MPs raise alarm over rising government water bill arrears
Land security remains one of the biggest challenges facing the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), with the corporation saying the issue continues to affect a...
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Uganda's Grain Sector Urged to Prioritize Quality Standards to Unlock Export Markets
Uganda’s grain sector stakeholders have called for greater focus on quality assurance, structured trading systems and stronger regional collaboration to unlock the...
Cutting Costs & Delays: NWSC Pushes for Water Pipes in Road Designs
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is seeking change in practice in Uganda’s road construction to have relocation of water pipes to be part of designs...
Wangadya’s Absence Deepens UHRC Leadership Crisis as COSASE Seeks Answers
The leadership crisis at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) came into sharp focus on Wednesday after Chairperson Mariam Wangadya failed to appear before the Commit...
Museveni Yet to Approve Miriam Wangadya Resignation as UHRC Chairperson
For days, speculation has swirled around the future of Mariam Wangadya, the embattled Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Reports that she had resig...
Nabbanja Flags Off Emergency Food Relief for Karamoja
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has flagged off the distribution of emergency food relief to vulnerable households in Karamoja, saying the intervention—ordered by...
Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki Rallies Support for Coffee Sector
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki, has called on the people of Ntungamo District to embrace innovation and invest in com...
Four-Acre Model farmers decry water scarcity, seek government help on irrigation
Farmers under President Museveni’s four-acre model in Mityana say water scarcity is their biggest barrier to commercial agriculture, appealing for deep-well drilli...
Ugandan motorists weigh long-term costs as new car incentives challenge used vehicle market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising maintenance costs and concerns over vehicle reliability are prompting more Ugandan motorists to reconsider the long-standing pr...
How to save Lake Victoria
Over 651 freshwater species, like fish, molluscs, and dragonflies on Lake Victoria, face a risk of extinction. FILE PHOTOSmarter farming can protect a fishery whose expor...