Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a huge boost to Uganda’s dairy sector, SNV Uganda has signed a new partnership agreement with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda, worth Euro 10.4 million (sh42 billion) to implement Phase II of The Inclusive Dairy Enterprise Project (TIDE). …
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As the festive season spending gains momentum, users of Airtel money services have got an additional solution on the platform to use. It is the international money transfer services. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The new service was launched on Nov.14 at Kampala Serena Hotel. It will enable users …
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The operator will fill the gap created by the exit of Nakumatt and Uchumi Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Competition among chain stores in Uganda is set to tighten with the coming of a new player, Carrefour from France. Proprietors are planning to open two stores in Kampala soon, …
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Recent protest against police attacks exposes weakness within Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Polly Namaye, the deputy spokesperson of the Uganda Police Force, on Oct. 31 walked into the offices of the Uganda National Examinations Board. The exam body was holding a press conference to explain preparations for the …
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Many times, both politicians and those who back them confuse two things – voters and supporters COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | All factors constant, which of course never happens, politics is a game of numbers. More often than not, however, one and one add up to 11 instead of the modest …
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Why our hospitals lack ambulances as public officials indulge themselves in fancy four-wheel drive vehicles THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week someone close to me had a medical emergency in Mubende referral hospital. A child died inside the womb of his fiancé. The only ambulance the …
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How Museveni can beat Bobi Wine Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | The 2021 presidential election campaign is in full gear; at least for the incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni. And this time, even after 33 years in power, Museveni appears once again to be bringing something new to the campaign. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty percent school-going adolescents worldwide are not meeting the current recommendations of at least one hour of physical activity per day, a new report by the World Health Organisation-WHO has revealed. The study, which is the first ever to analyze global trends for physical …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To get just one working mobile phone device fitted together from series of metallic and plastic components screwed takes many hands and heads working together for several hours if not minutes. At every stage of assembly, all Mobile phone components must be carefully tested …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shillings 6.064 billion has so far been spent on the restoration of Kasubi Royal Tombs, report issued by the Information Minister of Buganda Kingdom, Noah Kiyimba has revealed. The royal tombs were gutted by fire in March 2010. They are the burial grounds …
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