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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) now controls the country’s electricity distribution network with the end of the 20-year Umeme concession. UECDL’s management under Paul Mwesigwa not only takes charge of the 170,000 transformer zones and 34000 kilometers of lines. It also inherits a […]

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua |  Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military spokesperson said. Chris Magezi, a Ugandan military spokesperson, said in a statement issued late Monday that the International Committee of the Red Cross […]

Uganda Breweries rolls out Diageo Bar Academy Training Program to elevate hospitality sector standards Kampala,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Diageo Bar Academy training program, designed to enhance service excellence and professionalism within Uganda’s hospitality industry, is back.  Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) today announced the return […]

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The defense team in the high-profile murder trial of Henry Katanga continued its cross-examination of state witness number 11, Derrick Nassawali, the head of ballistics in the Uganda Police today. Nassawali, the police’s ballistics expert, admitted he could not definitively rule out whether the case […]

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Internal Security Organization (ISO) has a new Director Major (rtd) Arthur Mugyenyi, and his Deputy, Tony Kinyera Apecu. Kinyera replaces Col Emma Katabazi, who was the Deputy Director of ISO. Museveni made the changes on Tuesday, replacing the topmost positions at the helm of the national intelligence […]

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) lawyer, Samuel Muyizzi, has said he is more than ready to challenge former Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, for Nyendo-Mukungwe constituency in Masaka City. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network (URN), Muyizzi said he is been planning to oust Mpuuga, and the time … The […]

Corporal punishment is outlawed and is punishable under the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda; the Children’s Act; the Prevention of Torture Act; the Domestic Violence Act; and the Prisons Act. COMMENT | ANNE ROSE MARY OWOR |  Corporal punishment may be referred to as a physical form of disciplinary measure that involves use of … […]

This is the first regional office outside Africa to facilitate trade with the continent Barbados | THE INDEPENEDENT | African Export-Import Bank, Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, made history on March 25, when it broke ground on its first-ever state-of-the-art Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in the Caribbean, marking […]

Tanzania develops winning model against maternal and newborn deaths Tanzania | MELODY CHIRONDA | A groundbreaking study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that an innovative health program in Tanzania – centered on regular, on-the-job training for healthcare workers – reduced maternal deaths by 75% and early newborn deaths […]

The artist constructs deep conversations around the subject of divergent personalities and characters inspired by conversations in his immediate surroundings ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Conversations are an integral part of our lives as humans and usually reveal our personalities and character. Equally, women are naturally gifted with the gift of […]