NEWS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current spatial rainfall distribution being experienced across the country will persists over many parts as moist winds from the Coast of Indian Ocean and the Pacific descend on Uganda. The intensity of the precipitation is dominant in the Northern and West Nile …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Malyc Malemo, 21, got a tattoo after seeing her boyfriend had drawn her face on his chest. She ran to a tattoo parlor to draw her boyfriend’s face on her body with intentions of proving her love to him. Little did she know that she …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   The speaker of Parliament has expressed her disappointment in Uganda Revenue Authority for continuing to levy taxes on the sun screen Lotion. Sun screen Lotion helps people living with Albinism against the sun rays that cause cancer. The speaker was speaking on Friday at …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has bragged about the newly appointed Regional Kadhis, saying they are highly qualified and competent enough to steer Muslim leadership to the next level. According to Sheikh Mubaje, Muslims have long been undermined because of bad leadership, …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Crispus Ayena Odongo, former Oyam North County Member of Parliament in Oyam district has been jailed over failure to pay a total of shillings 146 million debts. Ayena, the lead defense lead counsel to Dominic Ongwen, former Lords Resistant Army rebel commander currently undergoing trial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of Parliament has expressed her disappointment in Uganda Revenue Authority for continuing to levy taxes on the sunscreen lotion. Sunscreen Lotion helps people living with Albinism against the sun rays that cause cancer. The speaker was speaking on Friday at a thanksgiving ceremony …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | USA firm Samasource has opened its Kampala centre which will see the technology firm train young people to become artificial intelligence data analysts. The centre located off Kanjokya Street in Kamwokya was opened. The company, which has had an outlet in Gulu since 2012, says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several technical staff in the Energy Ministry mainly in the Directorate of Petroleum have left for well-paying jobs in the Petroleum Authority of Uganda-PAU and Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), parliament heard on Friday. As a result, the Ministry couldn’t spend Shillings 2.8 billion that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Hon. Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, has met with a team of Egyptian investors who have expressed interest to establish value addition plants for coffee in Uganda. In a meeting held at Radisson Blu hotel in the Egyptian …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police spokesman CP Fred Enanga has confirmed the arrest of journalist-cum-Pastor Joseph Kabuleta. “He has been apprehended because of offensive communication against the person of the President,” Enanga said in a statement. According to eye witnesses, Kabuleta was picked up at Drew and Jacs Restaurant in Lugogo …