Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda is predicting a further fall in fuel prices in Uganda on the back of increasing supply chains and frugal monetary policies by the Central Bank. By press time, a litre of petrol was going for an average of Shs5,120 and …
Read More »Government must urgently address road accidents
Since responsibility to ensure safety of road users is on the government, victims action against it can succeed COMMENT | Michael Aboneka | Road accidents are on the rise like never before and it is important for us to interrogate the major causes. This is not the first time we are raising …
Read More »Andrew Muleledhu appointed CoRSU CEO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Andrew Muleledhu Lukanda has been appointed as the CoRSU CEO effective Dec.01. Dr. Lukanda has a wealth of experience in Clinical and Health Organization with over 16 years of experience. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Deputy Medical Director, Mengo Hospital in Uganda. He has been instrumental …
Read More »Absa’s new year financial packages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda Limited is currently offering a vast array of financial packages that will immensely be pivotal in helping Ugandans kick-start a new year on a strong financial stand. The impressive packages will bolster investment capabilities for Ugandan entrepreneurs, especially its customers which is …
Read More »African Development Bank awards $140,000 in AgriPitch competition
Uganda MiAgro Shoppers Ltd among 25 finalists vying for top prizes Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | MiAgro Shoppers Limited, an e-commerce digital shopping platform based in Kampala, is one of 25 youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries that have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank …
Read More »Lands ministry summons Brig. Kulayigye over forgery, land fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development summoned Army spokesperson Brigadier Felix Kulayigye over engaging in gross land fraud and forgery among others crimes. In a notice of Intention to effect changes in the Register from Moses Ssekito on behalf of the Commissioner Land …
Read More »NUP suspends Bigirwa and four others over in-fights in Busoga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine suspended four party leaders in Busoga Sub-region for causing divisions within the party. The suspended include; deputy secretary for mobilization Eastern region Moses Bigirwa, Saulo Nsongambi the Acting district party chairperson for …
Read More »OBITUARY: Pelé, a global superstar dies at 82
He was a cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer Kampala, Uganda | Simon Chadwick | Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. For others …
Read More »Law that criminalised Stella Nyazi, Kakwenza kicked out
Constitutional Court boosts challenge of Nsereko amendments of Computer Misuse Act Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | When former Makerere University Research Fellow Stella Nyanzi was in April 2017 picked by security agents from a fundraising function at Mackinnon Suites Hotel in Kampala, her case provoked heated debate locally and …
Read More »World praises Uganda for quick stop of Ebola
‘It’s the example that the African continent needs to follow’ COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Shortly after Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s Minister of Health declared Uganda free from Ebola on Jan.11, her colleague, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma; the Acting Director General of the African Centres for Disease Control and …
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