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Day of drama in court, Besigye’s lawyers storm out in protest

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing the jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutale and Captain Denis Oola have walked out of the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court protesting the lack of instructions to proceed without their head, Martha Karua. They argued they did not know why they …

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Knowledge gap slows ESG compliance in Masaka

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of proper knowledge, coupled with customer resistance and misconceptions, has been blamed for the slow adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles in lending practices among microfinance institutions in the Masaka region. The ESG framework, adopted in 2022 by United Nations …

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Former CID spokesperson Twine, charged and remanded together with Mutwe

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Twine, the former spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has been charged, together with Noah Mutwe, with inciting violence, hate speech, malicious information, and conspiracy to commit a felony. Twine, who has been in detention for two weeks, on Thursday appeared alongside Noah Mutwe, another bodyguard of …

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Worried EU diplomats run to Gen Saleh over Muhoozi X threats

Mwenda defends Muhoozi, says NUP is not organising for an election but planning for an insurrection instead Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen Salim Saleh, has reassured European Union diplomats in Uganda of safety amidst alleged threats against them by the …

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Museveni commissions a $5million starch factory in Nakasongola

Nakasongola , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a US$5 million cassava processing plant by Pura Organic Agro-Tech in Nakasongola, marking a major step in Uganda’s industrial value addition drive. The factory, with an annual production capacity of 40,000 metric tonnes of high-grade cassava starch, …

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