Tororo, Uganda | URN | Sugarcane farmers in Agururu B3 Village, Western Division of Tororo Municipality, have raised concerns over alleged exploitation by Kenyan traders who they accuse of buying their produce at unfairly low prices. The village has in recent years emerged as a key hub for soft red …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | Kenyans motorists have begun crossing into Uganda in search of cheaper fuel at the pump station in the border district of Busia. They say the prices in Uganda seem to be lower than those in their country. As fuel prices increase in most countries, a …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya confirmed on Tuesday that it has paid the 30 million U.S. dollar hosting fee to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Salim Mvurya, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Salim Mvurya said the government had also met …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s leading infrastructure financiers, investors, fund managers and industry leaders will convene in Nairobi from 23–24 April 2026 for the inaugural Africa We Build Summit, setting the stage to unlock domestic capital and accelerate industrial growth across the continent. Hosted by the Africa Finance …
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KPC is currently holding 102 million liters of petrol, 146 million liters of diesel, and 167 million liters of dual-purpose kerosene NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya on Wednesday assured the public of sufficient fuel stocks despite the ongoing Middle East crisis. Opiyo Wandayi, cabinet secretary for energy and petroleum, …
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NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenya is set to host a leg of the inaugural FIFA Women’s Series in a four-team tournament from April 11 to 15 in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, a government official said on Tuesday. Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Salim Mvurya said …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony in southwestern Narok County for the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a major infrastructure project aimed at boosting regional connectivity and economic growth. The project, to be implemented by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), will …
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How Kenya’s history of colonial violence speaks through living bodies and graves COMMENT | ROSE MIYONGA | Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under British colonial rule, escalated into …
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Equity Group records historic results reporting a 55% growth in profit after tax of Kshs 75.5 billion, underscoring the success of its strategic transformation. Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced record results in Kenya’s corporate history, posting a 55% increase in profit after tax …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s President William Samoi Ruto on Tuesday finally rang the bell to commence trading in the Kenya Pipeline Company IPO, in which Uganda recently acquired shares. The flagging off of the trading on Tuesday morning was attended by Ireen Batebe, the Permanent Secretary of …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
