NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As the Makerere University Search Committee concludes the search for the next deputy vice-chancellor in charge of finance and administration, two former students have asked that Prof. William Bazeyo be ejected from the race due to lack of credible qualifications. The alumni are; Sam Ninsiima …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Investment Evelyne Anite is wanted by police for flouting COVID-19 health safety guidelines. The charges stem from a procession held in Koboko district on Saturday, where supporters in multitudes took to the streets to celebrate a donation of an ambulance to Koboko …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the biggest opposition political party has rejected the guidelines that were issued by the Electoral Commission last week on how to hold scientific campaigns in the coming 2021 general elections.  Speaking to the media at the party’s headquarters at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has remanded seven Ugandan security officers accused of sharing sensitive information with Rwandan government agents to Makindye Military Police Barracks. The suspects include are Second Lieutenants Alex Kasamula attached to Military Police, Phillip Neville Ankunda, attached to Special Forces Headquarters as a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are expected to hold onto their money for longer compared to pre-coronavirus days as many suspend spending due to insecurity of what the future holds, Bank of Uganda has said. BOU Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile said on Monday that many consumers are expected to be …

Sheema, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Parliamentary Aspirant Dickson Kateshumbwa has been summoned by the Sheema District COVID-19 taskforce for violating guidelines for controlling the spread of the viral disease issued by both the Ministry of Health and the Electoral Commission.   Kateshumbwa, a former employee of Uganda Revenue Authority is seeking …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF bomb squad from the fifth infantry Division in Acholi Pii in Pader District has donated 13 unexploded ordinances-UXO’s East Acholi. The explosives were detonated in Mudu West village in Nyimur Sub County in Lamwo district, Labongo Amida West and Kitgum …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Toyota Uganda has temporarily closed its Kampala branch at First Street, Industrial area after three of their staff tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement issued today by Mahmood Omar, the Managing Director, the branch will be temporarily closed effective today as additional steps, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has discharged 78 returnees including top Ugandan top musician Edrisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo from institutional quarantine.  The group has been discharged from quarantine after testing negative twice for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).     However, Kenzo’s discharge was only after a probe found …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Namirembe Diocese Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has expressed dismay over the demolition of St. Peter’s Church, Ndeeba.   The 40-year-old structure was razed under the cover of darkness, purportedly over a longstanding wrangle between the church leadership and a businessman only identified as Dodovico. …