Uganda’s Coffee Authority Faces Dissolution as Parliament Advances Bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIAMENT WATCH | The Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of the Kingdom of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has said coffee growing under their “Emmwanyi Terimba” initiative will go on unabated despite the planned disbandment of the Uganda Coffee Development …
Read More »MAYIGA: Buganda will help UCDA register coffee farmers
Bulange, Mengo | LOUIS JADWONG | The Prime Minister (Katikkiro) of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga, has said government has no business getting directly involved in managing the coffee sector, and warned of ill-advised plans to phase out the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The Katikkiro told coffee stake holders, led …
Read More »Museveni donates Shs200 million to Bataka SACCO
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni Kaguta has again met with Buganda clan leaders at State House Entebbe. The meeting comes despite the contestations from the Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga after the first meeting last year, In press statement from the State House Press Unit, Museveni met …
Read More »Population census to capture clan details
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the upcoming Uganda National Population Census scheduled for May 10, 2024, individuals will be required to provide details about their clan affiliation. This includes identifying which clan each member of the household belongs to. This census, the sixth in the country’s history, will have …
Read More »Tik Toker further remanded over Kabaka hate speech
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Ibrahim Musana commonly known as Pressure 24 Seven, a tick toker accused of posting and sharing information that ridicule and promote hostility against the person of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Kabaka Ronald Muwenda …
Read More »Milly Naluwenda, Buganda traditional court clerk in police custody
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milly Naluwenda, a clerk to the Buganda Kingdom traditional court commonly known as Kisekwa has been arrested. She was arrested in Lungujja Parish on Thursday by a team from the Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI). Paul Werikhe, a son of Nuluwenda, told journalists that a …
Read More »Katikkiro hails Airtel Uganda as 11th Kabaka Birthday Run is launched
Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom Launch the Kabaka Birthday Run 11th edition with pledge to end HIV/AIDs by 2030 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 11thedition of the highly anticipated annual Kabaka Birthday Run has been launched in a colourful ceremony today, 27th February 2024, at Bulange, Mengo. In partnership …
Read More »Buganda seeks to enforce compulsory hard work among youth
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Buganda Kingdom Lukiiko (parliament) are seeking government approval for compulsory enforcement of hard work and discipline among youth as a remedy to high levels of redundancy and criminality. During the three-day retreat held at Maria Flo Hotel in Masaka City, the …
Read More »Buganda Kingdom boosts Airtel Uganda IPO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has demonstrated its commitment to the Kingdom’s economy and cooperation with key market players by undertaking a substantial investment in Airtel Uganda’s Initial Public Offering (IPO). Charles Peter Mayiga, the Kingdom’s Prime Minister pledged to procure 2 million shares on behalf of the …
Read More »Buganda Kingdom to buy 2 million shares in Airtel Uganda IPO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has demonstrated its commitment to the Kingdom’s economy and cooperation with key market players by undertaking a substantial investment in Airtel Uganda’s Initial Public Offering (IPO). Charles Peter Mayiga, the Kingdom’s Prime Minister pledged to procure 2 million shares on behalf of …
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