in conflicts with Speaker Rebecca Namale and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is intensifying its efforts to regain support in the Buganda Region after conceding significant ground to the opposition National Unity Platform. Following what were disappointing results in previous polls, NRM’s Vice Chairperson for Buganda Region Godfrey Kiwanda Ssubi on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to host the 43rd African Association of Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) Round Table Conference and Annual General Meeting. This will be Uganda’s third time hosting the event, following the 20th conference in 1998 and the 38th, seven years ago. It brings …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Road Authority-UNRA, whose responsibilities have been taken back to the Ministry of Works and Transport is disagreeing with the government on how much money should be paid to its former staff as terminal benefits. At the centre of the disagreement is whether …

COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Your Excellency, President Museveni, I write to you as a Ugandan who shares your vision of a united, inclusive, and forward-looking Uganda. Throughout your leadership, you have addressed the scourge of sectarianism, reminding us that divisions rooted in region and tribe hold us back from realizing …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District leaders have asked Members of Parliament and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to explain the recently passed National Coffee (Amendment) Bill 2024 to the farmers. According to the leaders, since the bill was tabled and its subsequent passing, …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipal Council has granted permission to the Kampala City Council Authority to resume dumping waste at the Katikolo landfill for a period of two weeks. This is after KCCA accepted to fund the council’s supplementary budget of 666 million Shillings. The Secretary for Finance Romeo …

MINSK, Belarus  | TASS | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he believes that the United States is not yet ready to elect a woman president. The US is “up for electing a black man as president, but America is not yet up for electing a woman,” he said, the BelTA news agency reported. …

LONDON, England | Xinhua | The pressure is starting to build on several clubs ahead of the weekend in the Premier League, but nobody will be under the spotlight more in the next 48 hours than Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side travels to play a difficult match away to a …