Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inforcation, Communication, Technology Association of Uganda (ICTAU) has announced a new board of 10 members to guide its activities in 2018. The new Board of Directors were elected at the 4th Annual General Meeting held December 9th, 2017 at Hive Colab in …
Read More »Besigye case in Mbarara adjourned, magistrate on leave
Mbarara, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Former presidential candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye’s case in which he is jointly charged with FDC president, Amuriat Patrick Oboi and three others has been adjourned to March 06, 2018, due to the absence of trial Magistrate Sanyu Mukasa who is on official leave. Together with …
Read More »Banks scramble for a pie of Uganda’s insurance industry
New move expected to boost country’s insurance penetration Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | For a long time, buying insurance policies in Uganda through commercial banks, also known as bancassurance, remained unthinkable. Policies were purchased directly from insurers’ branches or through brokers, a situation that had been blamed for a slowdown …
Read More »PLE: Bridge Schools get 93% in Grade 1 and 2
BRIDGE: The school’s best performing PLE pupils were from the eastern part of the country Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In its pioneer year of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Bridge International Academies registered a notable performance where 93% of its pupils passed in Grade 1 and Grade 2. In …
Read More »Makerere’s 68th graduation ceremonies start
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 68th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University started on Tuesday and will run up to Friday. In four sessions on four days, over 14,000 graduands will be presented to the Chancellor Prof. Ezra Suruma for conferment of Makerere University and award of diplomas in the respective …
Read More »EALA to hold Plenary in Kampala
President Museveni expected to deliver State of EAC Address at Kampala sitting Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is scheduled to resume business next week by holding its Plenary Session in Kampala, Uganda. The Plenary from January 22nd 2018, through to February 9, 2018, is …
Read More »Rwanda, Uganda deny Israel deal on migrants
Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Rwanda and Uganda have rejected claims of signing a controversial deal to take in African migrants from Israel. Recently, Israel approved a plan to force asylum seekers to choose between indefinite detention in an Israeli prison, or deportation to a third country in Africa. The migrants …
Read More »Umeme commissions Ishaka sub-station
Umeme commissions Ishaka substation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s main electricity distribution company Umeme has commissioned a newly reconstructed sub-station in Ishaka substation as a way of improving power reliability and quality of supply in the Western region. According to a statement from Umeme, the $1,470,000 Ishaka substation boosts Umeme’s …
Read More »Rwanda, Tanzania agree on SGR from Isaka to Kigali
Dar es Salaam, Tanzanai | XINHUA | Tanzania and Rwanda on Sunday agreed to construct a 400-kilometer standard gauge railway line from Isaka to Kigali in efforts to connect Rwanda, the landlocked east African country, to the Dar es Salaam port. Tanzanian President John Magufuli told a news conference in …
Read More »Muntu defies Nandala Mafabi, starts nationwide consultations
Muntu’s consultation are going ahead as planned despite a letter from FDC Secretary General Nathan Nandala Mafabi warning that no party member should carry out any public activities anywhere in the country before consulting the party headquarters. Mafabi’s letter dated January 10, 2018 cautions FDC district chairpersons and general secretaries that …
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