Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Raphael Okiot died on the spot after a cement mixer truck, that tried to avoid a collission with cars waiting for the signals at the Nkumba traffic lights, instead overturned and crashed a Mitsubishi RVR he was driving. CCTV footage showed the minutes before the …
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• Growth in revenue by Sh64bn • Sh146 billion in profit after tax • 12.9% growth in net customer loans standing at Sh1.76 trillion • 16.3% growth in customer deposits to Sh2.45 trillion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has reported a growth in revenue by Sh64 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Minister of Education and Sports to ensure that buses belonging to Pioneer bus company are vacated from Mandela National stadium to pave way for the country to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in September 2024, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has urged NUP recruits not to prioritize seeking political positions but rather concentrate on the primary goal of ousting the National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime. Kyagulanyi who was on Tuesday welcoming a diverse group of …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have so far arrested 29 people suspected of having orchestrated the lynching of five people, who allegedly killed two Bodaboda riders last week. Sande Ssemanda and Richard Mawanda were hacked to death and their motorcycles were …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank in partnership with the Kenya High Commission and Million Trees International has embarked on a tree-planting campaign that will see over 43,000 indigenous trees planted on the slopes of Busoga College Mwiri hill, including 10 acres of orchard. The project is supported …
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ARUA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two individuals have been apprehended for attempting to bribe the Officer-in-Charge of the Criminal Investigation Division (OC CID) at the Arua District Central Police Station in Odumi, in an effort to evade investigation into a murder case. The suspects, identified as Annet Ajikia and Brian …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shops in all parts of the city center have closed as traders protest over the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) system. The protests were started last week by traders affiliated with the Federation of Uganda Traders’ Associations (FUTA). On Tuesday, they were …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judges at the International Crimes Division of the High Court have rejected an application by the lawyers of the former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo seeking to question their client during his defence trial. Kwoyelo’s defence Lawyer Caleb Alaka on Monday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government spending plans have fallen short by sh3.337 trillion in the first seven months of this financial year, as revenue mobilization continues to be a thorn in government operations. This failure to meet its spending targets, made it worse for project implementation, as …
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