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🔴 Uganda Ladies Open ✳️ DAY 2 🇺🇬 Kabasweka A. Peace 68  75 | 143 | -1 🇹🇿 Madina Iddy Hussein 73 74 | 147 | +3 🇺🇬 Kyomugisha Meron 76  74 | 150 | +6 🇰🇪 Awour Ashley 74  76 | 150 | +6 🇺🇬 Martha Babirye 81  73 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fight against illicit financial flows and money laundering is being limited by the lack of knowledge of the industry by the actors, according to the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA). According to FIA, the country has put in place most of the regulatory requirements …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has launched a 10-week ‘Bikula Bonnet and Win’ promotion with Shell Helix motor oils today. ‘Bikula Bonnet’, meaning ‘open your car bonnet’ is set up to reward over 15,000 motorists with instant prizes upon either topping up their engine oil or servicing their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nabagereka of Buganda Sylvia Nagginda has called on media houses to utilize their platforms to promote culture. In a speech read for her by Judy Kamanyi, a member of the Nabagereka Foundation, Nagginda emphasized that the media, especially online platforms, have been instrumental …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued an order to increase the salaries of lecturers and technicians working in public higher institutions of learning. The directive aims to enhance the retention and attraction of highly qualified staff in these areas. The President’s decision came in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Court on Thursday remanded six people to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Those remanded included headteachers. Among those remanded are Daniel Oleja, Ijalla Michael, and Nasser Sekandi, all teachers from Wakiso-based schools. They were jointly charged with Tadeo Lukyamuzi, Henry Mirembe, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa was forced to prematurely adjourn the House to next week after an almost two hours of standoff with MPs on Thursday. As in the past, Tayebwa’s attempt to steer the house was marred by points of procedure …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director, Patrick Ayota on Thursday asked the court to exercise its discretion in the interest of justice to favor the stability of the fund. He told the High Court Civil Division that it should guard against what …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies E&P has called for a discussion on infrastructure for electric vehicles so as to enhance Uganda’s energy transition process. The main infrastructure for EVs is the charging stations that currently are almost non-existent in the country, with a few vehicle owners like …

🔴 Uganda Ladies Open ✳ DAY 1 🇺🇬 Kabasweka A. Peace 68 (-4) 🇹🇿 Madina Iddy Hussein 73 (+1) 🇺🇬 Magala Evah 74 (+2) 🇰🇪 Awour Ashley 74 (+2) 🇺🇬 Martha Babirye 81 (+9) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Peace Amooti Kabasweka’s took advantage of great putting on Thursday, to …