SUMMARY ✳ State House – Classified Shs441.3bn ✳ Support for Artists SACCO Shs13bn ✳ Shortfall of Census preparation Shs144bn ✳ Munyonyo Convention Centre Shs37bn ✳ Uganda Broadcasting Corp (UBC) Shs25bn ✳ Renovation of National Mosque Shs5bn ✳ Compensation mandatory vehicle inspection contract Shs33Bn Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | …
Read More »Uganda unveils ambitious energy transition plan at COP28
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda, in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA), has launched an ambitious Energy Transition Plan (ETP) at COP28. At the forefront of global climate action. The ETP, resulting from a strategic partnership between Uganda and the IEA, aims to increase Uganda’s renewable energy capacity …
Read More »Can Uganda’s critical minerals rebuild, rewire it’s energy?
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of Energy Ruth Nankabirwa will on Monday launch Uganda’s energy transition strategy at the UN Climate Change Conference or COP28 taking place in Dubai. This time around Uganda hired space for the Ugandan Pavilion at the Dubai Expo where Uganda is showcasing its …
Read More »EAC Regional Force begins withdrawal from DR Congo
Goma, DR Congo | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) Regional Force has started to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Kenyan contingent, part of the EAC Regional Force, departed from the Goma airport in the eastern North Kivu province on Sunday morning, following the …
Read More »Here is how Uganda can end AIDS by 2030
According to experts Dr. Jane Achieng, Dr. Matsihidiso Moeti, Dr Lillian Tugume, Dr John Nkengasong, Dr Mike Reid, Dr Ingrid T. Katz COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is on a steady path to achieving the UNAIDS targets: 95%of people living with HIV knowing their status, 95% enrolled on lifesaving …
Read More »Uganda Cricket Cranes qualify for T20 World Cup for first time
Windhoek, Namibia | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | With five wins from their six games, the Uganda national cricket team have ensured a top-two finish in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier and booked their tickets for the T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. This …
Read More »‘Africa running out of time to sort looming pensions crisis’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An expert at the ongoing 4th Annual Conference of the African Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) in Kampala has said urgent steps need to be taken to reverse a trend in which the continent has only 10% pension coverage of its population. Sundeep Raichura, Group Chief …
Read More »Report on African roads
Why Uganda was not on the list for worst roads COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report on the state of roads attributed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently left Ugandans agitated for a surprising reason; that their country was not named among the top 10 with …
Read More »Somalia joins the East African Community
Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Somalia on Friday officially became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) after the EAC heads of state summit endorsed its decade-long application to join the regional bloc. The EAC leaders endorsed Somalia’s membership into the bloc during the 23rd Ordinary …
Read More »DPP: Molly Katanga to face murder charge
DPP Sanctions Murder Charges Against Molly Katanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo has slapped murder charges against Molly Katanga for allegedly killing her husband Henry Katanga. Police say Henry Katanga was shot dead using a pistol inside their master bedroom …
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