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West Nile schools get sh72million solar panels

    Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) has installed solar systems worth 72 million shillings in three rural schools across West Nile to improve access to reliable electricity. The installations, with a combined capacity of 9,450 watts, were distributed to St. Jude Thaddeus Pacego …

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Uganda to host first ever Rhino naming ceremony

    $11 million Name a Rhino conservation campaign reaches milestone Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities have announced that Uganda will host its first-ever Rhino Naming Ceremony on 22nd September 2025 at Ziwa Rhino …

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Tayebwa, Muntu clash over tea project at businessman Garuga burial

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bitter exchange over Uganda’s tea industry erupted at the burial of renowned businessman James Musinguzi Garuga on Monday evening in Mukiragiro village, Nyarurambi parish, Rugyeyo sub-county, Kanungu District. The clash pitted Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa against Gregory Mugisha Muntu, the president of the …

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ELECTIONS 2026: 51 pick presidential nomination forms

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 51 individuals picked presidential nomination forms on the first day of issuance ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced. EC spokesperson Julius Mucunguzi says that the exercise, which began on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the EC headquarters on …

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