Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa will lead Uganda’s delegation to the first meeting with Rwanda as per the recent Luanda memorandum of understanding aimed at resolving ongoing disputes between the two nations that has led Kigali to closing the border. According to a …
Read More »Uganda rugby clubs say goodbye to ‘Papa’ Mileke
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A delegation representing all the Ugandan rugby clubs led thousands who participated in ceremonies as Patrick “Papa” Mileke Aredo was laid to rest at Mikiya, West Budama on Wednesday. Mileke,58, was not only father to three players – Erasmus Aredo, Gabriel Aredo and Joseph …
Read More »Fake pneumonia drug on sale
WHO warns of falsified Augmentin | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that fake versions of the antibiotic Augmentin have been discovered in Uganda and Kenya. The genuine drug is sold by GlaxoSmithKline but the packaging of the falsified drugs says it is manufactured by SmithKline …
Read More »Liberty Life Assurance to take lead in risk mitigation
Joseph Almeida is the managing director for Liberty Life Assurance Uganda Limited. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about their business and sector issues. What has been your contribution to Uganda’s economy since 2006? We pay roughly over a billion shillings a year as tax to Uganda Revenue Authority. …
Read More »US reduced funding assistance to Uganda in 2018
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States slashed down its funding support to Uganda in 2018 by more than 3 Billion shillings below what it disbursed in 2017. The support fell from 3.6 trillion shillings in 2017 to 3.3 Trillion shillings in 2018. According to the Third Report …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Comment on recent crime incidences
COMMENT | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni | Condolences on the killing of the young Bazukulu Nagirinya and Kitayimbwa by the criminals as the two were at the gate of the former’s residence at 23:49 hours on the night of August 28th, 2019. Also condolences on the murder of Joshua Rushegyera and …
Read More »MURDERS: Museveni orders police to fire CCTV team
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has fired manning the CCTV camera centres for failing to act fast following the recent murders in the capital Kampala. “The officer at Kibumbiro Police post- Busega says that she tried to contact the 999 but the 999 was …
Read More »Umeme records Shs61.2bn net profit
Overall performance was hindered by a jump in tax expenses Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A nearly double growth in income tax expense bullied Uganda’s electricity distributor, Umeme, to record a merely 0.3% growth in net profit to Shs 61.2bn for the past six months ending June.30. The company’s …
Read More »Freight and logistics firms prepare to tap into oil opportunities
The firms are investing in staff, information technology and standards Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | As Uganda slowly moves towards commercial oil production, companies in the freight and logistics sector are preparing their staff, investing heavily in information technology as well as standards to tap into the multi-billion sector. …
Read More »Rent in Kampala’s city centre remain stable
Future real estate developments hinge on the newly passed Landlord-Tenant Bill Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Rent for office space in prime locations in Kampala City has remained stable for the past six months. Property agency firm, Knight Frank has attributed this to the increasing number of tenants seeking …
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