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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Col. Jack Buhuuku Mucunguzi, one of the 27 members of the former National Resistance Army has been laid to rest at his country home in Rwenjeru Biharwe Mbarara City North Division in Mbarara City. Mucunguzi succumbed to Liver cancer on Sunday at Nakasero …

Cultured meat, also known as cultivated, cell-based or lab-grown protein, is made by putting stem cells from an animal in a vessel called a cultivator, and feed them the right blend of nutrients to multiply and grow. Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | U.S. regulators have approved the sales of …

Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is significant deployment of the Uganda Police Force (UPF), Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF), and other sister security agencies, along the Uganda-DRC border in the Bunyoro sub-region. This follows an attack on Lhubirira Secondary School in Kasese by suspected Allied Democratic Force (ADF) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road  Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded a police Police Constable Ivan Wabwire, who is accused of murdering an Indian Money Lender in Kampala, more than a month ago. It is alleged that on May 12, 2023, at Raja Chambers along Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has threatened to end its progressive policy for refugee management over limited support from humanitarian aid agencies and countries where the refugees come from. Uganda’s progressive policy has been praised as one of the best refugee management models as it entitles a refugee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has allocated a budget of Shillings 1.761 trillion for the procurement of various services and equipment in the upcoming financial year 2023/24. The money includes expenditures related to new real estate projects, consultancy works, insurance services, office furniture, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Supreme Court Justice Stella Arach Amoko has petitioned the judiciary regarding the decision to bury her remains in Adjumani district. Justice Amoko, who served in the Judiciary for 26 years, passed away at Nakasero Hospital over the weekend aged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has issued criminal summons against opposition politicians Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Samuel Lubega Mukaaku due to their failure to appear in court for the scheduled hearing in their incitement to violence case. Grade One Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza issued the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government spent more money than it had planned in May 2023 despite the continued complaints of unfulfilled obligations especially on salaries and wages. The total planned expenditure for the month was Shillings 2.985 trillion, but it ended up spending Shillings 3.5 trillion as priorities …

Giant tech firms, game studios and other gaming investors have launched an aggressive hunt for young Africans with the talent, skills, passion – and jobs – to sustain long-term investments in the gaming sector SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | In early June, Maliyo, a game studio in Nigeria began …