Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world celebrated Women’s Day March 8, Hariss International (RIHAM) continued promoting programmes that show they are an organization that upholds diversity and does not define staff and customers by their differences. Riham last week celebrated, with all their female employees, their vital role in …
Read More »Accident claims three, injures four in Luweero
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three passengers have been confirmed dead and four others critically injured when a trailer rammed into a taxi in Luweero district. The accident occurred at Kakinzi village in Luweero district along the Kampala-Gulu highway yesterday evening. It involved a Kampala bound trailer registration number T141 …
Read More »Stock market regulator to pocket UGX 1Bn from MTN listing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Capital Markets Authority expects to reap Non Tax Revenue of 1.15 billion Shillings from the listing of telecom giant MTN Uganda on the Uganda Securities Exchange. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer of the authority Keith Kalyegira while appearing before the Finance …
Read More »EC questions authenticity of Kyagulanyi’s declaration of results forms
Justice Byabakama has questioned why Kyagulanyi failed to present the same result forms before the Supreme Court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Simon Byabakama, the chairman of the Electoral Commission has challenged former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi not to mislead Ugandans by parading results which he failed to table …
Read More »Uganda’s customs agents and freight forwarders get specialized training
FEAFFA Partners with Trademark East Africa for the EACFFPC training’s Second Phase Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With an eye on reducing cost of trade in the region, stake holders in the logistics sector have stepped up specialized training for key personnel in Uganda. A programme to offer …
Read More »Kamuli man on the run after killing wife and injuring two daughters
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamuli police have launched a manhunt for a man accused of chopping his wife into pieces and injuring their two daughters. The suspect is 30-year-old Frank Waiswa, a resident of Bulyango village in Kisozi sub county. He is alleged to have chopped his wife Susan …
Read More »After a quiet day, NUP hopes demonstrations will pick up
NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi called on Ugandans to rise up peacefully and unarmed to challenge a regime that has oppressed and exploited them Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) is optimistic that demonstrations that were announced to start today will gain momentum in the coming days. …
Read More »Police partners with NGO to pilot digital storage of case files
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in the Rwenzori West region has partnered with International Justice Mission–IJM to pilot the digital storage of case files. For several years, police have been trying to migrate from the tiresome and challenging system of storing hard copy files of cases to …
Read More »With nowhere to go, cancer patients sleep in the cold like guards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute based at Mulago National Referral hospital is known for offering a comprehensive package of cancer treatment and care services. The institute provides oncology services, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, cancer screening among a range of others. The institute sees an unrelenting stream …
Read More »Lawyers sue gov’t over failure to constitute UCC tribunal
NETPIL has filed a petition at High Court that compels the Attorney General to establish the Communication Commission tribunal. The petition also seeks to regulate the powers of the UCC Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two lawyers have sued the government for failing to constitute a tribunal to resolve disputes …
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