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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Katakwi district excited over extension of electricity to trading centers, villages
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing excitement in Katakwi District following the announcement of a government plan to extend electricity to various trading centers and villages. The development is aimed at boosting low-voltage electricity supply, particularly in trading hubs and healthcare facilities, to support value addition and …
Read More »MTN Uganda expands digital push with new ICT Lab in Sheema district
Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has handed over a fully equipped ICT laboratory to St. John’s Secondary School Nyabwina in Sheema District, as part of its Shs1 billion ($260,000) Digital Access Project aimed at improving digital education infrastructure in underserved areas. The donation includes 10 modern computers, …
Read More »Tour operators express mixed reactions about oil developments in Bunyoro
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tour operators expressed mixed reactions about the development of oil and gas in the Albertine Graben. The Albertine Graben has 10 out of the 22 protected areas (national parks and wildlife reserves) in Uganda which are tourism destinations in Uganda. The region is also …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »EPRC: Business confidence increases, traders anticipate more due to election spending
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business owners have expressed optimism that business will grow in the next quarter due to election-related spending. This is contained in latest findings released by the Economic Policy Research Centre in their Uganda Business Climate Index UBCI) for the April to June quarter. Released …
Read More »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% …
Read More »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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