Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says it has no State Attorneys in 38 districts across Uganda, forcing the transfer of some criminal case files to neighbouring districts and leaving others without prosecutors to handle them. Director of Public Prosecutions Lino Anguzu said …
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Kampala, Ugada | URN | Ibrah Muwonge alias Kimbowa Ibrah has become the first person to be convicted of terrorism in Uganda arising from the deliberate vandalism of electricity infrastructure. Muwonge was on Tuesday convicted by the International Crimes Division of the High Court on two counts of terrorism and one …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan fintech companies are seeking opportunities beyond the domestic market as demand grows for faster cross-border payments, digital-asset settlement and financial services across Africa. The companies are positioning themselves for a regional market where businesses increasingly need to move money between countries, currencies and payment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank (HFB) has been reappointed by the Bank of Uganda as a Primary Dealer Market Maker (PDMM) for the 2026–2029 cycle, extending its role in Uganda’s government securities market to nine years. The reappointment, announced on October 5, 2026, places HFB among financial …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has reappointed Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki as acting Prime Minister of Tooro Kingdom for a six-month transitional period as the institution begins a new chapter following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The appointment was …
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Butebo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has invested more than Shs240 million in electricity distribution infrastructure in Butebo District, in a move expected to improve power reliability and support growing commercial and industrial activity in the area. The projects, commissioned over the weekend, …
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Mukono, Uganda | URN | Fishermen from eight landing sites in Mpunge Sub-county, Mukono District, have petitioned the Ministry of Fisheries to investigate alleged illegal fishing in a protected breeding area on Lake Victoria. The fishermen claim that Harrison Porter, a foreign national operating from Bulago Island, has been allowed …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health stakeholders in Lango Sub-Region have called for stronger regional leadership, greater public awareness and improved access to treatment as Uganda steps up efforts to address the burden of sickle cell disease, it said on Oct.5 in a media statement. The call was made …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will make more money from its mineral wealth if it moves beyond digging and exporting raw minerals to processing and manufacturing, Ecobank Uganda Managing Director Grace Muliisa has said. Speaking at an Ecobank CEO Breakfast during the 15th Annual Mineral Wealth Conference at …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | The management of Wagagai gold mining company has re-commissioned the government aided Alupe Primary school that was closed due to its mining activities in Busia district. Alupe Primary School started in 1997 as a community school under the Anglican Church Foundation, in Alupe village in …
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