Tag Archives: Uganda

TODAY 4PM ✅ CAF Champions League ▶Vipers ?? 0 CS Constantine 2  ?? ▶Constantine Advance 3-0 on aggregate Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club had a disappointing Saturday, bowing out of the Total CAF Champions League at the hands of Algerian outfit Club Sportive Constantine. Despite a brilliant start, …

THIS WEEK: Calls for increased budget for research as innovators’ week ends Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah attended the closure of a weeklong science, technology and innovation exhibitions at parliament on Dec.14. He said that while there are appropriate policies and laws to support works …

THIS WEEK: Lusanja evictions illegal, court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Dec.14, court ruled that an eviction of hundreds of people from a 75-acre piece of land in Lusanja village in Mpererwe on the outskirts of Kampala was illegal.  In his judgment, High Court Judge John Eudes Keitirima ruled …

THIS WEEK: Katureebe attends magistrates’ conference, speaks out on land inquiry Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Bart Katureebe on Dec.14 officiated at the annual magistrates’ conference held in Kampala. While there, Katureebe urged the on-going Commission of Inquiry into land issues chaired by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned construction of the Kampala Oil Terminal has suffered a setback as a result of a fresh land conflict pitting the government against one Gideon Kabuye Kirumira. The land, measuring 299 acres in Kiringente Sub County, Mpigi district, was identified in 2007 as a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Affairs committee of Parliament has recommended the scrapping of the title “political head of the Capital City” from Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) 2010 Act. The committee which has been scrutinising the amendment bill of the KCCA Act says the title, political head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a hustle to find a job, Peter Mubiru was introduced to the garbage world. Today Mubiru earns a living from collecting domestic waste across Kampala. Mubiru’s working day starts at 7 a.m., and unlike others, endures hours of standing at the back of a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ongoing campaigns and preparations for the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have given a boost to printing and graphics businesses in Kampala. Several traders operating along Nasser Road have secured numerous orders from DRC politicians in the run up to the …

Kampala, Uganda | FRANK MUGABI | Women Members of Parliament have called for the elevation of Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) groups to increase production with an eye on the export market. The MPs noted that many of the women groups they have visited are engaged in sectors whose products are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has appealed to Ugandans to return to the purpose for which Jesus was born in order to have meaningful Christmas celebrations. He says that due to the festivities that surround the commemoration of the birth of Jesus, many …