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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Government has said that the power outage in Gulu will be resolved next month when Aswa dam starts operations. Gulu district has been experiencing major power outages since 2012 with blackouts recorded daily, which has affected several businesses The Aswa hydroelectric power station is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda has tipped 200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to tap the numerous business opportunities available in the oil and gas sector at the midstream stage. The enterprises specializing in construction, engineering and ICT were told to position themselves to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Members of Parliament have expressed disappointment over the failure to resolve the Uganda-Rwanda tensions. During plenary on Thursday, Maganda Julius Wandera, the Minister of State for East African Community Affairs who was presenting a statement on the 20 years of East African Integration was overruled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  International Joint Venture Partners operating in Uganda’s Oil and Gas Sector have cautioned the Country’s Small and Medium Enterprises to expect no compromise in procurement in the industry.     They say they are committed to maintaining a high standard in the industry while sub-contracting to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Non-traditional donors, especially China are negotiating with government for funding informally and less transparently, leaving room for manoeuvring and corruption, a research paper has said. The paper, published by the Southern Voice, a network of think tanks from Africa, Asia and Latin America, says this …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A man who dragged Lubaga South Member of Parliament Kato Lubwama to court has protested the delayed justice in an application where the MP is seeking to block an election petition. In 2017 High Court Civil Division Judge Margaret Oumo Oguli allowed Habib Buwembo the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  National Information Platforms on Nutrition-NIPN has called for door to door nutrition training for maids and parents in order to reduce stunted growth in urban areas. Nutritionists say several children in well to do families have stunted growth and retarded brains due to lack of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The second meeting between Uganda and Rwanda to address border closure issue has been called off.  According to the Uganda government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo, the meeting was called off at the request of Kigali.  He said via his twitter handle that “the media is hereby …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Southern and Eastern African Trade Institute –SEATIN has asked teachers to help improve the debating skills of students.  Ambassador Nathan Irumba, also SEATIN executive director said that the fights and insults between different political camps is as a result of to lack of teachers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Koro sub county in Omoro district are in panic following the delayed response by security personnel to remove two bombs discovered in the area. The two bombs include mortar explosive shells that are suspected to have been left behind by fighters of …