Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has increased the national wage bill by UGX 724.7 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year to support salary enhancements for selected public servants, including Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), police and prison officers, and senior civil servants in local governments. According to Circular …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from the National Agricultural Research Organisation Coffee Research Institute (NACORI) have turned to art to market coffee growing in Northern Uganda. Through an initiative dubbed WALK—an acronym for West Nile, Acholi, Lango, and Karamoja—NACORI is rolling out an intensive public sensitisation campaign aimed at …
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Another round of awards as Qcil empowers the next generation of African pharmaceutical innovators Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luzira-based Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil), the largest producer of World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualified HIV/AIDS and malaria treatments in the region, has held a certificate award ceremony at its Luzira …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revealed that all ambulances operating in the country will soon be managed centrally when the call and dispatch center being established finally becomes operational. Speaking to URN in an interview, Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Assistant Inspector of Police Emmanuel Elubu, who was charged with processing the scene of crime in the alleged murder of Henry Katanga, has been accused of tampering with the scene as well as the body of the deceased businessman. The accusations followed a cross-examination by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan student Hakim Nakaana Kakooza was among 14 students from the African Leadership University (ALU) who participated in the fourth annual Silicon Valley Global Leadership Programme — a transformative, month-long trip designed to nurture entrepreneurial leadership and technological expertise. The programme, hosted at Stanford …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move to enhance the safety and security of boda-boda riders, Hongera Saana Uganda, in partnership with security agencies, has launched a new initiative to distribute free motorcycle tracking devices to riders across the country. Ashraf Muyomba, the National Coordinator of Hongera Saana …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists from the National Agricultural Research Organisation have unveiled Aflasafe, a technology used to reduce aflatoxins in cereals. It was developed with the collaboration of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The NARO scientists say that the technology comes in handy to rescue both …
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ENTEBBE, Uganda | Xinhua | Nine Chinese hybrid goats, also known as Jianzhou big-eared goats, have arrived in Uganda as the East African country seeks to boost its goat meat production and livestock industry. The goats — three males and six females — landed at Entebbe International Airport on Monday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After 13 years of extensive research and trials, the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is ready to release its anti-tick vaccine—NARO-Vac—designed to curb tick-borne diseases that continue to frustrate livestock farmers across Uganda. The vaccine, developed through rigorous on-station and field trials, is injected directly …
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