Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has banned members of the media and the general public from taking photographs and videos from the ongoing trial of officials involved in the diversion of iron sheets meant for the Community Empowerment Program of Karamoja sub-region. The order …
Read More »BOOK REVIEW: UPC’s Bossa gives new perspective into 1966 crisis
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is improbable to list events that form a significant part of Uganda’s history and miss the 1966 attack on the palace of Kabaka Fredrick Mutesa II by the army under the command of then Col. Idi Amin Dada. Diverse accounts have been written in …
Read More »Ugandan food science and nutrition pioneer awarded honorary degree
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | A diplomat and academic, well known for her inspirational work to reduce poverty and childhood malnutrition in her home country of Uganda, has received an honorary degree from the University of Reading. Professor Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, the High Commissioner of Uganda to India, has been …
Read More »Mao justifies DP, NRM cooperation agreement to Acholi people
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has justified the cooperation agreement he signed with the ruling National Resistance Movement Party (NRM) as the best idea for harmonizing Uganda’s political divide. Mao, the President of the opposition Democratic Party (DP) was in July …
Read More »Archbishop Kaziimba castigates Christians for goint to court over Church matters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has criticized Christians in the Luwero Anglican diocese for suing him over the nullification of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula’s election as their fourth bishop. A group of Christians led by David …
Read More »Former Archbishop Emeritus Paul Bakyenga laid to rest
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Emeritus Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, has been laid to rest at Nyamitanga Cathedral in Mbarara City. Archbishop Emeritus Bakyenga, who passed away at the age of 79 in Nsambya Hospital, was buried inside the church on the right-hand …
Read More »Staff challenge Innocent Kihika’s Makerere appointments board nomination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Joint Staff Associations are challenging the nomination of Innocent Kihika as the Uganda Law Society-ULS representative to the University Appointments Board. Kihika was nominated by the Uganda Law Society President Benard Oundo following a request by University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda to nominate …
Read More »MPs demand better juvenile remand centres
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have challenged the government to improve the condition of juvenile remand centres across the country. There are currently nine regional remand and rehabilitation facilities across the country, including one which is under construction in Moroto District and Kampiringisa National Rehabilitation Centre in …
Read More »Plan for Uganda’s oil Now or Never: Katikkiro Warns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda’s Premier Charles Peter Mayiga has called for planning for development accruing from the oil and gas sector before the resources get out the ground. The Katikiro and some members of his cabinet spent three days this week touring oil and gas infrastructural developments like …
Read More »Police officers run to opposition leader Mpuuga for help over their benefits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 160 police officers who were deployed for year-long peacekeeping operations under the African Union Mission in Somalia – AMISOM have decried foul play in the processing of their payment of their benefits. They were deployed in December 2020 following a six-month intensive pre-deployment …
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