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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some political experts have said that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s silence on the rivals he competed with in the recent elections is bad for democracy and does not show any signs of reconciliation. President Museveni spoke tough in his inauguration speech at Kololo Independent grounds on …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim clerics in the Busoga sub-region have tasked the government to quicken the operationalization of Islamic banking. They argue that it will empower impoverished Muslims to easily start-up business enterprises of their own. Islamic banking is provided for in the Financial Institution’s Amendment Act of 2016, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The crew of MV Kalangala have this morning foiled an attempt by a 30-year old man to kill himself by drowning. Richard Tobo had made elaborate plans for his death, down to giving clear instructions where his dead body was to be delivered, in the extreme …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead a 40-year-old Ugandan health specialist in South Sudan. The deceased has been identified as Clara Amono, a specialist in reproductive health working for Cordaid, an international emergency relief and development organization in South Sudan. Amono was shot in an ambush between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the Tabliq sect, Amir Uma Muhammad Yunus Kamoga has asked President Yoweri Museveni to consider appointing Muslims to his new cabinet. Kamoga says that Muslims should be considered for appointment in key positions of responsibility because the Muslim community has several issues that …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of garbage remains a challenge in the newly created cities. The uncollected garbage or litter is common on the streets, in the corridors of buildings, and clogs drainages whenever it rains hence causing unprecedented floods. Despite the expansion of their boundaries, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 motorcycles were impounded on Wednesday night by security agencies enforcing curfew time in the Kampala Metropolitan area. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson said yesterday, about 500 more motorcycles were impounded because riders have continued to violate curfew which was imposed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje has called for the unconditional release of all political prisoners arrested during and after the 2021 elections. The mufti made the remarks on Thursday while speaking to thousands of muslims that converged at Gaddafi National Mosque at Old …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The first board of directors of Kiira Motors, KMC has been inaugurated.  KMC was the first and so far, the only electric vehicle producing company in Uganda and the continent of Africa. The automotive industry and Kiira Motors, in particular, has been set among the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kasese Municipality Councillors have asked the government to give a special grant to the district a year after it was ravaged by floods. The councillors say several revenue sources that included open markets near river Nyamwamba, Kilembe mines factory among other avenues were destroyed by last …