Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has presented the National Drug and Health Products Authority Bill, 2025 to the Parliamentary Committee on Health, setting the stage for major reforms in the regulation of medicines and health products in Uganda. The Bill seeks …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s journey toward a greener and more sustainable transport sector is gaining momentum, with E-Bus Xpress playing a pivotal role in realizing the country’s national e-mobility vision. The E-Bus Xpress is Uganda’s first electric mass transport initiative by Kiira Motors Corporation, currently operating in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2025 timetable for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE). According to UNEB ED Dad Odongo, the examinations will commence on Friday, October 10th, …
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Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who also serves as the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, has visited the headquarters of China’s leading Defence contractor, China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO). The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has issued a statement, calling for peaceful and inclusive 2026 elections. IRCU has particularly called on all stakeholders not to divide voters on religious and ethnic grounds. “As faith leaders united under IRCU, we affirm that our pulpits, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a proposal to borrow €183.3 million from the Standard Chartered Bank, UK, and Shs120.4 billion from the domestic market through a six-month Treasury Bill to finance the Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project—Phase II. The resolution was passed during a …
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KAMPALA,UGANDA | Xinhua | Seven people drowned and 29 others survived after a boat carrying mourners capsized on Lake Kyoga in northern Uganda’s Amolatar District on Friday, police said Saturday. The wooden vessel was traveling from Muchora Abino A village to escort a catechist to a burial ceremony when it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | iKON Awards has held a reunion for iKON fellowship program 2025 at Reach a Hand offices, Lungujja. The gathering brings together alumni, mentors, filmmakers, and partners of the iKON Young Filmmakers Fellowship Programme for a day of connection, reflection, and storytelling. The reunion is …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Namasagali College in Kamuli, Uganda has kick-started a series of activities to mark the first anniversary of the death of their longest ever serving headteacher, Mill Hill Missionary (MHM) Rev Fr Damian Grimes. Fr Grimes taught in Uganda from 1959 and was between August 1967 and December …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a landmark achievement for Uganda’s healthcare landscape, TMR International Hospital successfully completed its first-ever closed-heart surgery, performing a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) ligation on a 9-month-old infant from Kagadi District. The surgery, which can be life-saving if conducted on time, marks a historic …
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