KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The regional investments by both the private and public sectors in Uganda and Kenya in water transport are beginning to bear fruit as Kenya’s Port of Kisumu quickly becomes a key transit hub. Over the last three years, the two countries have intensified efforts …
Read More »UEFA Champions League Trophy tour visits Kenya
NAIROBI, UGANDA | Xinhua | The UEFA Champions League Trophy arrived in Kenya on Friday, marking the final stop of a month-long global tour that began in Vietnam on April 7. Retired German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger presented the iconic silverware to enthusiastic supporters, including Kenyan President William Ruto, who revealed …
Read More »Uganda’s economic stakes in Kenya’s growing ties with China
Beyond physical infrastructure, Ruto’s engagement with China may also touch on trade facilitation and regional value chains. Uganda and Kenya share an interest in expanding their agricultural exports, a sector in which China has increasingly shown interest as it seeks food security partnerships abroad. COMMENT | Stephen Ndegwa | Kenya …
Read More »New cross border water project to benefit 300,000 in Kenya, Uganda
BUSIA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 300,000 people are set to benefit from the new Angololo Water Resources Development Project. The initiative is a joint effort between the governments of Kenya and Uganda in collaboration with the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) of the Nile Basin …
Read More »COMMENT: Kenya makes math optional in high school
This is a bad idea. Instead, the system needs to focus on the root causes of low performance and how to fix them COMMENT | MOSES NGWARE | Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. …
Read More »DIGITAL: flydubai partners with Network to introduce a payment option in Kenya and Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, has extended its partnership with Dubai- based carrier flydubai to introduce mobile money payments for its customers in Kenya and Uganda. This move will facilitate seamless transactions for bookings and …
Read More »EAC closer to harmonised cross-border payments
Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has moved closer towards a easing cross-border payments, with the regional validation of the Draft EAC Cross-Border Payment System Master Plan. During the EAC Regional Payment Systems Steering Committee meeting held in Mombasa, Kenya, Michael Eganza, the committee chairperson, said that …
Read More »Uganda holds off late Kenyan challenge to snatch Victoria Cup
🟩 Final Points Tally 2025 Victoria Cup ⛳🏌️♂️🏆 Uganda🇺🇬 1⃣4⃣.5 Kenya 🇰🇪 1⃣1⃣.5 Saturday 🏌️♂️Singles – 🇺🇬 4⃣ 🇰🇪 6⃣ Friday 🏌️♂️Foursomes – Ug🇺🇬 4⃣ Ken 🇰🇪 0⃣ 🏌️♂️Four-ball – Ug🇺🇬 2⃣ Ken 🇰🇪 2⃣ Thursday 🏌️♂️Foursomes – Ug🇺🇬 1⃣ Ken 🇰🇪 3⃣ 🏌️♂️Four-ball – Ug🇺🇬 3⃣.5 Ken 🇰🇪 0⃣.5 IPL GOLF DIARY | LOUIS …
Read More »Ugandan golfers draw first blood in Victoria Cup battle
🏌️♂️Foursomes – #Uganda🇺🇬 1⃣ #Kenya 🇰🇪 3⃣ 🏌️♂️Fourballs – Uganda🇺🇬 3⃣.5 Kenya 🇰🇪 0⃣.5 ✳ LIVE SCORES CLICK HERE >> GolfBox Tournament Naivasha, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | The Victoria Cup 2025 hosts started the day with a flying 3-1 lead in the Foursomes Thursday morning, but …
Read More »LIVE: Uganda battles Kenya for Victoria Cup golf glory at Kipipiri
✳ LIVE SCORES from 7.30am CLICK HERE >> GolfBox Tournament Naivasha, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | Uganda will need its youngest team golf players to rise to the occasion if they are to reclaim the Victoria Cup at the new Kipipiri course in Kenya. Action starts 7.30am today …
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