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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) plans to build a Shs 22bn modern food testing laboratory in in Bweyogerere, a Kampala suburb, to check distribution and sale of harmful foodstuffs in the country as well standardise Ugandan food exports. “We expect to start construction …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenyan government is betting on mass production of genetically modified cotton to create 50,000 jobs and generate Sh20 billion in apparel export earnings this year as part of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s final term economic revival plan. The plan, which includes policy review and crafting …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Products of cigarette maker, British American Tobacco (BATU) manufactured at its Kenyan subsidiary in the East African Community will now be exempted from Uganda’s excise duties. This follows a ruling in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Jan 25, barring the Uganda revenue …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hotel chain, Latitude Hotels Group, plans to open up a new hotel facility in Kampala as it seeks presence in the East African region. This follows the opening of similar facilities in Malawi and Zambia in 2012 and 2014, respectively. While no official opening is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has started the New Year with the launch of 3G internet to all its sites across the country. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala on Jan.24, the company’s Managing Director V.G Somasekhar, said that the upgrade in technology to 100% mobile broadband …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2017 DStv Eutelsat Star Awards competition is back. The awards are open to all learners from secondary or combined schools on the continent where MultiChoice Africa maintains operations. In the awards seventh edition, the winner of the essay competition will travel to France and …

NASA’s Musyoka, Mudavadi skip event Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Huge crowds gathered at Uhuru Park in Nairobi to witness the swearing in of Kenya’s Leader of Opposition, Raila Odinga as the ‘People’s President’ on Jan. 30. Earlier in the day, the government shut down three television stations; Citizen TV, …

THIS WEEK: Police open fresh investigation into former Crane Bank staff Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have opened fresh investigations into fraud at the defunct Crane Bank and summoned two of the bank’s former Information Technology (IT) staff. Zaki Syed, a senior IT manager and Samuel Mutunga, another …

THIS WEEK: Shs100bn industrial skilling centre launched Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A National Industrial Skills and Training Centre has been launched in Namanve Industrial Park to boost employment and industrialisation. The project is being funded by the Chinese at a cost of $30million (108billion) and will run until the …

THIS WEEK: US, AU pile pressure on South Sudan leaders Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union has joined the United States in considering sanctions against those blocking peace in South Sudan. African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat said that “the time has come” for sanctions as a way …