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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businessman Mark Andrew Asiimwe has been handed a five-month jail term in Luzira Prison for attempted fraud and impersonating Events Manager, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi. He was sentenced Tuesday by the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court Grade one Magistrate, Sanura Nambozo on his own plea …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Standard, Utilities, and Wildlife Court in Kampala has remanded businessman Andrew Mark Asiimwe to Luzira prison for alleged impersonation and attempted electronic fraud. Asiimwe, a resident of Bwera Mpondwe Kasese district appeared before Grade One Magistrate, Sanura Nambozo Tuesday. According to the court …

Museveni and Ramaphosa to attend summit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in patnership with Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cooperatives, Privatisation and Investment is organizing a Uganda- South Africa Trade, Tourism, and Investment Summit  February 27th – 1st March 2023 in Pretoria, South …

Uganda private sector to hold first business summit in Democratic Republic of Congo | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda representing private sector business associations in partnership with Government of Uganda will hold the first ever Uganda- DR Congo Business Summit between May 31 and June 8 in Kinshasa …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the increasing reports of bodies with missing organs, surgeons under their umbrella Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) have spoken out, saying these could be victims of ritual practices. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an interview, Frank Asiimwe, the ASOU president explained …

Mentorship, access to finance and markets are on offer | THE INDEPENDENT | There are more opportunities that are being availed to small and medium enterprises as Uganda expects to have first oil in 2025. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda on Feb. 22 entered a partnership agreement with Stanbic Business …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have fired teargas to disperse angry residents who stormed Mbalala Police Station Saturday, protesting the shooting and detention of revelers on December 31st, 2021. The revelers alleged that Coleb Asiimwe, the OC Mbalala Police Station last night shot and killed  a 15-year-old girl …

  What’s behind Museveni move against bail? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni has resurrected debate on courts granting bail and says he will now mobilise and solve the issue politically. Speaking Sept.27 during the 4th Memorial Lecture of the former Chief Justice, Benedicto Kiwanuka, held at …

MOH cautions health workers on second wave COVID-19 infections in hospitals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked health workers to take extra precaution to avoid getting infected with COVID-19. The warning comes as many health worker infections have been recorded during the second wave. The …

GOtv value bouquet customers get more offers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  After a successful two-month ‘Tumbiiza GOtv’ campaign that had decoder prices dropped by 23%, MultiChoice Uganda have today announced a ‘Closer Together’ campaign offering that will give GOtv Value Customers more choices of entertaining content. Speaking at the launch …