Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda together with Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have launched a partnership with civil societies in the Karamoja sub-region. The partnership was launched on Tuesday in Moroto district, focusing on promoting accountability, civic engagement, and Human Rights. Partners who will …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Inspector of Police Emmanuel Wilson Abura to 50 years in jail for strangling his colleague’s nine-year-old niece to death. The incident happened at Nalya Housing Estate where they used to share a house with the deceased’s uncle Corporal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives is seeking more funding from the COMESA secretariat to strengthen Uganda’s trade infrastructure and facilitate its integration into regional markets. Trade Minister Francis Mwebesa says that Uganda is developing project proposals to benefit from a 48.2 million Euro …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s leading athlete Joshua Cheptegei has said that his country has what it takes to continue producing more world stars. Chepetegi, the reigning 10,000m world champion, said on Wednesday that Uganda continues to produce many youngsters who are getting better and better at the world …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda has marked a significant milestone in its journey towards environmental sustainability through a new partnership with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) aimed at planting 20,000 Trees in 2024 equivalent to 30 Hectares. The trees will be planted at Jubiya …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) and Fidelis Leadership Institute (FLI) are set to start training programs in competition law, international trade, and consumer protection in June this year, officials said at the launch of the Competition Law & Consumer Protection Training event held in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Younger swineherds from various parts of Uganda have been amazed by the products made out of pigskin leather, seeing it as another avenue to make money from their herds. These products were part of the display at the Piggery Value Chain Symposium, which attracted over …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Internal Affairs General David Muhoozi has warned Internal Security Officers and village Chairmen against accepting bribes to recommend non-citizens for mass enrollment and renewal of National Identification cards. The National Identification Registration Authority is expected to embark on the mass enrollment and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COMESA Competition Commission together with Fidelis Leadership Institute have launched a training program on consumer protection and competition laws, amidst calls for the implementation of the relevant laws in Uganda. Recently, President Yoweri Museveni assented to the Competition Act 2023 but it is yet …
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Napak, Uganda | THE INDPEPENDENT | A total of 27 people turned up for the probationer Police Constable Recruitment exercise that kicked off on Monday at Kangole Boys Primary School in Napak district. Police announced a recruitment of 2,500 probation constables in February. However after successful applicants were shortlisted for the …
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