Museveni defends, Buganda reacts Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | On 10 February 2022, the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija signed an agreement with an Italian, Enrica Pinetti to allow her company, Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCC), to establish a coffee processing plant worth US$80 million. Apart from …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Kostas Tsimikas scored the winning penalty as Liverpool completed a domestic cup double with a 6-5 shootout victory against Chelsea in the Emirates FA Cup Final. In a result that matches their EFL Cup Final victory over the same opponents three months ago, Liverpool …
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Two Ugandan artists, Collin Sekajugo and Pamela Acaye Kerunen step on the biggest art stage in the World that runs from 23 April to 27 November 2022 ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It is almost time to sing all praises to Ugandan art. The inaugural presence of Ugandan artists, Collin …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania has pledged to buy at least 10,000 tonnes of Ugandan sugar and an unspecified amount Anti-Retroviral drugs-ARVS from Cipla Uganda. In a joint communique issued by Uganda’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem and his Tanzanian counterpart, Liberata Mulamula, after a meeting between President …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amidst a heated debate, Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has named 10 companies that have been paid, and 23 who have been verified and are set to be compensated after losses in South Sudan’s 7-year civil war that started in 2013. The 33 are …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan is in Uganda for a two day state visit, and has on day signed health, security, energy and trade pacts. President Yoweri Museveni held a meeting with her at State House Entebbe before briefing the press. Share on:
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to the people of Luwero Triangle for the underdevelopment that is still ravaging their area more than 30 years after he ascended to power. Museveni and his National Resistance Army (NRA) rebel movement used the jungles of Luwero …
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Why it remains one of the biggest beneficiaries despite poor human rights record Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A U.S. government report released in March indicated that the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) had the highest number of trainees among African countries who underwent foreign military training by the …
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The Coronavirus is still around, and there will be another wave – Experts COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | The government will start vaccinating 6.6 million children aged 12-17 years when the new school term opens on May 9, according to Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health Services at the …
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Lawyer Petitions Court to Declare Kainerugaba’s Birthday Parties and ‘Campaign’ Illegal Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Lawyer Gawaya Tegulle has petitioned the Constitutional Court in Kampala seeking an order directing Lt General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to desist from carrying on political activities while he is still a serving …
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