Kampala, Uganda: | THE INDEPENDENT | MoTIV Africa has announced the Africa Creatives Challenge, an exciting competition aimed at sparking transformative innovation within Africa’s creative landscape. The Challenge will support the top two projects with a $6,000 grant each. The challenge, according to Marie-Franz Fordjoe, Lead -MoTIV West Africa, is designed to …
Read More »Ugandan businesses urged to adopt robust risk mitigation strategies
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Ugandan business leaders have been urged to make a strategic shift towards proactive risk management. Key speakers called for a change in strategey, at a recent breakfast forum co-hosted by Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, and the American Chamber …
Read More »Civil society calls for withdrawal of proposed Govt tax measures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tax Justice Alliance Uganda has disagreed with most of the proposals in the five tax amendment bills that were recently tabled before parliament as part of the 2024/2025 budget process. The new tax measures are contained in the Income Tax Amendment Bill, 2024, …
Read More »EACOP victims struggle to rebuild livelihoods despite compensation
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite receiving monetary compensation for properties affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) route in Lwengo and Kyotera districts, some affected individuals are expressing regret over the project’s impact on their livelihoods. Teddy Nakintu, 79, from Nnanywa A village, Ndagwe sub-county in …
Read More »Kenyans demand public inquiry into death of CDF
Kisumu, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Mourners at the burial of Kenya’s Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla have asked for a speedy investigation into circumstances leading to his death. Gen Ogolla was among the occupants of a military helicopter that went down on Thursday afternoon shortly after …
Read More »Chaos as Masaka road closed for repairs at Kyengera
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorists are struggling to enter Kampala from the west after a section of the Masaka road gave way, a few kilometers to the city. The road section between Kyengera and Budo Junction along Kampala -Masaka highway has partially sunk in due to heavy …
Read More »Real estate dealers call for sensitization on marriage registration
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDENPENDENT | Real estate dealers in Mbarara are urging the Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) to increase efforts in sensitizing couples about the importance of registering their marriages. During the launch of the Mass Business Registration Initiative in Mbarara city, real estate dealers highlighted concerns about property …
Read More »Karamoja farmers decry lack of seeds
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers across the Karamoja sub-region are expressing frustration over delays in the government’s distribution of seeds during this crucial planting season. Despite the onset of rains in early April in some parts of Karamoja, farmers have yet to plant crops three weeks later due to …
Read More »Inside Museveni, Aliker entanglement in America-Libya politics
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Martin Aliker, a veteran businessman, politician, diplomat and dental practitioner died on Monday. He was 95 and will be buried on Sunday at Aworanga, Gulu, where he was born in 1928. In his long and illustrious career at the intersection of politics and business, …
Read More »Uganda endorsed to join Khartoum Process Steering Committee
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been endorsed to the Khartoum Process Steering Committee, an announcement made during the Senior Officials’ Meeting taking place in Cairo, Egypt 17th -18th April 2024 The Khartoum Process was established in November 2014 to serve as a platform for political cooperation amongst …
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