a Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety experts and activists, including representatives from Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents (HOVITA), United Nations Association Uganda (UNAU), Zembo Motors, and Africa Youth Leadership Development and Health (AYLDH), have cautioned parents against transporting their children top of motorcycle fuel tanks, stressing …
Read More »EACOP: East African Court rules oil pipeline can go ahead, throws out civil society case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has handed down a judgment in the case filed by a number of civil society actors that sought to challenge the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The actors including the Africa Institute for Energy …
Read More »Minister Magyezi attends stormy session that throws out Masaka City Speaker
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Councilors have passed a vote of no confidence against Tony Ssempijja as the Speaker, accusing him of abuse of office and social misconduct. Ssempijja who is the councilor representing Kimanya-Kabonera division, was impeached on Wednesday in a majority vote, during an extraordinary council …
Read More »Engineer, two others found dead in Kawempe septic tank
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Komamboga Central Zone in Kawempe,Division, a Kampala city suburb are in shock after a yet to be explained death of three people in a new septic tank. The dead include the site engineer. According to eyewitnesses, the trio seem to have died …
Read More »New HIV infections pose a big threat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda prepares to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1st, the country faces a significant challenge due to the high number of new infections, posing a threat to the goal of ending the epidemic by 2030. Dr. Nelson Musooba, the Director General of …
Read More »UMSC loses bid to block sale of properties
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has allowed businessman Justus Kyabahwa to proceed with the sale of properties belonging to the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council to recover 18.9 billion Shillings. Justice Christopher Gashirabake on Wednesday dismissed with costs an application in which UMSC wanted …
Read More »Why judge rejected Uganda Muslim Supreme Council’s appeal in Muslim land saga
Kampala, Uganda | BAKER BATTE | Last week, the High Court Commercial Division issued an execution order attaching Uganda Supreme Council properties in different parts of the country, to recover sh19 billion being claimed by businessman Justus Kyahabwa. The Mufti, Sheikh Ramadhan Mubajje while reacting to the ruling, accused the …
Read More »Energy Minister inaugurates new power station for Eastern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Sidronius Okaasai Opolot has inaugurated a new electricity substation in Mbale city. Last year, the government, under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development through the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), allocated sh3.2 billion to UMEME for the …
Read More »Absa Bank skills 3,000 sickle cell caregivers in financial literacy
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda, in partnership with Raising Hope International Friends (RHIF), has over the last 7 months, imparted much-needed financial literacy training to 2,250 sickle cell caregivers as part of their commitment to empower 3,000 caregivers with essential financial skills by the end of …
Read More »Implementation of World Bank sh1trillion womens fund starts a year behind schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) programm for Uganda has concluded, with policymakers urged to ensure easier conditions for women to access affordable finance. The program, Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A), was financed to the tune of sh78 billion by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, …
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