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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to run Daily Monitor newspaper bankrupt over a recent story indicating that his inner circle had received jabs of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine months ahead of health workers and other vulnerable groups. The Daily Monitor reported the story on 23rd …

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The final tournament of the Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2021 that was due to start March 13th to 31st March in Morocco has been called off. Continental football governing body CAF issued a brief statement on  March 8, confirming …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On December 30th, 2020, Bony Obicho, 25, a mechanic who was working on National Unity Platform-NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi damaged campaign cars was among the more than 100 campaigners who landed at Kalangala island where the pop-star-turned-politician had gone to campaign. A father of two children, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has directed all local governments to revert a total of 23 billion shillings which had been sent to them to print and distribute self-study materials for lower primary learners. Ismael Mulindwa, the director of basic and secondary education confirms …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabalagala police station is holding a man for attempting to burn his wife and two of his children in the house after a heated disagreement. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango has identified the suspect Nkenga Muhammad who set the house ablaze this morning after …

Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah declared his intention to challenge Kadaga for Speaker of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kilak South Member of parliament Gilbert Olanya has distanced himself from the recent decision by the Acholi Parliamentary Group-APG endorsing the Omoro county legislator Jacob Oulanyah for the speaker’s race, …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Produce traders in Busia district are stranded with metric tons of maize worth billions of Shillings following Kenya’s ban on the importation of maize from Uganda. Busia produce market is one of the major hubs for produce and maize is one of the major commodities. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aswa region has recorded its 33rd murder case since the beginning of the year. Thirty-three murders in sixty-six days translate to one murder every second day on average. The latest murder is by 19-year-old Justine Ojok, a resident of Amilobo village, Lamogi sub county in …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted Hotel Kontiki in Hoima city. The hotel which is found along Hoima-Kampala road in Hoima East division went up in flames at around 12:30 am. The fire is said to have started from the hotel roof. Investigations are still ongoing by officers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people were confirmed dead following an accident at Wamatovu-Nakirebe along Kampala-Masaka highway in Mpigi district this morning. The Katonga Region Police spokesperson Lydia Tumushabe disclosed this in a short interview shortly after the accident. She says the accident occurred when a minibus which is …