FEATURE  | THE INDEPENDENT | Sumini Nambajwe’s star is on the rise after her recent graduation with a Certificate in Electrical Installation at Nyamitanga Technical Institute in Mbarara, Western Uganda. Nambajwe is now a qualified domestic electrician, thanks to the KCB-GIZ Twekozese programme. She is one of the over 2,165 youths, …

Rutshuru, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s peacekeeping forces in the war-torn North Kivu Province of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have initiated an extensive tree-planting campaign in the Rutshuru territory to promote environmental conservation. Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba, the Ugandan Troops Contingent Commander, inaugurated the campaign on Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of the case in which State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi is accused of dealing with suspect property following the diversion of iron sheets for the people of Karamoja has failed to take off in the High Court. Last …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday began talks in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to admit Somalia into the regional economic bloc. Peter Mathuki, the secretary general of the intergovernmental organization, told journalists that the talks will be the final stage before Somalia can …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held here, and pay a state visit to South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor, and Nkosazana Clarice …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition questioning the charges made against Inspector General of Police Edward Kale Kayihura and seven other police officers in a 2016 case. The charges were dropped by Director of Public Prosecutions soon after, but lawyer Robert Rutaro is nevertheless questioning …

  The 17 cottage facility is situated between Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks Kihihi, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Goro Cottages, located in Kihihi town, Kanungu district in western Uganda, offers a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere as one ventures into the wild. Situated between Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Acholi Sub-region have questioned the government over what they term the deliberate exclusion of local ranchers from breeding cattle in the disputed Aswa Ranch.  The ranch, which is being managed by the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank [NAGRC&DB] sits …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With barely 18 months to run out its 25-year concession, power distributor, Umeme Ltd has made a 49 percent growth in operating profit for the first half ended June 2023. The company attributed the profit before amortisation and impairment, tax, and interest of 243,530 billion …

  Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to accelerate financial literacy and inclusion among barley farmers in Kabale and Rubanda Districts, Nile Breweries Limited has equipped over 1,000 farmers in the region with financial literacy skills, it said in a news release distributed on Aug.21. The training …