Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC will face an up-hill task when they battle Algeria’s SC Constantine in the first round of the CAF Champions League at the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui on Friday. The team without suspended skipper Taddeo Lwanga and Geoffrey Wasswa traveled this afternoon on an Emirates …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned auditors of Price Water Coopers (PWC) to explain how they came up with 239 billion shillings under capitalization of Crane Bank Limited. Price Water Coopers auditors were hired by Bank of Uganda to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni briefly sat in the empty seat reserved for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat at the ongoing Interparty Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) summit at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. Uganda’s largest opposition party snubbed the first historic IPOD summit backtracking …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Patrick Adengo is the Managing Director at the Stalworth Consulting Group, LLC. He spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa about the company operations and digital and technology sector related issues. How would you describe Stalworth Consulting Group, LLC? Stalworth Consulting Group (SCG) is a management and strategy consulting firm …
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Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Musinguzi Gilbert – A youthful budding artist who graduated from Kyambogo University in 2014, invited unprecedented attention to his work at the Kampala Art Biennale 2018 with his colossal ephemeral artwork `Invasion’ that interrogates the subject of migration to new territory and its obvious impact to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Exhibitors at the trade and cultural show have decried the low turn up of visitors. The show organised by the Uganda National Farmers Federation-UNFFE is focusing on showcasing the value-added agriculture products to the possible buyers, and also promoting agricultural tourism. Samuel Olobo, an exhibitor …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial ill deliver its ruling on Monday next week whether Abdullah Kitatta, the jailed patron of Boda boda 2010 and his co-accused have a case to answer. The group is battling charges of unlawful possession of firearms. The other suspects are Matia …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association-UWOPA and Uganda Women Network-UWONET have reached a consensus to drop a controversial clause in the Marriage and Divorce Bill providing for cohabitation. The move follows nationwide consultations on the matter, according to the female legislators and women activists. Laureen Karayi …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Care, a humanitarian and development organization hopes to use twitter platform to make a contribution towards the fight against gender based violence in Uganda and beyond. The organisation’s top officials for Uganda told journalists in Kampala on Dec.10 that through the #HearMeTooUG Twitter Town Hall, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The evictions that saw hundreds of families lose their property on a 75-acre piece of land in Lusanja village in Kasangati Town Council in Wakiso district were illegal, parliament heard on Tuesday. In his statement to parliament, the Attorney General William Byaruhanga, said that the …
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