Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia, the e-commerce platform in Uganda, kicked off its 11 years celebrations in Uganda with a campaign launch dubbed ‘Jumia Loves You’. As part of the festivities, the company is offering a discount promo of up to 60% across all product categories from June 5 …
Read More »Uganda lost 54 soldiers in Somalia attack
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) lost 54 soliders in an attack late last month by Al-Shabaab militants. The Commander In Chief was speaking at a retreat for NRM leaders ongoing in Kyankwanzi. The 54 dead included the base …
Read More »A nation of haters?
How Uganda became anti-homosexual champion of the world COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Without downplaying the anxiety over economic and other sanctions by the West over Uganda’s recent passing of the amended Anti-homosexuality law, in a surprising twist, a major fall-out might not be local but international as sexual rights …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Is president Museveni finally falling out with the West?
The closure of DGF and UN Human Rights Office and the signing of the Anti-homosexuality Act into law Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In her book tilted, “Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror,” American writer, Helen Epstein writes that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been able …
Read More »UBOS trains supervisors for pilot census, 2 errant staff fired
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics has concluded training of district and national supervisors ahead of the pilot census activities scheduled for June 2023. The two-weeks training is aimed at equipping and empowering the supervisors with knowledge and technical capacity on how to manage the …
Read More »Gun violence: How to stay safe and secure
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | In the last few weeks, over ten gun violence cases have been recorded in Uganda. This is not to say, there hasn’t been such cases before, what’s weird this time round is how these cases have been committed. The first one was a bodyguard killing …
Read More »Investors to construct Iron Ore plant in Rubanda
Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investors have started plans to construct a multi-billion iron ore smelting plant in Rubanda District. The factory which was a 2016 presidential pledge has remained unfulfilled up to date. In 2019, the Devki Group of Companies from India led by its chairman Raval Guru …
Read More »Aschberg programme, digital project for artists and cultural professionals launched
Ministry of Gender, UNESCO partner to implement Aschberg programme for artists & Open Digital Roadmap Project Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and UNESCO have launched the Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals and the Open Digital Roadmap Project in …
Read More »Uganda gets blood irradiation machine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC) has introduced a new service in the country which according to the Ministry of Health is set to curb the number of people who develop complications after blood transfusion. According to Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary in …
Read More »Military Police close Namugongo roads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Access to the Namugongo Catholic martyrs’ shrines has become difficult for drivers and motorcyclists due to the closure of roads by the military and police. The closures were implemented even before the scheduled traffic plan was set to take effect on June 2. The …
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