Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s new Inspector General of Government, Justice Aisha Naluzze, and new Director of Public Prosecutions, Lino Anguzu, as well as new Principal Judge Justice Jane Frances Abodo, have been sworn in. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni presided over the swearing-in at Mbale State Lodge. Lady Justice Abodo …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A European NGO has offered €10,000 (UGSh 40 million) for a decisive tip leading to tracing Dutch national Sophia Koetsier, who disappeared in Uganda in 2015. On October 28, 2015, 21-year-old Dutch national Sophia disappeared in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Despite several searches by …
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Absa and MEST Africa announce the Top 10 finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Ugandan startups have made it to the list of Top 10 finalists of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025. Credify Africa Inc and Kanzu Finance Ltd from Uganda, …
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COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | I was fifteen when my father, in a fashion typical of him, bought my brothers and me a book with an oddly unsettling title: 1984. Except for my brother Peter, it lay untouched on our bookshelf for nearly two and a half months — …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister of Internal Affairs, must be deeply concerned by the recent events in Yumbe District, where members of the Muslim community reportedly attacked their fellow citizens of the Christian faith. Over the past few days, Muslims in Yumbe, led by the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) marked the 15th edition of the Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards with a renewed focus on global sustainability and transparency, as Uganda moves to adopt international sustainability disclosure standards. The event, held under the theme “Sustainability …
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In the first of a two-part series, experts warn that without urgent action, drug-resistant infections could cause millions of deaths per year NEWS FEATURE | IAN KATUSIIME | A narrow path glides through the slum of Katanga giving visitors a fleeting rhythm of the decades-long settlement that lies between …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading pension funds across Africa today gather in Kampala to commit to a “Fund for Africa” at the “$700b in 1 Room” All Africa Pensions Summit. The Summit 5th – 7th November at the Munyonyo Convention Centre in Kampala, Uganda, will be hosted by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amputees, under their umbrella, The Amputee Self-Help Network Uganda (ASNU), have appealed to the authorities to enhance policies and regulations that strengthen and support accident survivors, highlighting the need to establish rescue and emergency point areas to save casualties. ASNU, an organization dedicated …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has confirmed readiness to host the Edition of 15th East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games with major logistical, medical, and venue preparations finalised ahead of the December kickoff. The Local Organizing Committee headed by Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliamenty, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa confirmed …
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