Kampala, Uganda | MELINA RAQUEL PLATAS | This was an odd election. On the one hand, the opposition seemed both weaker and more straight-jacketed than any election in decades. On the other hand, the brute force of the state suggested sincere concern about an electoral upset. No one seemed able …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has Confirmed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the Duly Elected President of the Uganda. Sitting in Kampala was on Thursday, the Court was constituted by the nine Justices of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An initial consignment of 19, 200 doses of Lanacapavir, a six-monthly HIV prevention injection drug, has arrived in Uganda, marking a major milestone in the country’s HIV prevention efforts. The arrival of the consignment donated by the Global Fund follows approval of the drug for …
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Uganda’s national airline confronts the limits of scale, strategy and state control COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines, the national carrier relaunched in 2019 to reconnect the country to international markets, has temporarily grounded its entire long-haul fleet, a move that has disrupted flights to London and …
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The Infrastructure gap threatening Uganda’s AI Independence Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | For Uganda, a nation with a young, tech-hungry population and a budding startup ecosystem, the race to innovate is hitting a physical wall: a critical shortage of Tier III data centres. While the world debates the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has finalized negotiations with Kenya over Kampala’s participation in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), marking a significant strategic shift in regional energy diplomacy. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu and Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka led a high-level …
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Rapid urbanisation, population growth and climate variability have strained existing networks, leading to intermittent supply in some areas Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Millions of residents in northern and western Kampala are poised to benefit from more reliable water supply as the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s political battlefield was jolted Wednesday after Mawokota South legislator Yusuf Nsibambi formally defected from the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to the ruling National Resistance Movement, a move analysts say deepens the widening cracks inside the country’s opposition ranks. Nsibambi was officially …
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IGG to decentralize ombudsman role, integrate anti-corruption across government Kampala, Uganda | URN & XINHUA | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) unveiled its five-year strategic plan aimed at embedding anti-corruption measures across government operations. Speaking at the launch in the capital, Kampala, Inspector General of Government Naluzze Aisha Batala said …
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Gaps in Uganda’s digital ID rollout could exclude people with disabilities from critical public services SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | When on Feb. 9, Claire Ollama, the friendly and polyglottic Registrar of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), declared the nationwide digital ID registration and renewal exercise “successfully concluded,” …
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