UMEME: Why the president is misinformed about electricity distribution market and tariffs THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | President Yoweri Museveni’s letter to the minister of Energy has provided considerable grist to the anti-Umeme mill. There is no company providing a public service in Uganda that has been …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Donald Trump is facing embarrassing new accusations of infidelity, with a former Playboy model providing details about their alleged ten-month affair. Karen McDougal described bursting into tears after he offered her money following their first sexual encounter. She said she had loved …
Read More »Is this art? Controversy over cannibalistic performance art
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Latvian performance artist Arturs Bērziņš has managed to spark a heated debate about the ethics of his latest project, where he sliced bits of flesh from the backs of a man and a woman, cooked them in a frying pan and fed it back to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Constantin Reliu, 63, had the shock of his life when he was told that he was, in actual fact, dead. Apparently, his estranged wife had registered his death in 2016 after he didn’t return to Romania from Turkey, where he had worked as a …
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So how do you lower yours? Kampala, Uganda | JENNIFER HUIZEN | Heart rate refers to the number of heartbeats a person has per minute. It is also commonly called the pulse. Having a lower resting heart rate is usually a sign of good health. In this article we provide hints …
Read More »Isimba contractor offers free medical service
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China International Water and Electrical Corporation (CWE), the contractor of the 183MW Isimba Hydro power project, has concluded its third and last free medical activity ahead of the official completion of the power dam later this year. Held on March 23 in Kayunga Town Council, …
Read More »Uganda to resume export of poultry products to Kenya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s poultry farmers will soon resume selling their products to the neighbouring Kenya after nearly a15-month ban. The Kenyan government on March 22 said it plans to lift the ban soon, allowing Uganda’s chicken and egg products access itsKsh500milliom market. Kenya banned the entry of …
Read More »Airtel sponsors Karamoja girls
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has entered into a partnership with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) to support the ongoing latter’s fundraising campaign dabbed ‘Goats for girls’ which aims at keeping the Karamoja girls in school. The telecom company handed over a dummy cheque of Shs …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Museveni speaks out Rwanda, Uganda tension reports
THIS WEEK: Museveni speaks out Rwanda, Uganda tension reports Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni met his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at State House in Entebbe on the afternoon of Mar.25 amidst reports of tension between the two countries. He together with his host Mr Museveni first held …
Read More »THIS WEEK: IGG interrogates BOU’s Bagyenda over finances
THIS WEEK: IGG interrogates BOU’s Bagyenda over finances Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justine Bagyenda, the former Executive Director in charge of supervision at Bank of Uganda came on the spot recently when bank statements showing that she has more than Shs15billion in various banks leaked to the media. Last …
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