Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni has been named the third most influential African leader on Twitter. According to BCW’s Twiplomacy, a digital diplomacy initiative by the strategic communication agency, BCW Global in their 2022 World Leader Power Ranking report, Kenyan President William Ruto ranked 13 worldwide …
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Emerging health threats prompt Govt to revise Uganda’s colonial Public Health law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s unending battles against deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, COVID-19 and Marburg are among the factors that have prompted the government to swiftly amend its 87 year-old colonial law on public health. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are great expectations among the citizens and investors from the development of an oil refinery in Uganda. It is predicted to boost the region’s refining capacity and ensure a consistent supply of petroleum products. President Museveni says the investment in a refinery will improve …
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Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyangabu National Resistance Movement-NRM party members have criticized the party leaders who are going around endorsing presidential candidates for the 2026 general elections. The members say that it is disappointing that the party has shifted from implementing its 2021-2026 manifesto and opted for early campaigns …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa should strive and start a continental media outlet that would promote African interests, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said. He said this while delivering a lecture on opportunities to a visiting delegation of Senior Military Officers from the National Defense College of Kenya led …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has rallied Ugandan farmers to embrace good farming practices and mechanized agriculture in order to increase productivity. The President made the plea while commissioning the agricultural mechanization equipment at Namalere National Agricultural Referral Mechanization Centre on Thursday. At the event, Museveni handed over …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) President, Dr Samuel Oledo has explained the reasons why he knelt before President Museveni asking him to stand for the presidency again in 2026. ” I urge all Doctors of Uganda to read the political weather and interpret this accordingly. …
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The US-Africa Leaders Summit takes place in Washington, DC, from December 13 to 15 2022. With 49 African leaders invited including President Yoweri Museveni, the meeting is due to cover multiple aspects of the relationship between the US and Africa, including economic engagement, security, education, health and climate-related issues. Florie …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has distanced itself from the action by the Association President, Dr Samuel Oledo, who together with a group of others, donning clinical coats knelt before President Museveni asking him to stand for the presidency again in 2026. Dr Herbert Luswata, …
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But CSOs say a socialization strategy is better Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Uganda government will in July next year deploy a Livestock Identification and Traceability System (LITS) in the northeastern region of Karamoja in an attempt to solve the age-old problem of cattle rustling. Robinah Nabbanja, Uganda’s Prime Minister …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
