Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pride Bank Limited has been awarded the Agri-Finance Award (Credit Finance) at the prestigious Annual Agricultural Awards. In an evening themed: Celebrating Excellence and Innovation in Agriculture, the award recognizes the bank’s exceptional contribution to agricultural financing and its pivotal role in transforming Uganda’s agricultural …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, today formalized a landmark partnership to develop significant Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage infrastructure at the Kabalega Industrial Park. This strategic collaboration is set …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for global cooperation to enhance African coffee production, emphasizing its potential to drive economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve the livelihoods of millions across the continent. The summit, co-organized by Ethiopia and Italy, brought together heads of state and …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Special Forces Command (SFC) has retired 52 personnel, including eight senior officers, in a ceremony that highlighted President Yoweri Museveni’s reforms to the retirement system for soldiers. Officers in the General category now receive a lump sum of 600 million shillings, a house, …
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Kabaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of a government-aided secondary school in Kabaale Sub-County, Hoima District, is severely undermining access to education and driving up school dropout rates, local leaders and residents have warned. Carved out of Buseruka Sub-County in 2019, Kabaale remains without a single public secondary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded four men to Luzira Prison on charges of attempting to defraud a Turkish investor of $4.9 million (approximately UGX 17.5 billion). The accused—Dr. Charles Mulyansaka, a resident of Kitala-Entebbe; Moses Mwesigwa; Moses Seruma; and Peter Watum—allegedly …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint operation between Crime Intelligence and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has led to the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect accused of kidnapping a two-year-old boy from Mengo, Kampala, and demanding a ransom of Shs30 million. The suspect, identified as Amani Justa, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has received a formal request to dismiss a petition by Hudu Hussein, who lost the party’s primary race for Member of Parliament in Northern City Division, Mbale City. Hudu Hussein, represented by Origo Advocates, asked the …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing excitement in Katakwi District following the announcement of a government plan to extend electricity to various trading centers and villages. The development is aimed at boosting low-voltage electricity supply, particularly in trading hubs and healthcare facilities, to support value addition and …
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Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has handed over a fully equipped ICT laboratory to St. John’s Secondary School Nyabwina in Sheema District, as part of its Shs1 billion ($260,000) Digital Access Project aimed at improving digital education infrastructure in underserved areas. The donation includes 10 modern computers, …
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