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Locally assembled laptops narrow Uganda’s rural-urban digital divide

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A new locally driven technology initiative is bringing hope to thousands of Ugandan students by addressing the country’s persistent digital divide between rural and urban learners. The “One Student, One Computer” program is equipping learners from low-income and remote communities with affordable laptops designed specifically …

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New push for Uganda’s express penalty system

Controversy over delay to implement tech-driven traffic regulations enforcement system ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A month after the government paused the Express Penalty System (EPS Auto) for review, road safety experts and activists are demanding its quicker-implementation. The road safety advocates are concerned that the EPS Auto system could easily …

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Regional hospitals struggling to embrace e-referral system

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Regional Referral Hospitals are struggling to embrace the E-referral system, despite the Ministry of Health painting a magnificent picture of how they are transitioning regional referral hospitals from the paper-based system to a more efficient electronic system. Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director of Public …

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Local manufactures want government to ease product registration

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local manufacturers have asked the government to ease the registration of their locally manufactured products to allow them to compete on the international markets. The local manufacturers made the request during the official opening of the Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) first-ever western trade …

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Police blocks thanksgiving organized by NUP aspirant

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Sunday blocked a thanksgiving event organized in Jinja City by National Unity Platform-NUP member Suleiman Namwoza. Namwoza is currently aspiring for the NUP flag to contest for the Jinja South West parliamentary seat. She had organized the event at the …

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Fire guts classrooms at Kakira High School

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted classrooms at Kakira High School. Kakira High School is one of the biggest government schools located in Kakira Town Council, in Jinja District. The fire was reportedly first sighted by students at 7:00am on Sunday, as huge flames were seen coming …

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Fudrikali community set to benefit from agricultural boost

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Fudrikali, an impoverished village in Oluko, Ayivu East Division, Arua City, are set to benefit from renewed agricultural support efforts led by former minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru. Fudrikali, located in a hard-to-reach area bordering Bileafe Sub-county in Terego District, is home to approximately …

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