KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda has entered into a strategic partnership with Interswitch Uganda to enhance digital banking services and promote financial inclusion across the country. The collaboration between Ecobank Uganda, a subsidiary of Pan-African banking giant Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, and Interswitch Uganda, a leading financial technology …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commercial Division of the High Court has declined to stay the execution of an order seeking to recover sh47 billion from Kampala International University. In his ruling, Justice Steven Mubiru, observed that KIU which is owned by businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba, had failed …
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Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the Inspectorate of Government has directed the Bugweri Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), William Makune, to expedite the dismissal of Fredrick Womakuyu from his position as District Natural Resources Officer over alleged lack of requisite academic qualifications. In an April 7th, 2025 letter, …
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LUWERO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) have impounded over 500 bags of counterfeit cement from Luwero town. According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, the fake cement was being mixed and packaged at a home belonging to Daudah Mutesasira …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Martine Obol, a private under the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), is demanding justice following his mysterious death while in the custody of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). They allege that Obol, 26, was brutally assaulted by fellow soldiers, denied …
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GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the order of reparations granted by the trial chamber to victims of the convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander, Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen was ordered by the ICC Trial Chamber IX on February …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six Congolese nationals are nursing injuries at St Francis Mutorele hospital after being involved in a road crash along Kabale-Kisooro road in Kisoro district. The accident happened on Sunday night at around 10 pm at Kagano village in Kanaba sub-county, when a Toyota Noah …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | At least three tea estates are currently up for sale, like several others before them, as the sector decline continues. “Four Square Miles of Tea, Pine Trees, Eucalyptus Trees For Sale In Mityana At 15 Million Shillings Per Acre,” reads an advert for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | Refurbishment of Tororo Archdiocese’s main hospital—St. Anthony in Tororo—has taken off in the past year, and efforts to raise its standard climax on Thursday when Speaker of Uganda’s parliament Anita Annet Among leads a grand fundraising at Hotel Africana. The full …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda recently hosted its third annual Shell Select Suppliers Conference, underscoring the vital role of its suppliers in the continued success and growth of the Shell Select and Shop network. The event focused on celebrating past achievements since the Covid-19 pandemic and …
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