Fake investors and effects of government delaying survey of mineral-rich region Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Big money is coming into Uganda from mining activity in various parts of the country and more could come in, especially if Karamoja which is considered “the basket of Uganda’s minerals” is surveyed. …
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How frustration with Museveni has led us to abandon reality and embrace demagoguery THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | October 20 | Last week, newly elected Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East, Robert Kyagulanyi, issued what he called a “Letter to Young Ugandans.” In it, he …
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The country exported highest coffee volumes in 20 years in 2016/17 season Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s coffee industry seems to be recovering from low export volumes in the previous years as the newly planted crops start production amidst declining prices on the international market. Latest data from …
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Taking stock of Uganda’s economy 55 years after independence Kampala, Uganda | COMMENT | SARAH LOGAN| October 9 marked 55 years since Uganda’s independence in 1962. The country’s economy has seen many changes during this time, affected by periods of political instability, civil war, fluctuating global commodity prices, and various …
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Mbarara, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has said government does not support the establishment of courses in higher institutions of learning in the country that are not marketable. “Let us not start any course that has got no relevance to the job market. The Government will not fail …
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Trump’s strategy and 5 factors around Mogadishu killing of 300 Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO, IAN KATUSIIME, JULIUS BUSINGE | October 20| Hundreds of dead were burnt beyond recognition. One mother lost all her nine children. Wives, husbands, children and whole families perished in the Oct.14 bomb attack in Somalia capital, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| The top stories in this week’s The Independent magazine. COVER STORY Does this woman know who killed Kaweesi?: Details of how she has juggled Kaka,Kayihura, Tumukunde, Museveni THE LAST WORD The tragedy of self-indulgence: The blind politics of Diane Rwigara and her allies in the …
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The Independent ISSUE 493 October 27- November 2, 2017 by The Independent Magazine on Scribd The Independent ISSUE 493 October 27- November 2, 2017 Share on: WhatsApp
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The media has been recognised as a crucial partner in improving the status of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Uganda. This comes as the country continues to improve in water and sanitation coverage, although hygiene remains a challenge . “Rural water coverage in Uganda’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have died from the Marburg virus in Kween District , eastern Uganda, in the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like pathogen in three years, the health ministry said Thursday. “Blood samples were taken from two people who have since …
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