Tag Archives: Uganda

A total of 25 solar companies and eight financial institutions were the beneficiaries of a USAID Power Africa co-sponsored exhibition at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Held under the theme ‘Financing East Africa’s Power and Energy Sector’ the event showcased products like grain mills, boda …

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is currently admitted at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where she is being treated for fatigue-related illness. Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Shortly after returning from a trip to Morocco and the U.S., Kadaga was taken ill at Nakasero Hospital. Speculation of Kadaga’s …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In a bid to strengthen its relationship with human resource managers for different organisations, International Air Ambulance (IAA) held a breakfast dialogue at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on March 29. The aim of the meeting was to expose opportunities for Ugandans to access high …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pornography Control Committee (PCC) has said it will start sensitisation campaigns, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) they signed with Uganda Communication Commission (UCC). Dr Annette Kezaabu Kasimbazi, the committee chairperson says UCC will offer them free airtime on radio for sensitisation …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There has been an increased deployment of soldiers and Police officers at the Africa Gold Refinery (AGR) in Entebbe. The deployment that started on Wednesday evening as a result of a long standoff between the operators of the refinery on the acquisition of …

4pm – 🇺🇬Uganda’s senior men team Joel AYEKO Thomas AYEKO Albert CHEMUTAI Joshua CHEPTEGEI Jacob KIPLIMO Maxwell ROTICH 3pm – 🇺🇬Uganda’s senior women team Esther CHEBET Rachael Zena CHEBET Juliet CHEKWEL Peruth CHEMUTAI Doreen CHESANG Stella CHESANG 2pm – 🇺🇬Uganda’s U20 men team Dan CHEBET Mathew Job CHEKWURUI Oscar CHELIMO …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers at Mutukula border in Kyotera district have come under fire from local authorities for allegedly aiding the movement of  livestock that have not been inspected by health officials. In February this year, the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Ministry lifted the cattle …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender has renewed licenses for 31 children’s homes, some of which had been closed for lack of adequate facilities. The ministry closed up to 150 homes in a four-month exercise that began in September 2018. The exercise was as a result …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professors Frederick Ssempbebwa, Fredrick W. Jjuuko and Charles Cha Katiba have taken the Attorney General William Byaruhanga to court for failing to implement electoral reforms as ordered by the Supreme Court in the 2016 Presidential election petition judgement. Through their lawyers Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, Tusasirwe and Company Advocates …

Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will be the first visiting head of state to take the Makadara Express train on the new Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa to Nairobi in Kenya. This was confirmed yesterday after discussions on day two of a three-day state visit where Museveni and …