Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Kenyan veteran Dismas Indiza has won the professional event of the 2023 Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open. He bags a record 7th title, his first since last winning in 2018. The 54-year-old Kenyan long hitter, carded 11 under par 277 after 72 holes, edging out …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers have filed a case in the High Court in Kampala demanding for the immediate production of Hajji Abubakali Nsamba in court to show why he has been detained for more than 48 hours without trial. In the matter before the Civil …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has commenced construction of its own headquarters. This initiative is anticipated to result in annual savings of 4.5 billion shillings, which they have been spending on rent. Currently, the ministry rents office spaces for its technical staff, and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parish Development Model (PDM), one of the government’s latest interventions to lift Ugandans at the grassroots to the money economy could help the country achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if well implemented, United Nations (UN) officials have revealed. The government launched the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, is in talks with key leaders in government and the Opposition, to settle the stalemate over human rights violations and the latter’s continued boycott of House proceedings. Opposition MPs led by their leader, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, walked …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts and practitioners in the extractives industry have warned of adverse effects on Uganda unless there is strict regulation and hence transparency. Unless strict rules and regulations are put in place and strictly enforced, there will also be very little or no benefit to …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has received a request to establish a framework for the continuous registration of all key stakeholders in the fisheries sub-sector as a viable alternative to combat illegal fishing practices. Fredrick Ggesa, the Masaka District Fisheries Officer, who also coordinates officers in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An increasing number of men are opting for medical circumcision as Uganda works toward completely eradicating the AIDS disease by 2030, the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has disclosed. Uganda adopted a comprehensive approach in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with medical circumcision being among the …
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AfDB shows innovative financing tools it should focus on for green growth cash Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Ugandan Government needs to integrate innovative financing tools; including green bonds, carbon markets, debt-for-nature swaps and blended financing if it is to start attracting more private resources urgently needed in Uganda’s …
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Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lwengo district leadership has appealed to the opposition leadership in parliament to support their quest to improve the learning environment in the government schools. Lwengo District Chairperson Ibrahim Kitatta says that the district is stuck with government schools in very poor shape. Kitatta …
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