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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Nile Breweries has launched a Shs4bn state-of-the-art barley cleaning and drying plant in Cheminy, Kween District, it said in a press release dated Nov.7. The state-of-the-art plant, strategically located in the heart of Sebei region, will play a pivotal role in advancing the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Office of the Leader of Opposition in Parliament – LOP has commenced a parallel investigation to trace the whereabouts of the 18 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP said to have been abducted by security personnel before, during, and after the 2021 general …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  With only six days left until the deactivation deadline for non-regularized SIM cards, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and telecom companies are making a final push to remind cardholders to act fast to avoid potential disconnection. This urgent appeal comes just one week before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Airtel Uganda Ltd, the mobile telecommunications company, has closed its public offer of shares with a subscription rate of 54.45 percent. Trading of shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) started today at 9.30 am. It will be the 11th local listed company on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala District Land Board Chairperson, David Balondemu, along with his co-accused Geoffrey Mkwe are out on bail. The duo was released Monday by the City Hall court grade one magistrate, Rehema Nassozi. They are jointly accused with businessmen James Jeff Mugisha and Godfrey Mabirizi, of …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and Minister for East African Community Affairs  Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is slated to officially open the eighth edition of the Uganda Waragi Nyege Nyege festival on Thursday 9th November 2023 in Jinja. The festival that runs up …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The election of the former Mukono Municipality Mayor, George Fred Kagimu, as the president of the Municipal Development Forum-MDF, has sparked protests from councilors through the works committee. Kagimu assumed the role of president at the beginning of this year and has since convened …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After spending three weeks lying at Mulago hospital morgue, bodies of two foreign tourists killed last month in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese district have been handed over to UK forensic experts and later repatriated. . David Barlow, a UK national and his …

Kampala , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is investigating a shooting and robbery incident at the weekend involving a Chinese man. In a late bid to save money stolen from him, a Chinese national opened fire indiscriminately on a Kampala road, forcing people to scamper to safety. Lee Shao resorted …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flash floods have displaced more than 2,000 people and destroyed properties worth millions at the border town of Elegu, according to Amuru district authorities. The flash floods follow days of torrential rainfall that pounded the region and forced the Unyama River to burst its banks on …