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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 380 students at Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga Memorial School on Bugala Island in Kalangala District are set to benefit from enhanced access to digital learning, thanks to a generous support of 20 computers by MTN Uganda staff and its partners. This initiative, valued at …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda continued its initiative to support regional small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – Tupange Business Ne Equity – with a visit to the western region city of Mbarara on Thursday. As several business leaders shared their experiences, and participants heard from Equity Bank of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged public servants to eradicate corruption and cease working in cliques, emphasizing that these vices hinder citizen inclusiveness in policy implementation and thereby impede economic growth. Museveni stressed that no state or country can develop, grow, or transform without …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In April 2019, seven-month-pregnant Dorcus Aceng met her death when she unknowingly came into contact with an agitated elephant that had strayed from Murchison National Park. That fateful day, Aceng was at home going about her normal business when the elephant came running across her …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund in partnership with the Korean government has handed over Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities to schools after the closure of the 5-year Programme in the Karamoja sub-region. From 2019 – 2023, UNICEF supported the government of Uganda with …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The northern city of Lira was abuzz Wednesday afternoon as many business owners flocked to attend the TUPANGE business forum organised by Equity Bank Uganda Ltd. The Tupange engangement targets Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with an aim of sharing tips on business growth, financial assistance, and …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model-PDM. The suspects who were arrested on Tuesday have been identified as John Ayesiga, the Chairperson of Tukole Hamu PDM Group in Muramura Village, and Edward Irumba, the LC1 …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport-MoWT has launched the rehabilitation of Mundongo – Nyakiyumbu – Munkunyu road in Kasese district. The rehabilitation works on the 8.3 km stretch will cost 1.2 billion shillings and will be completed in six months. Eng. Wilson Kafifi, who represented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two fresh Irish Potato seed varieties have been unveiled in Uganda thanks to months of research by the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO), and Kachwekano Zonal Agriculture Research Institute. The varieties that have been named NARO Pot 5 and NARO Pot 6 are disease resistant, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of religious leaders has asked the government to consider establishing a specialized court that deals with specific disputes arising in religious institutions. During a regional consultation on the  RFOs draft policy by the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity held in Masaka city, the …