Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 farmers under Masaka District Farmers Association -MADIFA have received a cassava drying and processing machine to improve on value addition, quick processing of making cassava flour, and increase their incomes. The 35million Shilling machine is a donation from Vi-Agroforestry, a development organisation fighting …
Read More »IGP directs counter terrorism unit to monitor all spaces after UK terror warning
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three days after the United Kingdom issued a terror alert for its citizens in Uganda, the Inspector General of Police-IGP Martin Ochola, has directed the force’s Counter-Terrorism-CT unit to increase vigilance on vital spaces. The UK indicated that terrorists are planning an indiscriminate attack on among …
Read More »Teenager arrested for stealing 20 NWSC water meters in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero district have arrested a 17-year-old boy and a man for allegedly vandalizing residents’ water meters, thus hampering water supply from the National Water and Sewerage Corporation-NWSC to their taps. The teenager whose name is with-held because he’s a minor, is a resident of …
Read More »Machete wielding thugs hack woman and daughter in Katwe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fear has engulfed residents of Nsuwa zone in Katwe after machete-wielding men cut their member, Aisha Nakitende, alongside her daughter Olivia Namatovu, in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Nakitende according to neighbors was attacked about 10 minutes to 6am during a morning down pour. At …
Read More »Universities urged to invest in research
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Mary Okwakol, the chairperson of Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has advised higher institutions of learning to invest in research to enable companies to offer virtual internship training to students. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, many Universities adopted the Open Distance and e-Learning-ODeL system to continue …
Read More »Masaka Catholic priest charged with murder of lynched suspected thief
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Father Richard Mugisha of Bisanje Catholic Parish, Masaka Diocese, has been summoned over the death of a suspected thief. Trouble for Mugisha started on Wednesday night when the suspect shattered the his car window and hid inside it. Ronald Kyeyune, a resident of Bisanje village in …
Read More »Gov’t seeks access to proceeds from sale of crude oil
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government seeks to allow the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) access to proceeds from the sale of its interests in the crude oil. The proposal is contained in the Public Finance Management (Amendment), Bill 2021 that was tabled by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning …
Read More »Opposition calls for fresh investigation into human rights abuses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Cabinet has launched a fresh demand for investigations into the rights violations that characterized the 2021 general elections. Addressing their bi-monthly press conference, the Shadow Minister for Security, Derrick Nyeko said that in the absence of a conclusive investigation report on the violations that …
Read More »Woman in custody over alleged murder of co-wife
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Pader district has arrested a woman for allegedly killing her co-wife in Nekneno village, Atoo Parish. The suspect, Winnie Adoch allegedly stabbed Winnie Lawino to death using a knife in a cassava garden. Okot, a resident in the area reveals that the …
Read More »Fresh Dairy’s long life UHT milk gets a refreshing new look
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk producer, Fresh Dairy has revealed a refreshing new look for its Fresh Dairy Long life UHT milk (ESL: Extended Shelf Life). The upgraded Fresh Dairy Long life UHT milk (ESL) packaging is designed to heighten customer product experience in terms of better quality, ease …
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