Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has directed fresh verification of all Mbarara central market vendors. According to Magyezi, the President asked him to investigate and re-verify the vendors. Magyezi said that the markets constructed under The Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Project (MATIP) …
Read More »Navas Vera Jesus fined shs300,000 for refusing to be counted
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero Magistrate Court has sentenced the self-styled Jesus to a fine of 300,000 shillings for refusing to be counted. On Wednesday, the self-styled Jesus Navas Vera the King of Star Glopper Eden church, and his follower El Shadai Gracy of Katikamu Luyima zone in Wobulenzi …
Read More »Gulu Archbishop installation to cost shs100 million
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has rolled out a fundraising drive for a total of 108.3 million shillings to facilitate the installation ceremony of the new metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu, the Most Rev. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach. Archbishop Wokorach 63 will be installed on July 12 this year at …
Read More »Security heightened as pilgrims start arriving at Namugongo
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and military have increased their presence at Namugongo as multitudes of pilgrims arrive for next Monday’s Martyrs Day celebrations. On Wednesday, by 8 am, queues had started stretching at Namugongo Catholic Shrines as security personnel from Special Forces Command (SFC), Uganda People Defence Forces …
Read More »Cultural Village experience by Pilsner Lager and Uganda Waragi showcased at Africa tourism expo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the highlights of last week’s 8th Edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) was a Pilsner Lager and Uganda Waragi sponsored set up of a first ever cultural village to showcase the unique and diverse Uganda cultural experiences. The different …
Read More »Lira city council pays tribute to Town Clerk
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira City leaders gathered at the City Council to pay tribute to the late Town Clerk, Theophilus Tibihika. Tibihika died in a road crash on Monday along the Lira- Apac road. On Tuesday, the casket containing Tibihika’s body lay in Council Chambers for a special sitting that was chaired …
Read More »Lack of delivery beds at Entebbe Hospital shocks MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were left in shock after it emerged that Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital does not have a single delivery bed. Officials from the hospital, led by Dr John Bosco Nsubuga, the Acting Director, and Richard Tumwesigye, …
Read More »UCC gives online media two months to register or close
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has given two months to operators of online media channels to register or face closure. These include “online TVs”, “online publications” “online radios” and other internet and app-based channels. UCC says that there are more than 200 of the kind in …
Read More »Peter Okwi is new Country Director of TPO Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation Uganda (TPO Uganda) has announced the appointment of Peter Okwi as its new Country Director. Okwi, who brings a wealth of experience in mental health and psychosocial support, will lead the organisation in its mission to improve mental health services …
Read More »China invites Museveni for FOCAC forum in Beijing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China has incited President Yoweri Museveni for at the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will take place in Beijing from 3 rd to 8 th September 2024. Zhang Lizhong, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Uganda has handed the formal …
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