Ruling party is getting inundated with leadership inertia emanating from cabinet, parliament, and college of its leaders COMMENT | Ofwono Opondo | Mao Ze Dong, founder of the People’s Republic of China, in 1937 said active ideological struggle is a major weapon for combating liberalism and ensuring unity within a revolutionary party. …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Patrick Okabe, the Serere County member of parliament has died in a motor accident. According to information obtained by URN, Bishop Okabe was involved in a head-on collision with a Kenya truck registration number KCX 071K while driving with his wife, Christine Okabe, and …
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The Independent wins 3 ACME journalism awards Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | MTN Uganda supported the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) to recognize and reward excellent journalistic work as part of its efforts to promote good journalism. ACME, a Kampala-based media development organisation that supports African journalists to achieve …
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Why Uganda and others were not disappointed COVER STORY | Ian Katusiime | President Yoweri Museveni got at least one major deal on the sidelines of the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, US. The President managed to get the U.S. group, Albertine Graben Energy Consortium (AGEC), to agree that a …
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Analysis of Uganda’s Aviation Sector Year Ending 2022 and Beyond COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | Unless you have been living under an extremely remote rock in Uganda, your outstanding view of the aviation sector in 2022 has likely been defined by the month-long probe by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities …
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Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | US President Joe Biden has left African presidents guessing which sub-Saharan Africa countries he will visit first next year. “I’m looking forward to seeing you in your home countries,” Biden told the ongoing summit of African leaders. “We’re all going to be seeing …
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Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Irene Nakalembe, is enjoying the transition from amateur to pro golf, and said the dividends are already their to be seen. The Entebbe based lady professional golfer is just back from the third leg of the Safari tour that was held in Vipingo Ridge, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda’s health system undergoes digital transformation, we speak with Peter Mukiibi, a senior health data scientist whose work spans HIV analytics, supply chain optimization, and disease surveillance. Trained at Makerere University in computer engineering with advanced studies in medical systems engineering …
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Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | East African leaders have continued the discussion on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Washington, where they are all assembled for the USA-Africa Leaders Summit. While the announcement of the 2023 electoral calendar could make a significant contribution to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with partners, the Innovation Village has today announced that they will be hosting a flagship ecosystem event dubbed “Build week”, slated to take place in February 2023 under the theme “Hack the Last Mile – Using Shared Infrastructure to Serve Last Mile Users …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
