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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima-based club Kitara FC will make its debut on the continental stage when they face Libya’s Al Hilal Benghazi in the first preliminary round of the CAF Confederations Cup. The match will be played on Friday at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi. The team qualified …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Millions of Ugandan children spend hours at school on empty stomachs each day, hindering their ability to learn and grow. In a bid to address this longstanding crisis, the government has launched a new initiative to establish a nationwide school feeding program. Eric Kakoole, the …

Kiryadongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 32,350 Sudanese refugees have fled to Uganda due to conflict in the past year. The refugees entered the country between November 2023 and August this year. The refugees have since been received and accommodated at the Panyadoli refugee settlement area in Kiryadongo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has classified 23 districts on the Uganda-DRC border as high risk for potential importation of the monkey virus MPOX. The Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng said five of teh 23 districts are hosting refugees from DRC, while Kampala is …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four more bodies were recovered from the garbage mound at the Kiteezi dumpsite Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed dead to 34. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango said the bodies were retrieved under the garbage that collapsed last Saturday. “Today, the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A group of 298 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have completed counter-terrorism training at Nakasongola School of Defense and Intelligence. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who presided over the pass out of the 298 plus 58 Special tactics warriors at the School of Defence, Intelligence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2007, MTN Uganda embarked on a transformative journey with the launch of the 21 Days of Y’ello Care programme. This initiative was designed to empower employees to contribute directly to their local communities, embodying the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility. Initially conceived as …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) have identified Busoga sub-region as an area with the highest incidence of bad practices in the country’s petroleum sector. This follows a week-long sensitization campaign targeting fuel dealers, motorcyclists, and local government leaders across Busoga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reverend Canon Frederick Jackson Baalwa has been selected as the fifth Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese of the Church of Uganda. At its extraordinary meeting sitting on the morning of August 13,2024 at All Saints’ Cathedral Kampala, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda who …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities to resolve Mount Elgon Park boundary disputes. During plenary sitting held on Wednesday, August 14 2024, Tayebwa said a conclusive report on steps taken to resolve the disputes should be …