Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni has rejected a petition by Isabaruuli Constantine Mwogezi Butamanya, the cultural leader of Buruuli Chiefdom to stop operations against illegal fishing practices on Lake Kyoga. In 2017, Museveni deployed 12 soldiers under the Fisheries Protection Unit on Lake Kyoga to combat illegal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Disbursement of funds under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund- NUSAF 3 programme to Arua district has been suspended over embezzlement of more than 500 billion shillings. Last month, the police raided the NUSAF offices to search for clues into the disappearance of funds. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilembe Investments Limited (KIL) is stuck with more than 100,000 of her shares worth more than 1 billion shillings. KIL is a power distribution company operating within Kasese, Rubirizi and Sheema districts. It was founded in 1997 as a power company limited by shares. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is presently enjoying trade surplus with all her neighbours, according to the Bank of Uganda. Trade surplus is the amount by which the value of a country’s exports exceeds the cost of its imports. According to Adam Mugume, Bank of Uganda’s Executive Director for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Superior Mugaga, a journalist with Voice of Tooro-VOT FM in Fort Portal town is recuperating at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital following an attack by members of Jerusalem Miracle Centre in West Division. Mugaga was thumped by the church members on Sunday when he went …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brief statements from Uganda’s political party leaders and Secretary Generals will dominate the much anticipated Inter Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) summit due to take place on Wednesday at Speke Resort Hotel, Munyonyo. The summit will be attended by the National Chairman of the ruling …

Why those fighting to have the medication might be misguided Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | November 27 marked a twist in months’ long ping- pong between government and people living with HIV over government’s failure to provide the antibiotic drug Cotrimoxazole – septrin as part of the package of treatment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s biggest paint company Sadolin has opened its latest color center along Main Street, Gulu Municipality in a bid to expand market reach and consolidate its position in the Ugandan market. The establishment, Sadolin’s sixth in the country will offer experiential shopping for high end …

The move could see a slight reduction in insurance premiums in the short run Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s insurance companies, will in effect from January, 2019, implement the ‘No premium, No cover’ regulation, as part of the new measures intended to reform the local industry. This means that …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  South Sudan will vaccinate key health workers against Ebola close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, which faces a new epidemic, the World Health Organization said Monday. The ministry of health’s vaccination campaign, with cooperation from the WHO, will target healthcare and …