Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda delegation from the Water and Environment Sector is in St Petersburg, Russia for a five-day business visit that has seen them interact with officials from Vodokanal. The company is responsible for water supply and waste management in St Petersburg. The delegation met the …
Read More »Oryem meets special envoy of UN Secretary General
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The special envoy of the UN secretary General for the Great Lakes region Said Djinnit has met Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem in Kampala on Friday. The two discussed a wide range of issues relating to peace and security within the great …
Read More »Vipers SC shoot down KCCA in top of table clash
AUPL Result: Vipers 3-2 KCCA Pos Club P W D L GD Pts 1 VIPERS 25 15 7 3 18 52 2 SC VILLA 24 15 6 3 16 49 3 KCCA 25 13 9 3 28 48 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club put up a brilliant …
Read More »Umeme takes tree planting initiative to Mityana schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distributor Umeme has spread its national environmental initiative to Mityana with a tree-planting exercise. Edward Ssebukyu, Commissioner for private schools and institutions in the Ministry of Education, on Friday officiated at the Umeme’s tree planting exercise at Kyankowe Primary School. The fruit and eucalyptus …
Read More »‘Uganda Police top violator of media freedoms’
Kampala, Uganda |JOSEPH BAHINGWIRE | Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ-Uganda) has for the second year running named Uganda Police Force as the lead violator of press freedoms in the country. According to HRNJ, many journalists faced human rights violations while in the line of duty at the hands of mainly …
Read More »Use oil law, policies to benchmark other sectors – Malango
Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Uganda, Rosa Malango has said the relatively effective laws, policies and regulations governing the oil and gas sector should be replicated to streamline other sectors in the country. Addressing the 4th Oil and Gas Convention in …
Read More »Private schools intensify security to avert kidnap threats
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of private schools around Kampala have intensified security surveillance in an effort to protect pupils from possible kidnappers. The move follows an increase in kidnaps for ransom, involving both children and adults. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, the Principal Administrator …
Read More »Court closes case against army
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Lydia Mugambe has closed a case in, which the family of a Rwandese national has been pushing for his unconditional release by the military. Claude Lyakaremye’s family petitioned High court through his lawyer, Eron Kiiza to compel the army to release him unconditionally. The …
Read More »Ugandan athletes need motivation not to vanish
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief de Mission of Uganda’s team at the just concluded Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, Beatrice Ayikoru has called on Government to establish programs that motivates athletes to stay in Uganda and avoid disappearing abroad. In an interview, Ayikoru who is also …
Read More »Heavy rains torment Kampala’s slum dwellers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the onset of season-long rains brought relief to drought-hit areas of Uganda, slum dwellers in Kampala are struggling to cope with constant floods and sewage runoffs. Stephen Maniraguha, a resident of Mulago II Ward in Kamwokya says that the recurrent weather conditions are …
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