Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of farmers in Napak District is demanding for the deployment of security personnel in gardens to prevent attacks by suspected Karamojong warriors. This follows a message that was sent to one of the phones belonging to the community member in Nabwal sub …
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Patrick Pouyanne says in Uganda and elsewhere, TotalEnergies will focus on investments in low-cost and low-carbon assets. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The French oil major TotalEnergies has affirmed its total commitment to extract Uganda’s oil despite concerns by climate activists. The company has been under intense pressure to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank has continued to dominate the insurance sector with a market share of 19.38% in 2022, generating total Gross Written Premiums of Shs27.6 billion out of the industry figure of Shs143bn. At one percent, insurance penetration in Uganda remains low, but products like …
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Lack of expertise, technology and industry know-how is challenge for Uganda, says Kyaruhanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Increasing investments to boost Africa’s refinery capacity while reducing the carbon footprint of the downstream and midstream sectors is a priority for the continent to achieve energy security and environmental sustainability. In …
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It is being administered to children aged 9 months in the routine immunisation programme Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children against yellow fever with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries …
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Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will on Wednesday start screening all individuals coming into the country through Uganda – Tanzania border following a confirmed case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in the neighboring country. Speaking to URN on Wednesday, Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Senior Public Relations Officer at the Ministry …
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Three in 10 Ugandans do not have access to safe drinking water close to their homes. SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | When you hear about how Uganda is gifted by nature, you can be spoilt for choice as to what to point out when explaining that fact. It could …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have recovered the decomposing body of Sarah Naturinda, a second-year student at Kabale university. Naturinda’s body was found in her rented room in Rwamukundi village, Kirigime ward, Southern division in Kabale Municipality around 11 pm on Tuesday night. The deceased’s father, Naris Ndanganwa, says that his daughter was last seen …
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Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | The 11th Joint Permanent Commission between Rwanda and Uganda on Wednesday met in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, aimed at discussing areas of cooperation between the two neighboring countries, the first such forum since the normalization of relations. The three-day meeting signaled that both sides are committed …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mukono has sentenced a mother with her son to three years in prison for attempted murder contrary to Section 204 of the Penal Code Act (PCA). The convicts, Suz Isaale, 68 years, and her son Patrick Ssembatya, 37 years …
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