Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority –UNRA has promised a swift repair of the cracks along Fort Portal – Bundibugyo road in Bundibugyo district. Huge cracks developed at Mairo Kamuga Village near Bubukwanga trading center on Tuesday following a heavy downpour, which also destroyed six bridges …
Read More »Breastmilk donation: A wet nurses’ experience with quintuplets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Noelene Namugwanya had just had her first baby three months ago when her cousin Honoranta Nakato delivered five babies through a Caesarian section at the Women’s Fertility Hospital in Bukoto. On October 19, 2018, her quintuplets had arrived early at only seven months. But, that …
Read More »The mighty air filter
The engine lungs you often ignore | MOTORING GURU | Unless it is an Electronic Vehicle, your vehicle uses what is called a combustion engines; meaning it is propelled by the mixing of air (oxygen) and fuel in a combustion chamber to create heat energy. An average car engine needs …
Read More »Makerere drops to 16th position in Africa University rankings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is now ranked 16th on the African continent and 1,225th Globally, according to the July 2019 Ranking Web-Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions in the world. The July edition is the second edition of the year 2019 to show that …
Read More »Russia donates 53 food delivery trucks to WFP in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Food Programme-WFP has received 53 light and 10 heavy-duty KAMAZ trucks to add to its delivery fleet, thanks to a donation by the Government of Russia. The vehicles worth USD 10.2 Million (38 billion Shillings) will be used to respond to emergencies in …
Read More »Coffee bill offends socio-economic rights-Lawyers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyers have chipped in on the ongoing discussion of the National Coffee bill 2018, saying it hamper the socio-economic rights of Ugandans once enacted in its current form. The National Coffee bill 2018 seeks among others things to provide for the registration of commercial …
Read More »‘We’ll have a good season’: Zidane confident as Benzema hat-trick helps lift gloom
Munich, Germany | AFP | French striker Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid defeated Fenerbahce 5-3 in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday which temporarily lifted the summer gloom which has engulfed the Spanish giants and coach Zinedine Zidane. However, problems remain for Real as they have now conceded 16 goals in just …
Read More »Museveni didn’t clear development of Lusanja land– Witness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni never cleared the development of Lusanja land. Testifying as a witness in the consolidated petitions of the Lusanja land evictions, Irene Birungi an official from State House said the people who claim ownership of the land have been developing the area but …
Read More »Huawei still number two smartphone seller despite US sanctions
Washington, United States | AFP | Huawei remained the number two global smartphone vendor in the past quarter despite tough US sanctions imposed on the Chinese technology giant, market trackers said Wednesday. The Chinese firm managed to boost its sales even as the overall market declined, remaining on the heels of …
Read More »MP Cecilia Ogwal pins Gen. Tumwine on alleged attack
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament Cecilia Ogwal has told the rules committee of Parliament that that Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine no longer respects Parliament, an institution which he has served for more than 30 years. Ogwal was appearing before the committee that was tasked …
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