Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese is more known because of Queen Elizabeth and Mt Rwenzori National Parks that attract thousands of tourists annually. However, Kiwa Heritage site is fast catching up as a destination for local and international tourists. Kiwa Heritage site, which is found along Kasese-Kilembe road …
Read More »Nduva is Uganda Amateur Golf Open 2019 champ
1⃣ D Nduva 🇰🇪 ✳ 286 📷 2⃣ S Njogu 🇰🇪 ✳ 287 3⃣ S Njoroge 🇰🇪 ✳ 288 4⃣ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 ✳ 293 5⃣ D Asaba 🇺🇬 ✳ 295 6⃣ R Otile 🇺🇬 ✳ 295 💠Venue: Lake Victoria Serena 💠 LIVE: Results (click) Kigo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Kenyan …
Read More »Njoroge best placed to end 11-year Kenyan jinx at Uganda Open
💠 Tee off 12.30pm ✳ S Njoroge 🇰🇪 213 ✳ S Njogu 🇰🇪 215 ✳ R Otile 🇺🇬 216 💠 Tee off 12.20pm ✳ D Nduva 🇰🇪 216 ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 221 ✳ D Asaba 🇺🇬 223 💠Venue: Lake Victoria Serena 💠 LIVE: Results (click) Final day draw (bottom) Entebbe, …
Read More »A 66: Ronald Otile smashes Serena golf course record
▶ Otile DAY 3 #UGGolfOpen19 ⛳ ✳ 66 strokes from 18 holes >> – 6 under par ✳ 1 Eagle ✳ 6 birdies ✳ 9 Pars 💠 DAY 3 – LEADER-BOARD LIVE ✳ S Njoroge 🇰🇪 213 ✳ S Njogu 🇰🇪 215 ✳ R Otile 🇺🇬 216 ✳ D Nduva 🇰🇪 …
Read More »Njogu’s lead cut as Ugandans charge at 2019 Amateur Golf Open
💠 LEADER-BOARD day 2 #UGGolfOpen19 ⛳ ✳144 S Njogu Par 69 75 🇰🇪 ✳145 D Nduva +1 75 70 🇰🇪 ✳145 S Chege +1 73 72 🇰🇪 ✳147 P Mwangi +3 71 76 🇰🇪 ✳148 W Odera +4 75 73 🇰🇪 ✳149 J Cwinyaai +5 76 73 🇺🇬 ✳149 Z …
Read More »The Independent’s Khisa wins APO invite for Africa Hotel Investment forum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | APO Group, the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, has announced The Independent journalist’s Isaac Khisa winner of its 2019 Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) award. The winner gets an invitation, fully paid, to attend the 2019 …
Read More »President Museveni orders all Govt officials to fly Uganda Airlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered all government officials to take Uganda Airlines whenever they are going to destinations it flies to. The order is contained in a cabinet memo dated August 5, 2019. All cabinet ministers and ministers of state must ensure this directive is …
Read More »African countries unhappy about restricted trade in giraffes, elephants
Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | A global wildlife summit has decided to regulate trade in giraffes and tighten protections for endangered animals including elephants, triggering a threat from disgruntled southern African nations to leave an international treaty. Parties to the Convention on International …
Read More »Uganda abandons hydro project near Murchison Falls
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda has scrapped plans to construct a hydro power station near Murchison Falls, an official said Wednesday, a project tourism operators had warned would irreversibly scar one of East Africa’s natural wonders. Cabinet agreed the proposed 360-megawatt project on the Victoria Nile in Murchison …
Read More »Ugandan cheetah, spotted hyena face extinction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cheetah of Kidepo Valley National Park, Pian Upe Game Reserve and Matheniko-Bokora Wildlife Reserve is critically threatened, according to a new red list of critically endangered species released by the Ministry of Tourism. The same list also names the spotted Hyena of Queen …
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