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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked farmers to diversify from the traditional tea growing to other high commercial value crops. In his address during the National Labour’s day celebrations held in Mukabura playground in Fort Portal Tourism City, Museveni said tea doesn’t have high global …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on family, values, and Sovereignty has kicked on the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe. The conference widely viewed as an avenue for African legislators to chart ways of fighting against homosexuality is also expected to continue the fight against …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has asked Britain to stop meddling in the local politics of the East African country after London announced sanctions on three of Uganda’s senior officials over allegations of corruption. The Ugandan parliament on late Tuesday urged Britain to respect the country’s sovereignty. It is important …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan access to health advocates have joined their global south counterparts urging for equity in the next global pandemic agreement. Apart from equity, they say the agreement should ensure accountability and financing for pandemic security. The call by members from various health-related civil society in …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF’s joint staff head of human resource management, Brig. Jimmy Kinalwa has drilled adjutants on exercising honesty in the course of dispensing their duties as it is beneficial to the forces under their charge. Over 86 adjutants sourced from the different UPDF units are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a supplementary expenditure budget worth Shs1.106 trillion for settling the offtake arrangement between government and DEI Pharmaceuticals, wage and pension and gratuity shortfalls. During plenary on Tuesday, 30 April 2023, the Deputy Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Achia Remigio presented the committee’s …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers have published a book detailing political tactics that it says President Yoweri Museveni has utilized to rule Uganda for close to four decades. The “Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda Clientelism, Coercion, and Social Control” was launched on Monday. It says Uganda has since the return …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a government request to borrow up to Euro 110,543,947.52 (about Shs 450 billion) from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrading project. The 115 km Kitgum-Kidepo Road in North Eastern Uganda, connects the Kitgum and Kaabong districts. The motion for …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Otafiire Kahinda has instructed the Kampala Metropolitan East Regional Police Commander Joab Wabwiire to arrest all officers who were involved in assaulting leaders in Mukono District. The directive follows a series of incidents through which area leaders were allegedly arrested and …

WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | The continuous participation of Chinese enterprises in Uganda’s economic development has equipped local employees with professional skills and knowledge, helping them to build their dreams. Musitwa Abel is among the 32 local employees of the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Uganda who have just completed …