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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clay products maker, Uganda Clays Limited, has reported a 292% increase in net profit to Shs2.8bn in the first six months of 2021. Its Managing Director, Reuben Tumwebaze says, the impressive performance is a turnaround from a loss position of Shs1.4bn that was incurred in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is asking for funds from the government for an assessment that would help the body determine the impact of Covid-19 on learning outcomes in Uganda. UNEB is obliged to carry out a needs assessment for the education sector. Their findings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Sudan are in talks over a growing number of deadly ambushes on South Sudanese territory targeting transit trucks. Okello Oryem, Uganda’s minister of state in charge of international affairs, is in South Sudan’s capital Juba, to discuss stopping the ambushes with his …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police personnel attached to Bugembe police station in Jinja have rescued a 13 year old juvenile, who is reported to have been married off to a 17 year old teenager. The teen was rescued in an operation carried out in Budhumbuli cell, Bugembe, where the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday commended Uganda for allowing to host fleeing Afghan nationals. The UN refugee agency said in a tweet that Uganda chose to open its doors to Afghan nationals in their hour of need. “Uganda has a long-standing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued ping pong between the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) and ROKO construction company over failure to complete works on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is costing lives, Dr John Omagino warned on Wednesday. Dr Omagino who is the Executive Director of the Institute says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 35-year-old businesswoman has been charged for selling counterfeit agro chemicals to unsuspecting farmers. The suspect identified as Evalyn Kunahimbire, was arraigned before the Buganda Road Grade One Magistrates Court and charged for forging a counterfeiting trademark, selling goods with false trademarks and falsely applying …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Public Service Grace Mary Mugasa has withdrawn an election petition she had filed against Hoima city mayor Brian Kaboyo. Mugasa who contested with Kaboyo in the Hoima mayoral race filed the petition before Masindi High Court alleging that Kaboyo committed numerous electoral …

Many hailed the fallen General as a patriot and great warrior OBITUARY | IAN KATUSIIME | Army MP, military doctrine chief and author of one of the most definitive books of the National Resistance Army (NRA) war, Lt. Gen. Pecos Kutesa was a Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) man to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni yesterday received and held a meeting with the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan who is in the country for a working visit. Goodluck is in Uganda ahead of his installation as the chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda. Cavendish University is one …