Equity Bank’s “Tupange Business Ne Equity” Campaign Unites Fort Portal’s SMEs Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entrepreneurs, traders, and community leaders on Tuesday convened to network and envision a brighter future for regional business at the 3rd regional event of Equity Bank Uganda’s “Tupange Business Ne Equity”, a customer …
Read More »Fort Portal Catholic Diocese launches coffee policy
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fort Portal Catholic Diocese has launched a five-year diocesan coffee policy (2025–2030) aimed at promoting sustainable coffee farming, food security, and economic self-reliance among Christian families. The launch event was held on Wednesday at the Diocesan Model Farm in Nkuruba, Rutete Sub …
Read More »UN Women, AU, launch African Girls Can Code Initiative in Fort Portal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UN Women, in partnership with the Government of Uganda and the African Union Commission, has launched the third phase of the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) at Mountains of the Moon University in the Mid- Western Region of Uganda. The week-long coding camp, …
Read More »Toro Golf Club hosts holiday goers clinic April 28 to May 16
Afriyea golf academy’s 2025 holiday programme tees off in Fort Portal Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Children in western Uganda on school holiday break this month, will have a great opportunity to learn and master the game of golf, courtesy of AFRIYEA Golf Academy. Uganda’s leading institution for …
Read More »Bishop cautions faithful against false doctrines
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa, has cautioned Catholics in the diocese against following teachings that contradict the official doctrine of the Catholic Church. His remarks follow the suspension of Rev. Fr. Aloysius Musasizi, a member of …
Read More »Fort Portal schools struggle to teach local languages amid resource gaps
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Head teachers of secondary schools in Fort Portal City have expressed concern over the challenges they face in implementing the teaching of local languages under Uganda’s new lower secondary curriculum. Despite the government’s emphasis on promoting indigenous languages to preserve cultural heritage and …
Read More »Watu Shule launches in Fort Portal
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to combat Uganda’s soaring road traffic accidents, Watu Uganda has launched “Watu Shule,” a specialized motorcycle riding school in Fort Portal City today (April 11). The initiative is designed to deliver high-quality, structured training to boda boda riders—who remain …
Read More »Fort Portal civil servants endure 9 months without salary
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 30 civil servants in Fort Portal City have cried out as they struggle with non-payment of salaries for months. The frustrated workers say that they have spent nine months without pay, and are facing tough times and can’t hardly find what to eat, …
Read More »Fort Portal heightens measures to curb spread of Ebola
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal City and Kabarole District leaders have announced measures to contain the spread of Ebola. Currently six suspected Ebola patients are admitted in the Isolation Unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital awaiting results from their samples that were taken to Uganda …
Read More »Fort Portal Hospital rules out negligence in death of Tooro music artist
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administration at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital (FRRH) has addressed growing social media criticism accusing medical personnel at the facility of neglecting Tooro musician Moses Kigambo, who was rushed there with abdominal obstruction and later died on Saturday evening. A video on …
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