Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has rejected the appointment of Rubaga North Member of Parliament, Moses Kasibante as the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Patrick Amuriat Oboi dropped the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Calling all startups, scale-ups, entrepreneurs and innovators! The first edition of Paint the Future – the AkzoNobel startup challenge is now open and ready to discover new and revolutionary solutions that will accelerate innovation in the world of paints and coatings. Spearheaded by the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom giants MTN have confirmed the deportation of their two staff by Uganda authorities. In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, MTN confirmed the deportation of Olivier Prentout, the Chief Marketing Officer MTN Uganda and Annie Bilenge Tabura, the Head of Sales …
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Girls beat boys, reversing national trend Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national trend in the performance at Primary Leaving Exams (PLE) was reversed at Bridge Schools as girls beat boys. According to some statistics, boys are 9% more likely to outperform girls at the country level yet …
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5 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The board of the regional oil marketer, Kenol Kobil, has approved the proposed takeover of the firm by the French based company, Rubis Energie. The shareholders, however, have until February 18 to accept or decline the offer, according to reports from Kenya’s local …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s public relations firm, brainchild Burson-Marsteller, has rebranded to brainchild BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), embracing the identity of BCW, one of the world’s largest full-service communications agency and Africa’s largest PR network. The development comes on the back of the 2018 global …
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?: Do you still want to love me, for better or for worse? ?: I DO. An 85-yr-old man in Xi'an, China's Shaanxi Province, was captured on camera giving his wife a leg massage. pic.twitter.com/MCJVBGKrVG — People's Daily, China (@PDChina) January 10, 2019 Beijing, China | AFP | …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament representing workers have said they are preparing to meet the suspended staff of Makerere University. The members of parliament on Monday condemned the suspension of the three Makerere University Association members saying it is irregular and illegal. On January 17th, …
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As the elites gather at #wef19, we reveal the true costs of under-taxation of the rich on the world's poorest. Download our latest inequality report, 'Public good or private wealth', here→ https://t.co/UHN0xcW1Fc #FightInequality #BeatPoverty pic.twitter.com/Txo0QoKc5S — Oxfam International (@Oxfam) January 21, 2019 Davos, Switzerland | AFP | The world’s 26 …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rally driver Ponsiano Lwakataka who was charged with malicious damage of property in Mukono has today been denied bail at the Mukono Chief Magistrate Court. Court made it clear that the sureties presented were substandard. Lwakataka and John Sekitoleko were this afternoon …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
