Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of proper knowledge, coupled with customer resistance and misconceptions, has been blamed for the slow adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles in lending practices among microfinance institutions in the Masaka region. The ESG framework, adopted in 2022 by United Nations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | JB Kakooza was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Lwengo on Thursday, after several tributes to a life many said was dedicated to the complete democratization of Uganda. It is said, the late Democratic Party stalwart, John Baptist Kakooza popularly known JB Kakooza …

Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agora Centre for Research has confirmed that their director, Agather Atuhaire, who has since Monday been held by Tanzanian officials, has been found this morning alive at the Uganda-Tanzania border. “We are relieved to inform the public that she has been found. She was abandoned at the …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has revealed that Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan lawyer, journalist, and social justice activist whose whereabouts are unknown, was tortured by Tanzanian security. “The last time I was in the same space with @AAgather was Tuesday morning. We had been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Twine, the former spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has been charged, together with Noah Mutwe, with inciting violence, hate speech, malicious information, and conspiracy to commit a felony. Twine, who has been in detention for two weeks, on Thursday appeared alongside Noah Mutwe, another bodyguard of …

Mwenda defends Muhoozi, says NUP is not organising for an election but planning for an insurrection instead Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen Salim Saleh, has reassured European Union diplomats in Uganda of safety amidst alleged threats against them by the …

Nakasongola , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a US$5 million cassava processing plant by Pura Organic Agro-Tech in Nakasongola, marking a major step in Uganda’s industrial value addition drive. The factory, with an annual production capacity of 40,000 metric tonnes of high-grade cassava starch, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to establish an inter-agency security committee to decisively address the growing cases of electricity infrastructure vandalism in central Uganda. The president’s directive follows a spate of vandalism incidents that have left several …

  According to the research conducted in the first quarter of this year, on average, Ugandans consume 4.6 litres of pure illicit alcohol per year, compared to 2.3 litres of pure legal alcohol Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sale of traditional alcoholic distilled beverages (artisanal), commonly known as …

COMMENT | CONSTANCE KICONCO | Last week’s parenting article “Uganda’s Entitled Generation” led to deep conversations and a Zoom session with the Rotary Club family here in Kampala. One big question stood out: “How do we build a lasting family culture that shapes our children’s values in today’s noisy world?” If …