Why is security scheme being promoted as transport project? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The new vehicle number project is pushing ahead despite opposition from many quarters, including at the highest level of government; in the cabinet. On Nov. 01, the Minister for Security, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi flanked by …
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New report ranks country among most corrupt in region COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report by the World Justice Project (WJP) has ranked Uganda as the second most corruption-ridden country among the world’s poorest countries; the so-called low income countries. Only the Democratic Republic of Congo is ranked …
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The man who saw it all dies at 84 COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Henry Kisadha Magumba Kyemba, the veteran Ugandan politician, civil servant, and author has died aged 84 years. Family members said Henry Kyemba passed on peacefully early morning on Oct.19. The next day, Oct. 20, President Yoweri …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent’s Senior Reporter, Ronald Musoke, is among the 20 African media and content creator professionals who have been selected by the African Union to be a part of the 2023/24 AU Media Fellowship. Musoke who is a multiple award-winning journalist and reports on a …
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Defeats in courts, Bank, Parliament, Police COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Oct.11 dealt former FDC publicity honcho Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda another blow when it allowed his position as chief whip of the party to be filled by a leader of the opposing side in their fight for the …
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Man behind revolutionary vaccine says disease can now be eradicated COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa every year. (In contrast, COVID-19 has …
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Why Uganda can’t live without clothes of `dead people’ COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | On Sept.10 President Yoweri Museveni revealed that some American cloth manufacturing companies have cancelled orders of textiles from Uganda because of the Anti-Homosexual Act (AHA) he signed into law in late May. “The homosexuals in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Letshego Uganda has partnered with Africa’s insurtech Turaco Insurance Brokers Ltd to provide affordable health insurance coverage to Letshego customers. The partnership aims to help mitigate health-related financial risks in line with Letshego’s mission of empowering the underbanked and driving financial inclusion in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has announced its official platinum membership with the Financial Technology Service Providers Association (FITSPA), further cementing its dedication to providing inclusive financial services, it said on July 25. FITSPA, an independent and non-profit membership-based organisation is devoted to supporting Uganda’s …
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Year Gen. Muhoozi came out Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | January Jan. 5: Widespread condemnation of the Ugandan government after horrendous images of a tortured Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, a writer and novelist, become public. Kakwenza was tortured by security agents after he sent out a tweet about First Son Gen. Muhoozi, …
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