Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM district chairpersons in Bugisu sub-region have urged President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to fulfill the promises he made to the region. The NRM leaders presented their petition during the launch of the “Museveni Tova Ku Main” a campaign aimed at endorsing President …
Read More »UWA calls for removal of human settlement in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has identified the phasing out of 11 human settlements within Queen Elizabeth National Park as the only long-term solution to the persistent human-wildlife conflict in the area. The presence of these communities has posed a significant challenge, resulting in the …
Read More »Traders want government to suspend livestock markets in Karamoja region
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders dealing in livestock are demanding the government to suspend all the cattle markets in Karamoja region until they get permanent solutions to end the cattle raids in the Karamoja sub region. The call follows the recovery of six stolen cows from the four trucks …
Read More »KCCA appoint Sergio Daniel Moniz Traguil as new manager
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC has appointed Portuguese coach Sergio Daniel Moniz Traguil as their new head coach, replacing Jackson Mayanja, who has been serving as the interim coach since April. The club made a formal announcement through its CEO Anisha Muhoozi on Monday, stating that Traguil, …
Read More »Suspect cattle rustler in UPDF uniform gunned down
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces have shot dead a suspected armed cattle rustler dressed in a Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF uniform in Karenga district. The incident took place in Lokel village, Kapedo Sub County on Sunday when the suspect was found driving five cows believed to …
Read More »WHO: 9 women are diagonized with cervical cancer every day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every day according to the World Health Organization, with two human papillomavirus (HPV) types (16 and 18) being responsible for nearly 50% of the high-grade cervical pre-cancers. Speaking at a medical wellness camp organized last week by …
Read More »FORTY YEARS: Centenary Group commences 4-month celebration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Centenary Bank Group has started celebrations commemorating its remarkable journey of 40 years in operations. Centenary Group, that started in 1983, has grown to become the largest bank in the region, expanding its influence through subsidiary companies including a technology firm known as Centenary …
Read More »President Museveni warns cultural institutions on ethnic tensions
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned cultural institutions across the country to desist from causing ethnic tensions which cause the spirit of division that undermines development. In a speech read for him by Robinah Nabbanja, the prime minister of Uganda during the 29th coronation …
Read More »Patients denied treatment in Arua hospital over lack of smartphones
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several patients seeking health services at Arua Regional Referral Hospital in the West Nile Region are being denied treatment due to lack of smartphones. The most affected patients are those seeking radiology services like X-ray and computerized tomography CT scan at the Out-Patients Department (OPD). …
Read More »Kiggundu moves to block judgement delivery in DTB 120b loan case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businessman Hamis Kiggundu has petitioned the Supreme Court in Kampala asking them not to deliver their judgement as planned, in the case in which he wants to recover 120 billion shillings from Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya. The application by Kiggundu …
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