Botswana based multi-national ecotourism company Wilderness Safaris, operating nearly 40 luxury safari camps across eight African countries, has raised US$35 million bilateral loan for the purchase of a new ecotourism company in Kenya and for further expansion across Africa. Keith Vincent, the Chief Executive at the Wilderness Safaris said ‘in …
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Less than three months since it launched formal operations, the Uganda National Oil Company has received Africa wide recognition after winning the best National Oil Company (NOC) presentation at a recent Oil and Gas forum held in South Africa. The event was organised by Standard Bank. The conference was held …
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Thursday was a special day at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) as Zakayo, the oldest chimpanzee known in the country, celebrated its 53rd birthday. The Wildlife Center annually celebrates Zakayo’s birthday to highlight the plight and abuse of chimpanzees and other animals. Zakayo is the oldest chimpanzee in captivity in a country …
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Kampala High Court Judge Masalu Musene has granted bail to Ivan Kamyuka, a man accused of murdering his fiance’s ex-lover at Club Guvnor in Kampala in August 2015. Kamyuka has been on remand at Luzira Prison since August 2 last year, on charges of murdering John Ahimbisibwe commonly known as …
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The High Court in Kampala on Wednesday summoned the Attorney General of Government and National Medical Stores (NMS) to respond to claims that it has continuously withdrawn money from the consolidated fund to purchase imported anti-retroviral and anti-malarial drugs from a local manufacturer disguised as locally made. Documents presented to …
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Rubaga South MP Paul Kato Lubwama has asked the High Court to dismiss with costs an application filed by a voter seeking to throw him out of parliament. The voter is asking court to allow him file an election petition. Kato Lubwama through his lawyers Nalukoola, Kakeeto advocates contends that petitioner …
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City Hall Court has convicted and remanded four men to Luzira Prison after finding them guilty of unlawful possession of ivory. Prosecution showed that the four who have been convicted, Ali Wause, Dickson Kweteisa, Charles Kakooza and Chris Tumukunde were found in possession of 13.5 kgs of ivory valued at sh 55million …
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has been dragged to the Commercial Court by a company that claims it was sidelined in the award of a tender to provide voter education and display of voters registers in the February 2016 Uganda General elections. A human resource company Terp Group Ltd accuses the …
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Makerere University has bowed to students’ pressure and lifted a suspension that had been imposed on their colleagues. As tension reigned at the university campus Wednesday morning, University Vice Chancellor Prof John Dumba Sentamu announced that a committee has been instituted to look into the matter, and the students would return …
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Buganda Road Court Grade One magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu will rule on November 8 whether former Old Kampala police station DPC Joram Mwesigye has an assault case to answer. Prosecution’s Patrica Cingitho says she has closed her case with seven witnesses and what is left is for court to weigh this …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
