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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has distributed 75 tons of sunflower and 500 tons of Soya beans to 22 cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub region. The oil seeds were distributed to cooperative societies from Lango sub region including Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Climate Change Action East Africa (CCAEA) and the International University of East Africa (IUEA) are organizing a symposium and expo for October this year at the IUEA Kampala campus, Kansanga – Ggaba Road, they said on Sept.7. The symposium will be an avenue to promote …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The King of Tooro Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV has called on learners to embrace and value the Tooro culture. Meeting learners from 13 schools in Fort Portal city on Thursday at his Palace, King Oyo asked the students to preserve the cultural norms of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SafeBoda has Sept.08 officially announced the immediate launch of its car-hailing service–SafeCar in the Ugandan market, adding to its popular boda (SafeBoda) services. Officials said, the company is bringing its expertise in the boda industry to revolutionize the car and taxi industry in Uganda and Nigeria. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has told legislators that she has received assassination threats from people she didn’t disclose. She revealed this during plenary on Thursday shortly after the Katikamu South MP, Hassan Kirumira queried the recurring abduction of citizens. Rising on a matter of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has fixed September 23rd 2022, to decide whether the former Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines Cornwell Muleya, has a case to answer in relation to charges of disobedience of orders requiring him to record a statement on matters related to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parliamentary committee on infrastructure has started an investigation into the state of Lotis towers. Last month, cracks on the 14-storied building were first spotted in one of the building’s pillars on level six by concerned tenants. The National Buildings Review Board-NBRB recommended occupants vacate …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Moroto district are holding 39-year-old Emmanuel Okello on allegations of masquerading as State House staff. He was picked up on Thursday morning after presenting himself as an intelligence officer from State House Entebbe. The suspect is a resident of Aparisa village, Tubur sub-county in  …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors have decried the sorry state of the Mbale central market. The roofs of the market leak and the drainage channels are blocked, which leads to flooding whenever it rains. The market which was commissioned in 2014 has a total of 3,760 vendors who operate different …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government primary schools in Masaka are registering an increase in the number of learners for the third term. Schools officially reopened for the third term on Monday after a three-week long holiday that commenced on August 12th, 2022. According to head teachers, many parents are …