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Entebbe Airport registers 2nd largest number of passengers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe International Airport recorded its second largest number of passengers in June, registering 213,217 international passengers in a single month, according to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The number includes 106,583 arrivals and 106,634 departures giving an average of 7,107 arrivals and departures …

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NRM to conduct primaries today

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ruling party  the National Resistance Movement ( NRM ) will conduct it’s internal primaries today across the country. According to the party’s Electoral Commission Chairperson Tango odoi voting will start at 10:00 am in most parts of the country while in Karamoja sub region …

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King Ceasor University receives charter, marks institutional milestone

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | King Ceasor University (KCU) has officially received its university charter—granting the institution full legal recognition to train students from any part of the world to confer degrees in undergraduate, master’s, PhD, postgraduate, and professorship programs. Officials from the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) …

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Government buys vehicles for traditional and cultural leaders

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has presided over the handover of vehicles to Uganda’s gazetted cultural leaders, an initiative that the government says is aimed at enhancing their capacity to mobilise communities for peace, unity, and socio-economic transformation. Officials of the Ministry of Gender, Labour …

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Uganda’s economy shows resilience amid global challenges

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s economy remains robust, posting sustained growth despite global uncertainties such as trade tensions and international conflicts, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development said in a report released Tuesday. According to the report on the state of the economy, growth in the first …

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