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    As Equity Bank Uganda and the Mastercard Foundation continue their partnership, these youth are not just beneficiaries—they are changemakers. Their call for ongoing training and increased loans reflects their ambition to grow further. Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Across Uganda’s diverse communities, young entrepreneurs are transforming their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police—IGP Abas Byakagaba— has warned regional, divisional, and district commanders against committing reckless operational mistakes as political parties gear up for primaries ahead of next year’s general elections. Byakagaba summoned RPCs and DPCs for a two-day retreat at Naguru police headquarters …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has revealed that no grain will be traded in and out of Uganda unless it bears the quality mark (Q-mark) starting next financial year. This comes as the country works to restore grain market confidence following complaints …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motor vehicle dealers along the Kampala-Jinja highway have been ordered to remove their operations from the road reserves immediately. Announcing planned operations, the Ministry of Works and Transport on Thursday told the car dealers and car bond operators along the Nakawa-Banda-Kireka section that they …

Sembabule , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person was shot dead, and Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament Theodore Ssekikubo was left injured with gun wounds following a clash between armed personnel and National Resistance Movement-NRM supporters in Sembabule district. The shooting occurred at Kireega village in Kampala parish, Lwemiyaga sub-county, …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Kitgum District have evicted 79 heads of cattle from Tepwoyo West village in Mucwini West Sub-county, Kitgum District. The livestock belonged to Paul Okot, a businessman in Kitgum Municipality, who claimed to have bought the animals from a herdman in Lakaranganya …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As arts and humanities teachers across Uganda stay away from classes, demanding salary parity with their science counterparts, one voice remains conspicuously silent: UNATU, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union. Once the most organised and recognised platform for teacher advocacy in the country, UNATU has …

A Conversation with Diana Nabukenya Adeyemi, Founder of Richland Foods Ltd  Diana Nabukenya Adeyemi, Co-founder and CEO of Richland Foods Ltd, is the trailblazing entrepreneur behind the Yo ‘Nyama brand — a fast-growing network of halal butchery kitchens in Uganda. Her journey, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic, has turned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid 40 million shillings for expression of interest fees as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for the presidency and as party chairperson. Dr. Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, confirmed on Thursday that Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjati Minsa Kabanda, has been declared unopposed for the NRM party flag bearer for Kampala Central Division parliamentary seat after two of her opponents withdrew from the race. The aspirants, Baker Njuki Kyambadde, a resident …