KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh details have emerged in the case in which a woman, Mercy Timbitwire, was remanded for slapping a traffic policeman Charles Makawa. The viral video, which captured Timbitwire slapping Makawa, sparked significant public interest and scrutiny. A woman who identified herself as Jane said Makawa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Women’s Movement, an organisation which brings together women advocacy groups, on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 called on Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, who asked the group to focus on the plight of rural women. The Speaker announced a Shs100 million pledge towards …
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WAKISO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The first responders to the fire outbreak in Kigoogwa town have described it as a horrifying incident and blamed the Police for the delayed response. On Tuesday, a fuel tank registration number UAM 292Q, from Kampala heading to Gulu overturned and caught fire in Kigoogwa …
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Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director Anthony Kituuka has delivered a keynote speech to the bank’s customers in Dubai about building a successful business back home. This was at the Smart Minds Business Conference Friday at the Royal Pillar Events Auditorium. He will follow this with another talk at the 3rd …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The election of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer for Kisoro District Woman MP race is ongoing amidst a low turnout of voters. The candidates include are Rose Kabagyeni, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture, Brenda Fancy Nirere, Grace Ngabirano Akifeza, Hellen Mbonye, …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The 7th edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference, held at Makerere University, cemented its reputation as a leading platform for critical discourse on international relations, global economics, and social issues specific to the African continent. This year’s theme, “The African Dimensions in International …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited, a provider of building solutions, has embarked on a series of regional training sessions aimed at equipping fundis (builders) with up-to-date market trends and knowledge to enhance the value they offer their customers during construction. These trainings, targeting over 2,500 …
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Uganda’s Coffee Authority Faces Dissolution as Parliament Advances Bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIAMENT WATCH | The Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of the Kingdom of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has said coffee growing under their “Emmwanyi Terimba” initiative will go on unabated despite the planned disbandment of the Uganda Coffee Development …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT & URN | Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme (MURBS) has declared a record interest rate of 13.40% on members’ savings for the financial year 2023/2024. Dr. Elizabeth Patricia Nansubuga, Chairperson of the MURBS Board of Trustees, announced this while releasing the scheme’s performance report during …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) has sentenced former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in jail over war crimes and crimes against humanity. The sentence was delivered Friday by a four-member panel of judges of the ICD …
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