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Pride Bank Limited wins agri-finance award

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pride Bank Limited has been awarded the Agri-Finance Award (Credit Finance) at the prestigious Annual Agricultural Awards. In an evening themed: Celebrating Excellence and Innovation in Agriculture, the award recognizes the bank’s exceptional contribution to agricultural financing and its pivotal role in transforming Uganda’s agricultural …

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Vivo Energy and UNOC partner for major LPG hub

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, today formalized a landmark partnership to develop significant Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage infrastructure at the Kabalega Industrial Park. This strategic collaboration is set …

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Regional hospitals struggling to embrace e-referral system

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Regional Referral Hospitals are struggling to embrace the E-referral system, despite the Ministry of Health painting a magnificent picture of how they are transitioning regional referral hospitals from the paper-based system to a more efficient electronic system. Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director of Public …

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Fudrikali community set to benefit from agricultural boost

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Fudrikali, an impoverished village in Oluko, Ayivu East Division, Arua City, are set to benefit from renewed agricultural support efforts led by former minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru. Fudrikali, located in a hard-to-reach area bordering Bileafe Sub-county in Terego District, is home to approximately …

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West Nile youth demand 20% representation in local government

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth in the West Nile region are demanding a minimum of 20% representation in local government structures, decrying persistent underrepresentation in key decision-making roles. Despite constituting 73% of Uganda’s population and making up 22 million of the registered voters, youth currently occupy just 0.9% …

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Archbishop Ssemogerere calls for youth empowerment in climate change fight

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Grace Paul Ssemogerere, the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, has urged leaders across Africa to prioritise youth empowerment as a critical strategy in addressing the climate crisis. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the three-day Laudato Si’ Africa Conference held at Bethany Land Institute (BLI) …

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