Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alliance Française Kampala (AFK) on January 21st, organised an Open Day French market which was an opportunity to bring together the Uganda and French communities and give a glimpse into the languages and cultural programs at Alliance Francaise. The event started at 10:30am and ended …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Britam Insurance Company (Uganda) Limited and Britam Asset Managers Company (Uganda) Limited executives have said, the company does not have any plans to exit the Ugandan market. This follows recent media reports about a possibility of the company exiting Uganda. “Britam Uganda is now looking …

  Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, whilst attending the Kingfisher drilling inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, has also witnessed the handover of the license to Construct the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The handover was done by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, (MEMD)  Ruth …

At the current oil prices of about $87.5 per barrel, the Kingfisher project will account for about 15% of the total oil revenues to government from upstream, which is $6.9billion in total and $360million per year. Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today launched the commencement …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have detained one of the eight Arsenal FC fans who were arrested for staging an illegal assembly in Jinja city on Sunday evening for the alleged theft of UGX 180 million. The eight took to different streets in Jinja city to celebrate Arsenal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda, has switched on 29 new masts in 12 districts as part of their commitment to deliver exceptional customer experience on the Airtel network that customers have been accustomed to according to Agarwal Rajesh, a director at Airtel. The additional masts are part of …

348 vote to censure Minister Namuganza; MPs Loy Katali, Alioni Yorke Odria,  Moses Walyomu Muwanika and Mary Nakato Annet vote ‘NO’ to the motion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday overwhelmingly voted to censure Persis Princes Namuganza, Uganda’s State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development. She did …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspected smuggler who was gunned down by Rwandan security in Rukiga district is a Ugandan, according to local authorities. The deceased is Jack Turyahikayo alias Rwakigizi, a businessman and resident of Kashekye parish in Kamwezi sub-county, Rukiga district. Rwandan security intercepted the deceased at …

  Uganda 🇺🇬1-3 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast ⚽ GROUP STANDING Senegal 🇸🇳➖ 6 points Ivory Coast 🇨🇮➖ 4 points Uganda 🇺🇬➖ 4 points DR Congo ➖ 2 points Algiers, Algeria |  CAFONLINE.COM  | Uganda coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic  bemoaned his team’s exit from the group stages of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPEDNENT | With a blaring distress signal on and the blue top lights flashing, an ambulance rushed out of the gate at breakneck speed, leaving everyone at the health facility wondering what emergency had come up. No sooner had it joined the main road though than the …