Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s urban households have relied on charcoal as their source of energy for decades but there has been no deliberate efforts to facilitate sustainable production practices and technologies to conserve forests. The good news now is that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On March 10, the Embassy of Ireland in Uganda and Uganda Tourism Board kicked off St. Patrick’s Day events in Uganda by greening the Independence Monument along Speke Road, Kampala as well as the Amahembe g’ente (Horns of the Cow) at Igongo Cultural centre in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Desirous of having a team that can influence business on the Floor of the House, the Leader of the Opposition (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga is rolling out trainings intended to improve the capacity of Opposition Members of Parliament to exercise their oversight role better. The first training …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise is under detention on unknown charges, following his social media advertisement of launch a new book. Armed men reportedly raided the offices of the Alternative movement, a pressure group which advocates for equity in Uganda and is led by activist …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) Magistrate Court has pushed to April the case in which two people are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine for allegedly mishandling COVID-19 response funds. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the next three months, human rights activists will be engaged in activities showing how religious institutions can be more inclusive to allow followers of different walks of life to enjoy their freedom of worship, under their campaign dubbed, “Say No to Religiophobia”. Vicente Kyabayinze, the …
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Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has confirmed the death of 35-year-old Slyvester Bwiso, a resident of Kiyunga trading center in Luuka town council, as a result of suicide. Bwiso reportedly took rat poison to end his life on Wednesday night and left behind a note apologizing to his business partner. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF have died since November 2021, when the forces together with their Congolese counterparts raided camps of Allied Democratic Front rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The operation commander Maj. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga, says that one soldier was …
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Verdict raises questions about the price of justice | KERSTIN BREE CARLSON | In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court found that Uganda had: “committed acts of killing, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SEACOM, a telecommunications service provider has started integrating its infrastructure and the assets it acquired from Africell last year. Africell quit the Ugandan market late last year following a string of losses and consistent accumulation of debts, and SEACOM acquired some of its assets. Now, SEACOM …
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