Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | West International Holding (WIH) has embarked on construction of a $200M cement factory in Njeru, Buikwe that is expected to bring down the price of Ugandan cement when it is completed in September 2025. The factory is the 2nd project after President Yoweri Museveni commissioned another …
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Toronto, Canada | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha is the latest recepient of the Outstanding Contribution to Water Management & Science award by the International Water Association (IWA). He has won it jointly with India’s G. Mathi Vathanan. Presenting the award for practice to Dr. Mugisha ahead at the …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT & TIMES OF RWANDA | President Paul Kagame has started delivering his inaugural speech after being sworn-in at Amahoro Stadium on Sunday. He warned that, “Peace in our region is a priority for Rwanda. Yet it has been lacking, particularly in eastern DR Congo. “But peace cannot …
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PARIS | Xinhua | Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands secured her third Olympic gold medal by winning the women’s marathon at the Paris Games on Sunday. Hassan sprinted to the finish line after pulling away from Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, winning in an Olympic record time of 2 hours, 22 minutes …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Deputy IGG Ann Twino Muhairwe has ordered the arrest of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs, Daniel NuweAbiine, for obstructing investigations into the garbage slide at Kiteezi. NuweAbiine reportedly instructed KCCA officers who recorded statements not to sign. The arrests …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda gears up to join the rest of the world in celebrating International Youth Day on August 12th, 2024, data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 2016 indicates that 43% of women in Uganda aged 25-49 years were married before the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the UPDF Special Forces to assist in the rescue at Kiteezi landfill that collapsed and killed unknown numbers of people. He also directed the State House Comptroller to financially assist the families of those who died with Sh.5million per …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 22 Heads of State, four Vice-Presidents, and two Prime Ministers are in Kigali to attend President Paul Kagame’s swearing-in ceremony at Amahoro Stadium, today Sunday, August 11. According to the Rwanda Times, leaders expected include William Ruto of Kenya and Uganda’s Vice-president …
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SHENZHEN | Xinhua | A low-altitude flight test in an airport area was completed at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport on July 26, exploring how unmanned aerial vehicles can be integrated into busy civil aviation airspace. The test simulated an urgent baggage delivery scenario where luggage needed to be transported from …
Read More »Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An audit report on the operations of Mbarara Central Market Vendors Savings Cooperative Society has found that part of the money donated by President Yoweri Museveni can not be traced. The SACCO received sixty million shillings from the president as a donation for startup …
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