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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These days we check emails and messages on our smartphones all the time. Not only on public transport but also in social situations, for example when having drinks with friends. The more one feels the urge to check their phone, even when they are not expecting …

THIS WEEK: IGG releases report as anti-corruption week ends Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a press conference held at Uganda Media Center on December 04, the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Irene Mulyagonja revealed that corruption levels had increased especially in local government and in the police. Explaining …

THIS WEEK: NDA warns against use of Fluconazole Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a Nov.27 circular by Victoria Nambasa, the Director of Product safety at the National Drug Authority (NDA), the public is warned against the use of Fluconazole, a drug used in treatment of specified fungal infections …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia Food, a leading online food delivery service has announced that customers in Kampala can now get KFC meals delivered to their doorstep through the Jumia Food App. Ron Kawamara, Managing Director for Jumia Food East Africa said: “KFC is one of the most loved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This holiday season, DStv Uganda is offering its customers an array of promotions to enable its customers to get discounted decoders and bouquets. Phoebe Nakabazzi, the DStv Uganda Marketing Manager in Uganda said DStv has revamped its hardware offer of Shs132, 500 to include one …

THIS WEEK: Truck drivers decry new road regulations, penalties set Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to protect roads, Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) recently released new rules on road use that take effect next month. The new regulations state that errant users face fines and imprisonment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to the October monetary policy statement by the Bank of Uganda and the decision to reduce the Central Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points to 9.5 %, Stanbic Bank has matched the Central Bank’s rate cut by reducing its Prime Lending Rate from …

THIS WEEK: Agasiirwe’s case extended to December 18 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of the case in which former commander of the Special Operations Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police Nixon Agasiirwe together with other senior  officials in the Police force are charged with kidnap of a Rwanda national …

THIS WEEK: UPDF awarded for good work in Somalia Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UPDF battle group 22 which has been serving under African Union Mission in Somalia commonly known as AMISOM commanded by Col Bernard Tuhame has been awarded medals of honor by the mission. The troops that …

Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Just hours after British Prime Minister Theresa May had said it was “wrong” of the U.S. President Donald Trump to re-tweet three anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-Right group, Trump duly fired off his response on Twitter. In his haste to tweet his testy riposte, …