Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) have announced this year’s finalists that will tussle for the gold standard of Marketing, at the fourth instalment of the UMEAS, slated for next Friday- December 13th, at the Kampala Serena Hotel. This year’s UMEAS nominees were announced by …
Read More »Nakasongola in darkness after vandalism of electricity wires worth shs20 million
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Nakasongola are hunting for unknown people who vandalized electricity poles of high voltage networks leaving the area in darkness. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 11 pm at Lubenge Swamp in Kakooge town, Nakasongola district. Sam Twineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police …
Read More »Ugandan companies asked to join exploration for oil
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cumulative investments in the oil and gas sector stood at over 7.5 billion dollars by the end on 2023 says the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. Peninah Aheebwa , the Director Economic and National Content Monitoring at the Petroleum Authority Uganda (PAU) reveals that as …
Read More »139 arrested in Christmas operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the military have arrested 139 suspected criminals in joint operations intended to ensure peace during the Christmas and New Year’s Day festivities. The fresh operations targeted criminals terrorizing residents majorly in densely populated municipalities of Nansana, Mukono and Kira. In Kira municipality, 38 …
Read More »Tempers flare in court as Ssemakadde is accused of insulting DPP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tempers flared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday in a case in which Uganda Law Society-ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde is accused of insulting the modesty of a woman. The complaint filed by lawyers Joshua Byamazima and Tony Tumukunde arose from the alleged …
Read More »French PM Barnier ousted in no-confidence vote
PARIS, France | Xinhua | The deputies of the French National Assembly voted on Wednesday evening in favor of a no-confidence vote, forcing French Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign and his government to collapse. A total of 331 deputies, mostly from left-wing parties alliance New Popular Front (NFP) and …
Read More »Karuma-Gulu water project to be complete by end of this year
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The multi-billion shillings Karuma-Gulu water project construction works kicked off in August 2022 with joint funding from the government of Uganda and Kfw and a loan from the World Bank. The project work involved the establishment of a water treatment plant at Nora village, the …
Read More »David Pulkol: Let East Africans interact freely
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO), David Bwangamoe Pulkol says countries in East Africa not to restrict their citizens from interacting socially and economically. Pulkol, the Executive Director of the Africa Leadership Institute, interaction among the citizens of the regional economic bloc can help …
Read More »Captain Thomas calls time on Uganda Airlines duty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After four decades of flying various aircraft, from military jets to commercial airliners, Capt. Peter (Pete) Thomas has retired from his aviation career. He marked the end of his illustrious journey with Uganda Airlines Flight UR445, flying from Dubai to Entebbe as Pilot-in-Command. Capt. Thomas’ …
Read More »NWSC Kitgum branch grapples with shs700 million unpaid water bills
KITGUM, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Kitgum Branch faces a significant challenge in recovering UGX 700 million in unpaid water bills accumulated over the past five years. Tonny Ojom, the Technical Supervisor at NWSC Kitgum Branch, revealed that despite numerous strategies aimed at …
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