KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical practitioners have called for more public sensitisation by the government and civil society about health issues that can be either prevented or stopped from escalating. They say that some simple incidents can result in loss of life or permanent disabilities just because the …
Read More »Maruzi Ranch revitalized 40 years after collapse
Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENENT | The government has revitalized the 64-square-mile Maruzi Ranch several years after its collapse. Maruzi Ranch, a government-owned facility located in Akokoro Sub-County, Apac District, was leased to Uganda Livestock Industries Limited in 1968 for a 99-year period. The purpose of the lease was to facilitate beef …
Read More »Guinea minister tips Uganda on oil
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is urged to focus on exploiting resources where it has the potential to generate energy that is most affordable to the ordinary person and therefore sustainable. Gabriel Obiang Lima, the Minister for Finance, Economy and Planning of the petroleum-rich Equatorial Guinea, says that …
Read More »NUSAF IV to expand to Busoga and Bunyoro
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) IV is set to expand its reach beyond Northern Uganda to include more sub-regions affected by the spillover of the two-decade conflict, according to government officials. In an interview, Kenneth Omona Olusegun, the Minister of State for …
Read More »International Education Day: Museveni tips Uganda on AI
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tipped Ugandans to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an enabler of national transformation, warning that Africa risks being left behind in the ongoing global technological revolution. Speaking as Chief Guest during Uganda’s belated International Day of Education celebrations at …
Read More »Lango declares three days of mourning for Rtd Col Otoa
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lango Cultural Foundation (LCF) has announced three days of mourning for its former Prime Minister, Rtd. Col. Tony Otoa. Otoa passed away on Monday afternoon at his home in Boke, Lira City East Division. Rtd. Col. Otoa, who served as the Abwor clan …
Read More »Family of murdered businessman Kibande demands justice
Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of 65-year-old George Kibande, who was shot dead on Saturday, is demanding justice. Kibande, a prominent businessman and sugarcane farmer, was gunned down inside his home in Buyunze village, Bulongo sub-county, Luuka district. Henry Nampala, who operates one of Kibande’s mobile money …
Read More »Minister Omona calls for end to ‘blackmail’ over development progress in Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Dr. Kenneth Omona, has called on critics to cease what he describes as the persistent blackmail of the government’s past affirmative programs aimed at rebuilding the Acholi Sub-region after the two-decade insurgency. Omona’s statement follows back-to-back criticism …
Read More »Police warns candidates against actions that could jeopardize recruitment
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates aspiring to join the Uganda Police Force as Special Probation Constables in the North Kyoga Region have been cautioned against engaging in activities that could jeopardize their recruitment. The recruitment exercise began in Oyam District on Monday, 28 April 2025, and will proceed to …
Read More »Ambassador Ayebare joins Uganda’s cabinet
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Adonia Ayebare as an ex officio member of the Cabinet. He was sworn in yesterday by the Vice President Jessica Alupo. “Thank you, your excellency for the trust in me over the years …
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