Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jaime Byaruganga claimed the Men’s Group A at the Stanbic Match Play Challenge qualifiers at Entebbe Club on Saturday. Byaruhanga returned to the Club House with 65 nett, beating 280 players who took part in this new look tournament. Paul Habyarimana was runner …
Read More »Uganda to host first world Women Birders’ Conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bird-watching enthusiasts in Uganda are looking forward to the first-ever international women birder’s conference, which aims to enhance the country’s birding tourism product. The groundbreaking women birders’ conference, scheduled for December 6th to 8th, will see participation from delegates representing over 10 countries. Despite …
Read More »300 SMEs receive upskilling from Absa and Enterprise Uganda
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 300 SMEs in Masaka, Mbarara, and Fort Portal have received training in entrepreneurship and financial literacy from Absa Bank Uganda, in partnership with Enterprise Uganda. The training programme for western Uganda saw the SMEs get taken through modules such as …
Read More »High Court confirms Muhammad Nsereko’s victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has confirmed Muhammad Nsereko as the duly elected Kampala Central Constituency Member of Parliament. Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema delivered the verdict on Monday in his ruling on an election petition filed by the National Unity Platform Candidate, Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu …
Read More »Why data centres are key boosters for oil and gas sector
COMMENT | JAMES BYARUHANGA | On February 2, 2022, Uganda made a very significant step towards realising its first oil fortunes. We witnessed the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Uganda’s oil and gas Projects by the Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National …
Read More »AIGP admits police drivers using vehicles for smuggling
AIGP Byaruhanga says drivers are the most chaotic and stubborn group in the Uganda Police Force Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police commanders have been urged to take action against drivers who are using the force’s vehicles to smuggle goods and ferry people from one place to another. …
Read More »Oil drilling challenge in Murchison Falls National Park
Total pledges to limit footprint but conservationists want disaster fund Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | French oil giant, Total, which is finalizing crude oil production and export infrastructure in Uganda’s oldest conservancy and top tourist destination, Murchison Falls National Park, has unveiled plans to minimize environmental damage. In a …
Read More »Uganda’s Raxio Data Centre gets Uptime Institute certification
Facility will rent space for servers and computing hardware to businesses Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Raxio Data Centre has become the first tier-3 certified data centre in Uganda upon completing a thorough assessment and evaluation by British and American experts last month. This makes the Namanve-based facility the …
Read More »COVID-19: Is lock-down equivalent to state of emergency?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For now eight times in 17 days, President Yoweri Museveni has addressed the nation, announcing a raft of measures to help the country forestall the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures include those that significantly limit people’s basic rights like freedom of movement, …
Read More »How parliament passed five electoral related bills this week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Political Parties and Organisations Amendment Bill, 2019. Members of Parliament considered the Bill’s 17 proposed amendments to the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005. With the Political Parties and Organisations Amendment Bill passed into law, it means that Parliament has …
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