Gulu, Uganda | URN | Police have confirmed that 14 people were killed in Tuesday night’s head-on collision involving a bus belonging to Opit Travellers and a trailer along the Kampala-Gulu Highway in Omoro District. The crash occurred at about 9:30 p.m. at Kulu Otit Village in Bobi Sub-County, where …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s efforts to improve its global corruption ranking are facing renewed scrutiny after anti- corruption agencies and stakeholders warned that the country’s stagnating performance on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reflects deeper institutional and societal challenges. Officials from the Inspectorate of Government (IG), Transparency International …
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Digital procurement oversight expands across 1,296 government projects Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Ugandan government has begun digitally monitoring public projects worth approximately Shs1.2 trillion ($320 million) as authorities step up reforms aimed at improving spending efficiency, strengthening contract oversight and reducing procurement-related losses. The Public Procurement …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Four Ugandans have filed a landmark lawsuit in the UK High Court seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from becoming operational. Their lawyers described the move as the first attempt to have a British court apply Ugandan constitutional, climate and environmental …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Stanbic Bank Uganda has cut its lending rate to 10% per annum for agriculture-based savings and credit cooperative organisations (SACCOs), in a move that underscores rising competition among lenders targeting Uganda’s rural financial ecosystem. The reduced rate is aimed at improving access to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s creator economy has lowered the barriers to entry into film, digital media and brand marketing. It has also blurred the line between public profile and public record. Few emerging creators illustrate that tension more than Kizito Sirajje, known professionally as Zert Essential, whose …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The body of a Kyambogo University student who went missing last week has been found at City Mortuary in Mulago, leaving the university community in mourning and raising fresh concerns over the safety of students living off campus. The body of Okia Aaron, a third-year Bachelor …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has appealed to the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court to facilitate urgent medical intervention to save his life. He says his health has seriously deteriorated and that specialists have recommended further treatment in India. Lukwago opted to appear via a …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | “We are sorry to our customers who were affected by the service disruption that happened on Sunday.” That apology dominated a media briefing addressed by top MTN Uganda officials at the company’s headquarters in Kampala on July 7, as management sought to explain …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Chris Obore Ariko, has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to be released on bail as he awaits trial. Obore and other employees of the Parliamentary Commission are facing corruption and money laundering arising from …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
