Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Kamabare, who has served as the General Manager of National Medical Stores (NMS) since 2008, has received the Minister’s Special Award at this year’s Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) held at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo on Nov. 10. Kamabare, who oversaw the transformation of …

The removal of legal challenges leaves the continent’s most valuable fintech startup free to pursue growth in East Africa’s top digital money market – – and take on regional giant, M-Pesa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Fintech giant, Flutterwave has overcome legal challenges that threatened to cripple an ambitious …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cold chain technicians and statisticians have said the Human Capital Management System (HCMS) being rolled out by the Ministry of Public Service to automate the human resource function, is faulty. While this system, which is among others supposed to allocate workers’ pay is yet …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction has welcomed the report released last week by the Equal Opportunity Commission showing how government jobs are distributed in the country. According to the report, almost 50 percent of government jobs are distributed among the people from Western …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kadhis from eight Muslim districts in Busoga have made contributions of livestock towards the organization of the Kyabazinga’s royal wedding. The Kyabazinga of Busoga, HRH Gabula Nadiope IV, will officially wed his bride, Jovia Mutesi, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Busoga’s Regional Assistant to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The eighth edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) organised by the Ministry of Tourism and the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has been launched, with a promise to attract its biggest ever audience. POATE, scheduled for May 23rd to 25th, 2024, serves as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is on the way to being removed from the warning list of a global financial Industry monitoring agency, but experts warn of new challenges. The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, has commended the country for the measures it has put in place to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has reported substantial progress in preparatory work, ahead of the highly anticipated Population Census in 2024. According to Chris Mukiza, the UBOS Executive Director the bureau has achieved an impressive 86 percent completion rate in preparatory tasks. The …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The upcoming Busoga Kingdom royal wedding has got a Sh43 million boost from fireworks Advertising, a communication, sales, and marketing advisory firm. The advertising company will be the Kingdom’s official Royal Wedding communication’s partner and is providing the overall marketing communications strategy and wedding’s awareness …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 4.9 moderate magnitude earthquake hit the border areas of South Sudan and Uganda on Monday evening. Confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 9:54pm near Yei in Central Equatoria state, some 36 km North of Yumbe district in …