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Equity Bank, KPMG, and Daily Monitor reveal 2024 top 100 mid-sized company survey results Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Limited, the official bank partner of this year’s Top 100 Mid-sized Companies Survey, in partnership with KPMG and the Daily Monitor, has today announced the results of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has urged judicial officers to prioritize quality judgement writing and to  take training sessions seriously even if the topics seem familiar to them. Owiny Dollo was opening a two-day workshop on judgment writing for High Court Judges in Kampala. The training …

Police Operations Director Summons KMP Commanders Over Christmas Security Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Operations of the Uganda Police Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP Frank Mwesigwa, has summoned an ad-hoc meeting with all Kampala metropolitan police commanders to plan for Christmas festivities. Mwesigwa summoned the commanders …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Three more bodies of people who died in the landslides in Bulambuli District have been recovered, in addition to the 12 recovered earlier in the day. According to Rogers Taitika the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson says that 15 people who were injured …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen inmates, staff and ex-prisoners on Thursday graduated with law degrees under a program organised by Justice Defenders and London University at Upper Prisons Luzira. Justice Defenders, a UK-based charity organization that advocates for legal education, training, and practice within vulnerable communities together with …

Mbarara, Uganda |  Dr. Philip Brian Barekye | In Uganda, Veterinary doctors or Veterinary Surgeons are solely trained at Makerere University. This is perhaps due to the requisite high level of infrastructure and manpower needed to equip the learners with globally recommended day one competencies of the professionals. However, other higher …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Madox Sematima is set to headline the 14th edition of the Pilsner Lager-sponsored Rukundo Egumeho on the 1st of December at Indian Association Grounds Lugogo. The legendary star will perform live to some of his popular hits alongside some of Western Uganda singing sensations, Ambroy, …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Finance, Henry Musasizi, has spoken out on the money heist at the Bank of Uganda (BOU) in which over 60 billion shillings was reportedly siphoned from the institution’s accounts in September this year and channeled to foreign accounts. …

  As Glovo continues revolutionizing the on-demand delivery landscape, its Q-commerce operations have become an important pillar of its growth strategy. Patricia Akankwatsa of The Independent had the opportunity to sit down with the newly appointed Country Manager, Ivy Maingi to discuss how Glovo is redefining quick commerce in Uganda …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint team of investigators from Defence Intelligence and Security former Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has so far probed 17 suspects connected to more than 60 billion shillings stolen from the Bank of Uganda. Sources told Uganda Radio Network …