Kampala, Uganda | URN | The reconstruction of the murder of Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu on Saturday started with a heavy deployment of joint military and police forces that saw most roads in Kibuli closed. A joint team comprising the Flying Squad, UPDF and Police cordoned off Kibuli Depot …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Foundation Uganda has opened a 12-computer information and communications technology hub in northern Uganda, expanding access to internet services and digital skills for refugees and residents of surrounding communities. The facility in Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District, established with Hopelink Action Foundation Uganda, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Revenue Authority officials are struggling to establish how much gold is produced in the country and, more importantly, where the gold exported by Ugandan refineries actually comes from, exposing gaps in the country’s reporting and regulation of one of its biggest export earners. Lawrence …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Missing, faded and stolen road signs along sections of the Gayaza Road are leaving motorists and pedestrians vulnerable to accidents, with traffic police warning that poor signage is contributing to dangerous driving and road crashes. Residents, motorists and traffic officers say several sections of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The oil and gas industry honoured Ernest Rubondo, the pioneer Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), who has concluded more than four decades of service to the country’s petroleum sector. Tributes poured in at a farewell event that brought together former and current …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The announcement that NSSF member-savers will earn a record 22.53 percent interest on their savings has been greeted with excitement. Savers in the contributory pension schemes are set to receive 5.44 trillion shillings in interest for the financial year 2025/2026. The excitement aside, the unusually …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Golf, music and premium hospitality will come together this Saturday, September 26, as Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa in Kigo hosts its inaugural Captain’s Putter tournament, bringing together golfers, business executives and lifestyle enthusiasts. The tournament, hosted by club captain Jimmy Mugerwa, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The remaining members of Afrigo Band have pledged to keep the more than 50-year-old group together following the death of its leader, Moses Matovu. Speaking at Matovu’s burial at the family’s ancestral grounds in Kyanja, Afrigo director James Wasula said the band would preserve Matovu’s …
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Soroti, Uganda | URN | Soroti City authorities have pledged to intensify HIV testing and prevention after the city’s HIV prevalence rose from 11.6 percent to 12.4 percent, nearly three times Uganda’s reported national prevalence of 4.7 percent. The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) says the increase requires locally targeted interventions …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Learners at Uganda School for the Deaf in Ntinda have received a new football pitch in an initiative dubbed Dream on the Field aimed at creating more inclusive sporting opportunities for children with different abilities. The facility, refurbished by TECNO Mobile Uganda, is the first under the company’s “Dream on …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
