Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Paul Kagame on Sunday held what the Office of the Rwanda President described as “a positive meeting” with Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, President Yoweri Museveni’s Special Envoy, who traveled to Kigali with a message regarding the two countries’ relationship. Details of the message …
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■ Kampala Strategic Plan ■ Kampala Street Lighting Master Plan ■ Kampala Drainage Master plan ■ Affordable and reliable workspaces in the City. ■ Paving of Roads ■ Solid Waste Management and recycling ■ Ordinances ■ Infrastructure Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago …
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Paris, France | AFP | As 1960 dawned, sub-Saharan Africa braced for historic change: that year, 17 of its countries were destined to gain independence from European colonial powers. But six decades on, the continent is mired in many problems. It is struggling to build an economic model that encourages …
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✳ KCCA plan ■ Five key new roads under construction ■ Signalization of 13 of 30 junctions set ■ Plan to construct & upgrade 300km of secondary & connecting roads ■ Renovation of Old Taxi Park Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is promising city …
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✳ Sh1.39 trillion for Lubowa Hospital ✳ Sh768 billion for Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Acholibur Road ✳ Sh402.5 bn Muyembe-Nakapiripirit Road ✳ sh380 bn classified Defense ministry Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Parliament approved loans to the tune of sh6.15 trillion this year, according to the annual performance report of the house. Despite …
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Do a thorough due-diligence on Bonang Power, government told Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Fifteen civil society organizations (CSOs) have asked the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to share details with Ugandans that show South African energy firm, Bonang Power and Energy Pty Ltd, is technically capable and financially sound …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 million male and 173,000 female condoms are ready for distribution nationwide during Christmas and Boxing Day, according to officials of Uganda’s ministry of health. Vastha Kibirige, the National Coordinator of the Condom Desk in the Health Ministry confirmed to URN that unlike …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Street vendors overwhelmed the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement team in downtown Kampala on Christmas eve. On Tuesday, the street vendors poured on the road between Owino Market and Mukwano Arcade stretching all the way to Ham Shopping ground, making it almost …
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Chaos on Kampala-Masaka road after accident in Mpigi Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travelers who left as early at 4am heading to western Uganda for Christmas, were still stuck on the road in different sections at 9am, as traffic crawled after an accident in Mpigi. Reports indicate that a …
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It’s not all doom and gloom Kamapal, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | December 04 marked another key moment in President Yoweri Museveni’s protracted fight against corruption that has for a long time blighted Uganda’s development agenda. Flanked by several high profile government officials, religious and civil society leaders, Museveni walked …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
