Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The city of Jinja has partnered with the organisers of the Nyege Nyege Festival to capitalize on business opportunities for the city’s residents and businesses. As a result, the festival will be held in Jinja from the 9th – 12th of November at four conjoined …
Read More »Two UPDF soldiers shot dead by Pokot cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers were shot dead and another injured by suspected cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit district while tracking stolen cattle on Monday evening. The incident occurred at 8 pm around Molunyangai Hill within the Pian Upe Game Reserve. Armed Pokot …
Read More »Attorney General questions list of 150 war claimants
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has returned the names of at least 155 war debt claimants in Kitgum for re-verification. Kitgum district had sent a list of 1,463 war debt claimants to the office of the Attorney General, but only 763 are reflected in the master …
Read More »Health worker arrested for allegedly raping expectant mother
Mparo, Uganda | THE INDEPENENT | Darius Orikiriza, an enrolled nurse at Mparo Health Center IV in Mparo Town Council, Rukiga District is in police custody on allegations of raping an expectant mother. The incident allegedly took place on Monday, August 21, 2023, around 02:00 PM. The victim, a 20-year-old …
Read More »Turaco gets an underwriting license in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Turaco, an insurtech company has acquired an underwriting license in Uganda and aims to provide affordable and simple microinsurance products, reaching unserved and underserved individuals, executives said on Aug.22 in Kampala. According to the Turaco officials, the firm will design and distribute simple products …
Read More »Electrical installation skills taking Nambajwe places
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, …
Read More »Ugandan troops start tree planting campaign in North Kivu province
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 …
Read More »Minister Lugoloobi’s iron sheets case flops
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 …
Read More »EAC begins talks on Somalia’s membership
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 …
Read More »Xi in South Africa for 15th BRICS Summit
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 …
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