NEWS

📌 Team Uganda | Engineers 🇺🇬 ✳ Edgar Mujuni ✳ Bonny Omara ✳ Derrick Tebusweke Wallops Island, Virginia, USA | THE INDEPENDENT, NASA & URN | First satellites from Uganda and Zimbabwe go to the Space Station this weekend under a Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite program (BIRDS). The Cygnus spacecraft will carry them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has written to the Government of South Sudan seeking reimbursement of funds paid to Ugandan traders and companies on behalf of South Sudan. In 2018, Parliament endorsed government’s request to clear Shs151 billion owed to Ugandan traders and companies by the South Sudan government. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rubaga North Member of Parliament, Abubaker Kawalya has denied allegations made against him by the State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Margaret Muhanga for misinforming the public about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. Muhanga accused Kawalya for misleading the public that there is no Ebola outbreak …

Winner to bag UGX380,000,000/= Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hunt for Africa’s best vocalist is on as The Voice Africa, connected by Airtel, spreads to 14 African countries where seven Ugandans will contend against contestants from 13 African nations including Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, DRC among others. Since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Services has banned visits to inmates in five districts following the outbreak of Ebola. A statement by the Uganda Prisons spokesperson, Frank Baine, says the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija has banned visits to all prison facilities in Mubende, …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Bebwa, the Kikuube district land board chairperson is on the spot for authorizing an unlawful survey and allocation of land. The land in question measures approximately 307 hectares located in three villages of Nyasenge B, Katoma, and Karujumba II in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district security committee has approved a plan to merge various police posts because of insecurity. This comes three days after unknown assailants stormed Busiika police station on Monday evening, and shot dead two police officers and injured two others critically before making off with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited (UBL), on Nov 2nd, signed an MOU with the Government of Uganda’s National Forestry Authority (NFA) to replant 40 hectares of indigenous trees across the country to culminate to 10 hectares per region (Central, East, West and North). The trees will be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have approved a request by the government to borrow $464 million (about Shs1.7 trillion) to finance infrastructure and development needs of the budget despite objection from the opposition, who say the loan terms are unfair. Referred to Parliament’s Committee on National Economy …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | In December 2020, the EU and EDFI ElectriFI agreed on establishing a dedicated ElectriFI Country Window for Uganda, with a specific funding package of EUR 5 million, to be invested in renewable energy companies active in Uganda. The launch of the Uganda Country Window will …