Spiro secures $50 million to expand electric bike network in Uganda
KAMPALA — Spiro, an electric mobility company with operations in Uganda, has secured $50 million in debt funding to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure and elect...
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Uganda receives first batch of injectable HIV prevention drug
Uganda has received its first 19,200 doses of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug supported by the Global Fund and PEPFAR, targeting high-burden di...
Gov’t to spend Shs56.9b on LC1, LC2 elections
KAMPALA — The Government of Uganda has approved a budget of Shs56.9 billion to facilitate the long-awaited elections for Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (...
MPs Question Finance Ministry on Delayed Substantive Appointments
Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task over failure to appoint subs...
UCC trains 1,800 boda boda riders to drive Uganda’s digital economy
KAMPALA — The Uganda Communications Commission has trained 1,800 boda boda riders in an ambitious drive to transform the country’s informal transport sector into a di...
Former Rukungiri LC5 Aspirant Convicted of Stealing Shs 440 Million from MP-Elect
The Kabale Grade I Magistrate’s Court has convicted Angello Twinomuhangi Bagorogoza, a former Rukungiri District LC5 chairperson aspirant, on two counts of theft and ob...
Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police...
Armed Man Shot and Killed After Entering Donald Trump’s Residence
A man has been shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, the US Secret Service has said.Officers say the suspect was a white ma...
Why Uganda must become a permanent member of BRICS
If we become permanent members of BRICS, the most obvious benefit shall be economic. Our economy relies heavily on agriculture, raw materials, and a growing services sect...
Ex-minister’s widow allowed to challenge ownership of Sh17bn Muthaiga land
The widow of former minister Arthur Kinyanjui Magugu has been allowed to pursue a case challenging the ownership of a parcel of land in Nairobi worth Sh17 billion.The Env...