Enforcers should adhere to just energy transition principles that necessitate a manner that is both fair and inclusive COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | In May 2023, the President issued Executive Order No. 3 banning large-scale commercial charcoal production and trade in Northern Uganda. This directive aimed to curb the rampant deforestation …
Read More »The story of Onana, a Premio and 35 minutes to Entebbe Airport
Premio Driver who drove Onana to airport says deal was pre-planned Kampala, Uganda | ISMAEL KIYONGA & DON MUGABI – Kawowo Sports | The Ugandan driver of the Toyota Premio who drove away Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana from Mandela National Stadium, Namboole to Entebbe International Airport says the deal was …
Read More »Uganda to get food safety labs
FAO launches ambitious project to transform East African food safety systems Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Food safety risks pose a substantial threat to public health in Africa, hindering efforts to boost agricultural trade and economic development. Unsafe food not only jeopardises health but also reduces the nutritional value of …
Read More »🔴 Relics of St Charles Lwanga and Matia Mulumba back home
Relics of Uganda Martyrs return as Church marks 60 years of their sainthood Kampala, Uganda | CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA -URN & INDEPENDENT | The relics of the Uganda Martyrs have been brought back to Uganda for a “special visit” as the nation celebrates 60 years since the canonization of Africa’s first …
Read More »New A-Level curriculum rollout now expected next year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has finally given the green light to the development of a new A-Level competence-based curriculum. Sources from the Ministry of Education headquarters have revealed that Education Minister Janet Kataha Museveni has allowed the National Curriculum Development Centre to …
Read More »Stylish goal-scoring Uganda Cranes go top of AFCON Group
Uganda 🇺🇬 2 Congo 🇨🇬 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes built on their fine start to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers by hammering Republic of Congo 2-0 at newly rebuilt Mandela National stadium Monday night. Goals came in via Aziizi Kayondo in the 21st before Jude Ssemugabi sealed …
Read More »OBITUARY: Rebecca Cheptegei, Uganda Olympian dies at 33
OBITUARY | THE INDEPENDENT | Rebecca Cheptegei was born in Cheminy, Uganda, on February 22, 1991. She later moved to Kenya and bought property there to be closer to athletic training centres. According to her father, Cheptegei Sr, that is where she met Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the man who is accused …
Read More »Governance and corruption in Uganda
Why blaming Museveni for runaway corruption is politically appealing and why it is misleading THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | President Yoweri Museveni has presided over the worst levels of public sector corruption in Uganda’s history. The scale and scope of corruption grows every year. Indeed, corruption could easily be the …
Read More »Uganda targets tenfold GDP growth riding on mining sector expansion
The East African nation boasts diverse mineral resources, including deposits of gold, copper, high-grade tin, cobalt, kaolin, iron ore, and others, which remain underexploited Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Ugandan strategists are ambitiously working towards growing the nation’s economy tenfold, aiming to expand its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from $50 …
Read More »Uganda, DRC officials meet to resolve border boundary dispute
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Uganda’s Ministry of Internal Affairs have held a high-profile meeting with their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterparts to discuss means of resolving border boundary conflict along eastern Rutshuru territory and the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro. Ugandan officials were led by Colonel …
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