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He was a man of great experience with a leadership track record in the civil service. He also had extensive  international exposure. EULOGY | By Monica B. Chibita | This morning I woke up to the shocking news that my friend and colleague, Mr. Okoku Obomba had passed away at Mengo …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Binance has unveiled free classes to Ugandans as it continues with its mission to increase the freedom of money for users, drive blockchain adoption and enable greater accessibility to a wider population globally. Through the Binance Academy, the company remains at the forefront of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Local Government has recommended a forensic audit of the 53 Billion Shillings COVID-1 relief cash. This is after the committee chaired by Bar dege- Layibi MP Martin Ojara Mapenduzi uncovered gross irregularities. The joint parliamentary team, comprising the Public and Local Government …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s main electricity distribution company Umeme has decried the rampant vandalism of power equipment in the Tooro region. The Managing Director Umeme Celestino Babungi says that the company has lost transformers, transmission cables, poles and pylons to unscrupulous people. Speaking in Fort Portal …

Kenya 🇰🇪 2  Uganda 🇺🇬 7 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Two goals each from lead striker Juliet Nalukenge and Sumaya Komuntale gave Uganda’s Under 20 women’s team a resounding 7-2 victory over hosts Kenya at Nyayo stadium, Nairobi on Saturday afternoon. Other goals came from Margaret Kunihira, captain Fauzia Najjemba …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Christians from the Diocese of Muhabura in Kisoro district are up in arms against the Bishop Rt. Rev Cranmer Mugisha. Rt. Rev Mugisha who was consecrated in August 2007, replacing Bishop Ernest Shalita, hinted at his early retirement while speaking during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Directorate of ICT has said that in the last three months, the installed security Closed Circuit Television-CCTV cameras have assisted to track-down and recover at least 600 vehicles involved in different crimes  in the country. Speaking to Journalists at the National CCTV command …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A five floor building that collapsed in Lukuli, Makindye in May last year, killing 13 people was being constructed by an “engineer” by whose highest qualification is a certificate in bricklaying. This revelation that URN is making public for the first time is in …

Makerere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) has found notable shifts where men are increasingly taking on care work that was traditionally assigned to women. This is against the fact that previous data has stipulated that women and girls spend twice …

Bukomansimbi , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bukango Sub County in Bukomansimbi district are stuck with a public health facility that has remained idle for years. In 2017, the then Member of Parliament for Bukomansimbi North Constituency Ruth Katushabe mobilized for the construction of two structures in Bukongo …