Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Clabane Skincare has received the Quality Excellence Award for Most Preferred Skincare Products in East Africa at the sixth East Africa Brand Quality Awards, held at Hotel Africana in Kampala on 16 October 2026. The awards recognise brands and business leaders across nine …
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Musasizi Says Uganda Will Pursue Resilient Economic Growth Amid Debt Pressures Bangkok, Thailand I URN | Uganda will continue investing strategically and implementing economic reforms to withstand global economic shocks, Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has said, as rising public debt-servicing costs put pressure on government revenue. Musasizi, …
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Tooro Well-Wishers Raise Shs 85.3 Million to Appreciate Musuuga Fort Portal, Uganda I URN | Well-wishers in Tooro have raised another sh85.3 million to appreciate Musuuga Charles Kamurasi, the head of the Tooro royal clan, for guiding the kingdom through the transition following the death of Omukama Oyo …
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Kampala, Uganda I URN | Economist Dr Fred Muhumuza has questioned Bank of Uganda’s decision to raise its benchmark interest rate to 12%, arguing that government borrowing and persistent fiscal deficits are distorting investment decisions and weakening the productive sectors needed to generate foreign exchange. Muhumuza said the 2.25 …
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Speaker of Parliament Makes Maiden Visit to Kwar Adhola Palace, Pledges Support for Padhola Development Agenda Tororo, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth, on Sunday made his maiden visit to the Palace of Kwar Adhola Moses Stephen Owor following his election as …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda convened its diaspora community in Ethiopia for a two-day event at the Hilton Addis Ababa, centered on “Connecting, Celebrating and Contributing: Harnessing the Ugandan Diaspora for National Development.” The forum aimed to strengthen ties between Ugandans living in Ethiopia and national development …
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Zurich, Switzerland | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with the Champions Hockey League (CHL), Europe’s top club ice hockey competition, as it steps up efforts to attract high-spending Swiss travellers under the government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy. The agreement covers the 2026-27 season. It was …
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Oyam, Uganda I URN | Two men have been detained in Oyam district, Northern Uganda, after they were reported selling dead chicken to members of the public in Acaba Sub-county. The suspects, Denis Okot and Samuel Olwa, were arrested on Friday evening at Otwee B Village in Obamgangeo …
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Jinja, Uganda I URN | As the country enters a season of potentially enhanced rainfall, unresolved defects at Isimba Hydropower Plant have renewed fears about the dam being flooded by excess water. There is also concern that the contractor has done little to repair a spillway that …
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Melbourne, Australia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s diaspora has been challenged to move beyond remittances and become a strategic engine for national transformation, as more than 1,000 Ugandans from across Australasia gathered in Melbourne for the country’s 64th Independence celebrations. Representing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the three-day …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
