Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda-Rwanda border at Katuna has been opened to allow movement of heavy trucks, in what Rwanda says will be to try its one-stop-border infrastructure. In a statement issued last night, Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) said the area will only be open from today …
Read More »BITATURE: Umeme committed to powering Uganda’s prosperity
COMMENT | Patrick Bitature | I would like to congratulate the government for having successfully gone through the 2019 Manifesto Week, that run from 13th -24th May 2019. I particularly would like to applaud government for having attained a mid-term manifesto implementation score of 62 percent to date, according …
Read More »History man Nadal sweeps to ‘incredible’ 12th French Open and 18th Grand Slam title
Paris, France | AFP | Rafael Nadal swept to an historic 12th Roland Garros title and 18th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem. The 33-year-old Spaniard becomes the first player, man or woman, to win the same Slam 12 times …
Read More »How the crisis in Sudan unfolded
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | The deadly crackdown by security forces on protesters in Sudan follows a worsening standoff between the ruling military and demonstrators demanding civilian rule. The unrest started in December 2018, when citizens revolted against a tripling of the price of bread. In April, demonstrators launched a …
Read More »LIVE: Museveni delivers State of the Nation Address 2019
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In fulfillment of the constitutional requirement under Article101 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni will today deliver the State of the Nation Address, 2019. The president will gave accountability on particular government commitments and appraise the country of …
Read More »Apolo Nsibambi laid to rest, daughter installed heir
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda has installed Rhodah Nakimuli Kasujja, as the heir to the former Prime Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi. Nakimuli is Nsibambi’s eldest daughter. This was during a requiem Service held on Tuesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirebe for the former Premier who …
Read More »Calls for Islamic Banking dominates Eid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The call to operationalize Islamic Banking dominated Eid al Fitr prayers at Kibuli Mosque on Tuesday. Islamic banking is a system based on the Islamic economic guidelines in as far as the Sharia law is concerned. Under this system, the banks make profits through …
Read More »Kenya, Tanzanian pilgrims clean up Namugongo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Foreign Pilgrims from countries Kenya and Tanzania have taken up a task of cleaning up Namugongo, the site of the annual Uganda Martyrs Day Celebration. The shrine was by this morning covered up in heaps of garbage comprising plastic bottles, papers and polyethene bags, …
Read More »Sudan military scraps transition deal, crackdown leaves 35 dead
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s military on Tuesday cancelled a power-transfer agreement with protesters and called for elections within nine months, a day after more than 35 demonstrators were killed in what they called a “bloody massacre”. Protest leaders called on their supporters to take part in “total civil …
Read More »Financial support missing in thriving Uganda dairy sector
Uganda Dairy sector transformation: where is the financial sector? COMMENT | Joseph Kiirya | Dairy is one of the few sectors witnessing a positive response in recent years to the Uganda government policy to commercialize agriculture. In the last four years, Uganda has witnessed an exponential growth in its dairy …
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