Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students from Uganda have made the nation proud by participating in and excelling at the recently concluded global Huawei ICT Competition 2025, held in Shenzhen, China. The global competitions, designed for students and teachers from colleges and universities, attracted over 210,000 students and …
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MTN Mobile Money expands 21 Days of Y’ello Care initiative to Luwero, championing digital agribusiness and health access Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd on Thursday extended its 2025 edition of the 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign to Luwero District, marking the second major …
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Museveni Rebukes NRM Big Wigs for Meddling in Grassroot Elections Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has rebuked senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders, whom he says have been interfering in internal party elections. The President who was speaking during his State of the Nation …
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While Museveni praised the Fisheries Protection Unit for restoring fish production, there has been public outcry over brutal operations. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni said that the total value of fish catches from the water bodies and exports has steadily increased since the government deployed forces …
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Shareholder Commends PostBank for Being a Profitable Government Entity and Registering Ushs. 35.4 billion PAT in 2024 Financials Kampala,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shareholders have hailed PostBank for being among the top 10 performing banks in the country and seconded its rebranding to Pearl Bank. The highlight of the bank’s solid performance …
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COMMENT | SHEILA KASABIITI | When menstrual hygiene is talked about, most times, it’s framed as an issue exclusive to underserved or rural communities. However, even middle-class girls and women who may not struggle with access or affordability face significant challenges, particularly when it comes to safe and dignified …
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✳Father Engurait was born on August 28, 1971, in Ngora, Uganda. ✳ Attended St. Peter’s College in Tororo District, Uganda, ✳Studied at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. ✳ Received a bachelor’s degree at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (1995), ✳Master of divinity from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM Electoral Commission will issue voter location slips in the party primaries. According to the party’s Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr Tanga Odoi, the voter slips will help them organize a peaceful election free from masqueraders who have been interfering in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has officially confirmed that eight Members of Parliament have changed their political party affiliations. The announcement came Thursday during a special parliamentary sitting at Kololo Independence Grounds, held just before President Yoweri Museveni delivered the State of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that the country is now unstoppable in terms of economic growth and socioeconomic transformation and will in the next five years be a 500 billion dollar economy. “What I have said in this long speech is …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
