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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda recently partnered with the African Guarantee Fund to host the Green Finance Forum an event aimed at providing knowledge on awareness and opportunities in the green finance space. The forum brought together key sector players …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has unveiled a commemorative publication celebrating 10 years of impactful educational scholarships that have transformed the lives of youth in the Albertine region. The launch event, held at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel, introduced the publication titled “10 Years of TotalEnergies EP Uganda’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three handheld tractors donated to Pader District by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) are lying idle because of missing essential parts crucial for farming tasks. The tractors donated last year were intended to modernize farming but now lie idle, sparking frustration …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Extractive‘s Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat (UGEITI Secretariat) has again raised a red flag about the discrepancies in the country’s gold import and exports. UGEITI Secretariat hosted by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday release its report for Fiscal Year 2021/2022.  Like in …

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 …