By The Independent Team In the story Family Rule In Uganda: How The Museveni Clan Runs Government in our Issue 050 of The Independent, only a small list of the president’s relatives in government was mentioned in the story. In this issue, we publish a bigger list of relatives and …
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MTN ACE program phase 2 to receive Shs4.5bn
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN has announced a Shs4.5bn funding for its second phase of a youth-centered initiative dubbed the MTN ACE program. MTN executives said, the announcement follows the outstanding success of the initial phase and that MTN Uganda’s corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, is the …
Read More »Yumbe Refugee School gets ICT lab, computers for digital learning
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ariwa Secondary School in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district has received an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) lab to help enhance digital learning opportunities for students. The lab is equipped with 20 computers and Internet connectivity for a year is a donation from telecom …
Read More »MTN completes listing of 20% public float
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s sale of shares left over from its 2021 Initial Public Offering was oversubscribed by almost 100%, the telecom executives said on June 13. The company received applications for 3 billion shares against 1.6 billion shares on offer, The shares sold represent 7.03% of …
Read More »Over 3000 youths benefit from Total Energies education initiatives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Total Energies EP Uganda has revealed that its youth inclusion and education initiatives have benefited up to 3,000 youths in Uganda since their rollout ten years ago. This announcement was made by Philippe Groueix, the company’s General Manager, during a ceremony in Kampala commemorating the …
Read More »Trade Minister appoints new UNBS Executive Director
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineer, James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was sacked last year following an alleged corruption and abuse of office at the country’s standards body. Nkamwesiga’s appointment by …
Read More »UBOS: Do not delay census enumerators by offering them food
National Census Commissioner cautions public against feeding enumerators SPECIAL CENSUS REPORT | ALFRED GEESOM MUSAMALI | The National Census Commissioner (NCC) Dr Chris Ndatira Mukiza has cautioned members of the public against feeding enumerators who visit their households to collect data during the National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) enumeration exercise …
Read More »Fresh demands arise for delayed competition, consumer protection laws
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COMESA Competition Commission together with Fidelis Leadership Institute have launched a training program on consumer protection and competition laws, amidst calls for the implementation of the relevant laws in Uganda. Recently, President Yoweri Museveni assented to the Competition Act 2023 but it is yet …
Read More »Airtel Africa negotiates $200 million loan for network expansion
Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Telecom firm, Airtel Africa is in talks for a $200 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s arm focused on financing private sector ventures in emerging markets. The African subsidiary of Bharti Airtel plans to utilize the funds to cover its capital …
Read More »Automating internal processes enhances employee productivity, drives business growth
COMMENT | FLAVIA LWANGA | Imagine conducting a performance review of over 1,000 employees, and maintaining their performance records manually for reference, this can be a daunting task that not only strains resources but also the task force that manages the process. We can’t deny the fact that this is …
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