Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe International Airport registered 105,320 arriving and 111,420 departing passengers in January 2025, a total of 216,740 international passengers, which is an average of 6,991 passengers per day. The same period of January 2024 recorded a total of 194,563 international passengers. The growth in …
Read More »IGP intervenes in Entebbe Masjid Taqua Mosque wrangle
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba has ordered the Masjid Taqua Mosque in Entebbe to be opened. The mosque was closed early this month after two feuding leaderships claimed ownership. It was opened on Wednesday, under the supervision of the Entebbe Division Police …
Read More »Entebbe Airport raises parking charge to $1.37 for first hour for saloon cars
Marburg: Uganda heightens surveillance at airport, border points with Rwanda
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has heightened surveillance at the country’s international airport and the common border with Rwanda after a Marburg virus disease outbreak has left 12 people dead in the neighboring country, a health official said Tuesday. Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ugandan Ministry …
Read More »Akena makes golf history, youngest winner of the Uganda Open
🔴 Uganda Golf ⛳ Open after 72 holes ✳ JR Akena 🇺🇬 73 73 71 70 | 287| +3 ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 72 73 73 70 | 288 | +4 ✳ T. Okwong 🇺🇬 73 77 68 73 | 291| +7 ✳ Semakula 🇺🇬 78 71 75 73 | 297 | +13 ✳ Tumusiime …
Read More »Joseph Reagan Akena squeezes into lead at Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open
🔴 LEADERBOARD Uganda Golf ⛳ Open after 54 holes ✳ JR Akena 🇺🇬 73 73 71 | 217 | +4 ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 72 73 73 | 218 | +5 ✳ T. Okwong 🇺🇬 73 77 68 | 218 | +5 ✳ Kakeeto 🇺🇬 70 78 74 | 222 | +9 ✳ Tumusiime …
Read More »Entebbe Pentecostals get overseer
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches in Uganda (NFBPCU) has commissioned Pastor Godfrey Mulonde as the Entebbe Division overseer to take charge of the fellowship’s affiliate churches in Entebbe, Katabi, and Bussi Island. Mulonde took an oath, promising to “respect, maintain and defend the …
Read More »Entebbe to close open air markets, ban fresh food vending
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Municipal Council will from effective July 1st, 2024 close all weekly open air markets popularly known as “kabubbu” except for one in Kitooro, Mayor Fabrice Lurinda has announced. Also banned are mobile delivery vans or trucks vending food stuffs, which he said will be …
Read More »Entebbe Free Trade Zone close to completion
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The highly anticipated Entebbe Free Trade Zone is progressing well, with the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) reporting that physical works are 66% complete and the budget for the first phase of the project is 80% executed. The project, valued at $13.6 million and …
Read More »UCAA: Entebbe Airport ready to receive 3.5 million passengers annually
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is enhancing the position and significance of Entebbe Airport by expanding its capacity to accommodate 3.5 million passengers annually. Currently, the airport’s passenger handling capacity stands at 2 million annually, but UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye anticipates nearly doubling …
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