Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A multi-billion shillings Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition – ICAN activity by the United States Agency for International Development – USAID has come to an end. The USAID ICAN project was a five-year flagship resilience activity inaugurated in July 2018 and ending in July …
Read More »JANET MUSEVENI: 120 traditional secondary schools to get face lift
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced plans to refurbish 120 traditional Secondary schools. First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education, announced this initiative on Thursday during the presentation of the Ministry’s progress in implementing the NRM manifesto at an event …
Read More »Court grants judiciary driver bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court in Kampala has granted bail to Stanley Kisambira the Judiciary driver. Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu on Thursday granted Kisambira a non-cash bail of 10 million Shillings and his sureties who included his wife Grace …
Read More »Govt okays hydrogen fertiliser production at Karuma Dam
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan registered company, H₂ Agro Uganda Limited has secured a government node to start a hydrogen industrial complex at the Karuma Hydropower Plant. The hydrogen park is expected to take advantage of the electricity produced at the dam to power a petrochemical industry …
Read More »USAID: 15 million Ugandans lack access to sanitation services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reported that over 10 million Ugandans still lack access to safe drinking water, while close to 15 million lack access to sanitation services. According to the USAID, Uganda Mission Director Richard Nelson, government needs to …
Read More »Mob lynches suspected armed boda boda robbers in Arua
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob on Wednesday lynched two suspected armed thugs at Alikua trading center in Ajia sub-county, Arua District. It is alleged that the two yet-to-be-identified men who were dressed in a UPDF uniform and armed with an AK 47 rifle robbed a motorcycle from …
Read More »How to manage debt for a stable financial future
COMMENT | CLEVER NICHOLAS | Debt has become an unavoidable part of modern life for many individuals, enterprises and households. Whether it’s student loans, credit card debt, or mortgages, managing debt has become a pressing concern. When managed well, it is a source of success, when mismanaged, the repercussions are …
Read More »Two new Ugandans shine at Airtel Africa’s The Voice Africa competition
Sharon Kyolinakyo & Charles Ssekitoleko impress coaches Lady Jaydee and Awilo Longomba Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The thrilling 8th episode of The Voice Africa connected by Airtel, featured Sharon Kyolinakyo who became the first Ugandan talent to be selected by Coach Lady Jaydee after performing Happiest Year by …
Read More »Oil companies protest hiked food prices in Bunyoro
An egg is sold between shillings 300 and 500 in Kampala but some suppliers in Bunyoro region want to sell an egg to the oil companies at between shillings 1,000 and 1,500 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Companies working to develop oil and gas in the Albertine region are …
Read More »Nandutu goes to constitutional court, asks trial be halted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing embattled State Minister for Karamoja, Agnes Nandutu have objected to her trial at Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. Nandutu is battling charges of dealing with suspect property in the infamous iron sheet scandal at the Prime Minister’s Office. Her lawyers led by Kampala …
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