Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira Motors Corporation, a budding indigenous mobility enterprise in the country has presented a 524 billion Shillings proposed business investment budget to the Presidential Affairs Committee of Parliament. It was contained in the Ministerial Policy Statement, and Budget Estimates for the FY 2024/2025. “We are …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | In recent years, Uganda has made significant strides in promoting forest conservation through heightened public awareness campaigns and the introduction of advanced technologies. These efforts are beginning to yield positive results. According to data from the National Forest Authority, Uganda’s state-run forest conservation agency, forest …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pope Francis has appointed Rt. Rev. Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese. The appointment was revealed on Friday by Luigi Bianco, the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda. Archbishop Wokorach, 63 a member of the Comboni Missionary until the appointment has been …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The best performers in the men’s and women’s categories will be awarded cars at the 22nd edition of the Uganda Corporate League that kick offs this Sunday, March 24th, at Makerere University Kampala Sports Grounds. The 2024 edition of the Corporate League comes with the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Professional Science Teachers’ Union (UPSTU) has issued an ultimatum to the government, giving it a ten-day window to reinstate science tutors and ICT teachers on the science salary scale. Failure to comply may result in the union resorting to industrial action. Since …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The call for increased funding to the education sector was again highlighted as Uganda observed its first-ever National Education Day. The celebration occurred at Kololo ceremonial ground, bringing together various stakeholders in the sector. This included parents, teachers, students, political leaders, technocrats, and development …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tuberculosis experts have expressed the need for a robust post-TB and lung disease rehabilitation program to reduce the disease burden. Mudashiru Bbuye, a research fellow from Makerere University Lung Institute, revealed that according to their research over 30 percent of the post TB patients develop …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). This is the second time Kainerugaba rises to the very top ranks of the army, and replaces General Wilson Mbadi Mbasu who has been …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi has written to anti-corruption agencies of the government demanding that the Speaker and Clerk to Parliament should be probed. Ssenyonyi wrote to the Inspectorate of Government, the Financial Intelligence Authority FIA, the Directorate of Public Prosecution …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed music promoter Balaam Barugahara and his former personal assistant Dr Kenneth Omona as ministers. President Yoweri Museveni Thursday night made changes to cabinet, bringing in Balaam Barugahara as State minister for Youth and Children affairs, Lilian Aber appointed minister for …
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