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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala central division electoral commission officials are on the spot for declining to nominate losers from the Special Interest Group National Resistance Movement-NRM party primaries seeking to run as independents. It came after the officials turned away a number of youth aspirants who had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at the National Unity Platform-NUP party headquarters in Kamwokya on Tuesday afternoon after several aspirants showed up demanding for endorsement as official party candidates. The disgruntled aspirants demanded answers having spent two days trekking to the party offices to pick their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The financial sector recorded a big jump in electronic transactions over the last year boosted by the lockdown that was induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to sector players. The economy was largely shutdown in March with the government banning most activities like public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council of Sports-NCS is scheduled to meet different sports federations to discuss how to resume sports activities in compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs issued by the Health Ministry to stop the spread of Covid-19. It comes after President Yoweri Museveni okayed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s health system is unable to treat all confirmed Covid-19 cases, epidemiologists have observed. Uganda’s position has been to admit Covid-19 patients in facilities spread across the country for treatment. The available 1,300 hospital beds are no longer sufficient to handle the rising COVID-19 …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP party registrar Saul Nsongambi has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from aspirants seeking endorsement as party candidates. His arrest stemmed from complaints by some aspirants implicating him for pestering them for money so as to endorse their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry will translate all election material to suit the interests of people with disabilities especially the blind and deaf. The State Minister for the Elderly and Disabled Sarah Kanyike disclosed this at a press conference at the government-owned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of six Supreme Court Justices have adjourned two consolidated appeals challenging the constitutional court decision that ordered for the dismissal of six Members of Parliament from the newly created municipalities. The case has been adjourned to October 14, 2020 after the panel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University’s main building widely known as the ivory tower that was razed by fire over the weekend was not insured. According to the university administration, the building whose structure mainly constituted of wood and steel was never insured because insuring it was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association-FUBA has unveiled plans to hold a 3×3 basketball tournament following the President’s guidance on sports activities in the country. FUBA is discussing the possibility of holding the tournament in November in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs including testing …