Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force has embarked on the mobilization and documentation of all crime preventers across the country. Commander of the Reserve Force, Lieutenant General Charles Otema Awany and Chief of Defence Force, Gen David Muhoozi are coordinating the exercise.. During the exercise, the …
Read More »Pigs, sheep, and rabbits had highest population growth from 2008 -2018 – UBOS
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farming households in Uganda managed to increase the population of pigs, sheep, and rabbits between 2008 and 2018 at a faster rate than they did for cows and goats, new statistics have shown. The figures, published on Tuesday by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) …
Read More »King Oyo calls for an end to teenage pregnancy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The King of Tooro Kingdom, Oyo Nyimba Rukidi IV, has warned that Uganda’s future is lost due to teenage pregnancies. Oyo, who was speaking at Reach a Hand Uganda –RAHU’s fifth Inter-Generational Dialogue –IGD on Tuesday at Serena Hotel, called for an end to teenage …
Read More »Gov’t to reconsider ottal ban on plastics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manufacturers of plastics and polythene bags are concerned over Government’s move to re-introduce a total ban on plastics and polythene bags even after a law on environment was passed. President Museveni in March assented to the National Environment bill into law which among other things …
Read More »Gov’t not frustrating constitutional amendment bill- minister Ajedra
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Finance-General Duties, Gabriel Ajedra has dismissed claims by Shadow Attorney-General Wilfred Niwagaba that he was denied a Certificate of Financial Implications for the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019. Niwagaba sought a certificate for his Bill immediately after being granted leave by parliament …
Read More »Uganda Airlines new CEO tasks ahead
Former CEO Ephraim Bagyenda appointed director engineering and maintenance Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The soon-to-be appointed CEO of the revived Uganda Airlines will have a challenging job ahead as he or she tries to identify the major shifts in the aviation industry and steer the company towards …
Read More »Use of Traditional bee hives affecting honey production in Rwenzori
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The poor quality of hives used by farmers in the Rwenzori region is affecting beekeeping. Most of the farmers use traditional beehives made of logs, banana fibres, mud and straw, gourd, woven grass or clay pots and are small in size. Eliezer Magezi is …
Read More »MUST gets police station after death of student
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has opened up a police station at Mbarara University of science and technology following the death of a student last week The police station was opened today following a meeting by the Mbarara district security committee to address cases of increased insecurity in the …
Read More »NDA sanctions panty condom acceptability study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited panty condom might be on the market within the next six months. The panty condom, which was brought into the country about two years ago had remained unused, to allow the National Drug Authority (NDA) time to prove that it’s fit for …
Read More »Graphics designer testifies In Mak gold scandal case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Timothy Waira, a 25-year-old graphics designer has presented a report of his analysis of a video in which a gold scam suspect filmed in Makerere University Physical Chemistry lab allegedly testing gold. Waira, who works for Ascenture Limited, in Kamwokya, was the last defense witness …
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