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16 Apr '26
WAKISO, Uganda — Residents and leaders in Wakiso District gathered today for the groundbreaking ceremony of the 6.5-kilometer Kayunga–Senge–Kawanda road, a project seen as a major infrastructure milestone for the region.The 37.5 billion shilling project is funded by the World Bank, t
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15 Apr '26
All isn’t well at the Matuga-based DEI Pharma, a multi-billion pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprise based at Matugga along Kampala-Bombo Road.The company, which is meant to manufacture pharmaceutical products for both the local market and for export purposes, has about 100 employees.
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11 Apr '26
Detained ASP-Rogers Musana on official uniformTerritorial police in Kampala are holding their own officer for allegedly conniving with a UPDF officer to rob city businessman, Robert Seguya cash worth 100,000 USD (Shs.370M).The crafty police chief, identified as Assistant Superintend
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09 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda — The reported disappearance of the body of Maj. Henry Babumba, a former NRA pilot and UPDF ground instructor, from the UPDF mortuary in Bombo has triggered shock, controversy, and growing divisions across sections of Ugandan society.Maj. Babumba, who died on 23rd Decembe
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04 Apr '26
The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to repatriate his body two months after he was killed on the frontline in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, where he had been fighting alongside Russian armed forces.The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to
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01 Apr '26
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity distribution network, posting Shs1.71 trillion in revenue as it stabilised a system inherited from private operators.The perfo
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24 Mar '26
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has intensified investigations into the death of corporal Christine Babirye after emerging details suggested the incident may be linked to domestic violence.Babirye, who was attached to Bombo military hospital, succumbed to severe burn injuries o
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18 Mar '26
These facilities vary in size and capability, ranging from small barracks hospitals to large referral centres equipped with specialised services. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is gradually becoming a major player in Uganda’s health system. The national army maintains a numb
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24 Feb '26
Mukono – The High Court has consolidated several land cases filed by the Kabaka of Buganda against 12 district local governments and the Attorney General into one major suit to be heard in Mukono.In a ruling delivered recently, Justice Stephen Mubiru ordered that seven civil suits filed
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23 Feb '26
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Individuals and authorities engaging in open burning of waste in urban areas across Uganda now face prosecution, fines, and other stringent legal consequences following a directive from the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA). The ban comes after