Christian Saunders has been the United Nations Assistance Secretary-General in the Office of Supply Chain Management. He spoke to the Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor about the opportunities that African companies can tap form the UN. Globally, the UN has been reforming its supply chain management. How is this expected to …
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Government to support private sector through new innovation framework Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Private sector companies have a chance to triple their growth once they adapt to the changing technology and business environment. This was the key message delivered by Dr. Geci Karuri – Sebina in a keynote …
Read More »KAGAME: Rwandans are actually very happy
New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | President Paul Kagame has held a meeting in New York with his Presidential Advisory Council (PAC), and hailed them for sticking with the country in its struggles to get back on its feet fully. “I sincerely want to thank all of you for staying …
Read More »Reprieve to cane farmers as government allows export
The export is limited to the initial three months Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Sugar cane farmers in Busoga sub-region have received a limited reprieve to export their excess cane to the neighbouring Kenya, even as questions on how much impact it will cause to the local sugar millers …
Read More »‘Up to 35% of Yaka metres cheat consumers’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Do you feel cheated by your Yaka metre when it comes to your electricity consumption rate? You are probably right as research by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) indicates that 35% of electricity metres used by industrialists and 15% by domestic users are …
Read More »American interest in Uganda’s GMO law
How U.S. funding for science set up a clash between parliament and Museveni Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE AND ISAAC KHISA | When President Yoweri Museveni rejected the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill 2018, for the second consecutive time, his action left the Ugandan public polarized between local and international interests …
Read More »Police recovers record 61 stolen phones in Nakawa crackdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 61 phones have been recovered in a crackdown on suspected phone snatchers in Nakawa Division, Kampala. The operation was conducted by Kiwatule Police Station after a confession of a suspected phone snatcher that led police to his accomplices. The suspected criminal, identified …
Read More »MUSEVENI: It would be treasonous if Kale has property in US
Museveni scoffs at opposition for jubilation over U.S sanctions against Kayihura Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized the Ugandan opposition for celebrating sanctions imposed against the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, by the American government. The United States of America- USA Treasury Office of Foreign …
Read More »Kampala Police hunts marijuana dealers in Nakawa, Kira
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan Police are hunting for suspected drug dealers in the slums of Nakawa Division, in Kampala and Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the hunt for drug dealers follows a revelation by a marijuana farmer William Babigambe who …
Read More »Travel giant Thomas Cook fails to find funds to avert collapse, seeks bailout
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Iconic British travel firm Thomas Cook has failed to find further private investment to stave off collapse and is now relying on an unlikely government bailout, a source close the matter told AFP on Saturday. The operator said Friday that it needed £200 million …
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