Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On-demand delivery app, Glovo, has launched its operations in Kampala as part of its market expansion strategy. This is the second market in East Africa following Kenya in 2018. The firm has two more operations on the African continent including Morocco. Glovo is a …
Read More »MPs threaten to suspend loan approvals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the National Economy Committee have threatened to block loan approvals for infrastructure projects until the government releases counterpart funding for several projects that have stalled. The MPs sounded the warning while meeting the Minister for Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris …
Read More »Supreme Court judge sues judiciary in High Court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justice Lillian Tibatemwa Ekirikubinza has asked High Court to quash a letter by the Judiciary Permanent Secretary who is asking her to refund part of the money that was paid to her in diverse allowances. The letter dated September 28, 2020 by …
Read More »Masaka city authorities move to manage transport business
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city authorities have started rolling out a plan of resuming to manage the transport business in the city. The new era in Masaka’s public transport was proclaimed by city clerk John Behangane while addressing reporters on Tuesday. Behangane says that the city authorities have …
Read More »Boda boda riders vow to defy EC, police on presidential nominations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders from five divisions of Kampala have unveiled what they call a unique pro-COVID-19 regulation strategy they intend to follow as they accompany the National Unity Platform-NUP party presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu for his nomination on November 3rd, 2020. Speaking at a …
Read More »Bobi Wine cleared for first step
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Signatures of National Unity Party (NUP) presidential flag bearer and party president Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi have been verified and he has been cleared by Electoral Commission for nominations due November 2nd & 3rd. Uganda’s electoral commission is finalizing the confirmation of candidates to be …
Read More »Residents forced to repair impassable Amuria road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sorry state of the 110 kilometre Soroti–Kotido road has compelled residents of Amuria district to use hand hoes to fix it. The road is the only link between Soroti, Amuria, Kotido, Kabong and Napak districts. The road has been impassable for the past …
Read More »75% of Entebbe airport expansion project complete – UCAA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said at least 75 percent of the upgrade and expansion project for Entebbe International Airport has been done. The 1.1 Trillion Shillings expansion project was driven by the rising number of passengers and cargo volumes handled at the …
Read More »Patients find no magic in Hydroxyurea; the sickle cell wonder pill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 24-year-old Matilda Nanyondo was born with sickle cell, a genetic disease of the red blood cells. Most of her childhood was associated with very painful episodes, blood transfusions and long stays in hospitals. But, two years ago she was introduced to hydroxyurea, branded as a …
Read More »How sports will reshape global conversations in the COVID era
✳ DAY 1 – Stronger Together? Why and How the COVID-19 Pandemic Should Help Us Re-Imagine Subsidiarity and Solidarity for a Better World Oct 18 ✳ DAY 2 – Women and Power; Reshaping of Foreign Policy Oct 21 ✳ DAY 3 – Geopolitics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Oct 23 ✳ …
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