UDB Managing Director Patricia Ojangole addresses stakeholdersKAMPALA — The Uganda Development Bank has secured a 40 million euro credit line, approximately 169 billion shillings, from the French Development Agency to expand financing for enterprises across the country.The facilit
James Lokwang, one of the victims nursing injuries at the Health centre after an attack from his garden by the stray buffaloAbim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Abim District are living in constant fear as stray wild animals continue to attack people and destroy property, leaving
Uganda's Ministry of Health announced a corporate social responsibility partnership with Softcare Uganda on March 2, 2026, involving donations of diapers, wipes, and sanitary pads to support maternal and newborn care in health facilities and menstrual hygiene for schoolgirls.KAMPALA — In
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala.Police in Naggalama are holding two suspected bodaboda riders over an alleged aggravated defilement involving two schoolgirls aged 13 and 15.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala identified the suspects as Ali
It's the dream, isn't it, to grow rich while running some s***hole Middle East country into the ground, before fleeing with your billions and retiring to some well-appointed quarters in Moscow's most exclusive neighborhood?Hey, don't knock it — it worked just fine for Bashar Assad. And w
A fresh dispute has emerged within Uganda’s music industry after Eddy Kenzo accused fellow artist Bebe Cool of misrepresenting information to President Yoweri Museveni regarding funds reportedly allocated for studio equipment.Speaking during an interview at the Uganda National Museum, Ke
Ugandan media personality Isaac Katende, better known as Kasuku, secured a pledge of Shs 5 billion from State House during the second edition of the Jazz with Jajja interaction held at President Yoweri Museveni’s Kisozi ranch.Ugandan media personality Isaac Katende, better known as Kasuk
Both the Qatari and Iranian regimes have long been major state sponsors of terrorism, and up until very recently, they were on good terms and even strengthening their ties. But the Qataris are so enraged at the Iranian regime firing on them that Qatar has officially joined the war against Iran on
The Tilenga oil fields development project is located in the Lake Albert region of Uganda.KAMPALA — Uganda’s Lake Albert development has passed a decisive technical threshold, with drilling at the Tilenga oil field now exceeding the minimum capacity required to trigger commercial produ
Casemiro has already confirmed that he will be leaving Manchester United this summer once his contract at Old Trafford comes to an end and the Red Devils are now putting thought into replacing himCasemiroCasemiro will leave Man United this summer(Image: Getty Images)Casemiro
