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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Police officer has sued former Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura demanding compensation for deliberately depriving him of a chance to actively participate in the 2016 general elections. Deputy Assistant Inspector of Police (D/AIP) Nelson Mungasa who is currently the OC CID- …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Miguna Miguna, a firebrand member of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition who flew back to Nairobi on Monday, was refused entry into Kenya and was forced onto an Emirates plane to Dubai.  He refused to take his seat. The flight at the Jomo Kenyatta …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The new chief custodian of wildlife conservation in Uganda Samuel John Mwandha has been urged to focus more on research, gathering and disseminating credible wildlife conservation information. Outgoing Executive Director Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Dr. Andrew Ggunga Seguya on Monday handed over office to Mwandha …

Kampala, Uganda | Ahead of a public hearing Monday of MTN Uganda Ltd’s request to renew its license, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has released an evaluation report of the telecom complany for the period 1998-2018. In the report, regulators UCC has conducted an assessment of the extent to which MTN …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda and Rwanda have agreed to investigate recent incidents that have reportedly soured relations between the two countries. President Yoweri Museven told a press conference that Sunday’s talks were positive. “We have discussed many things ranging from Infrastructure, transportation, economy and security, and …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has supported the proposed reforms to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, a constituent organization of the Commonwealth. At the Association’s Executive Committee meeting in Mauritius, the Speaker said the reforms are long overdue and should be urgently implemented. “At the moment, the Commonwealth …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame will have a one-day working visit to Uganda on Sunday March 25, 2018. The meeting with President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe will be a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of February, whose aim, according to sources, is to find …

THIS WEEK: Museveni assures cattle keepers on ticks Kampala,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has calmed the anxieties of cattle keepers and encouraged them not to lose hope about the challenge of treating drug resistant ticks that have continuously posed a threat to their livestock in the country. Museveni …

THIS WEEK: Kitatta’s trial to commence on April 23 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Trial for a case in which former Boda Boda 2010 Patron Abdallah Kitatta is accused of offences related to unlawful possession of military hardware will commence on April 23, the army court ruled on Mar.19. …

THIS WEEK: Parliament probes Kadaga, Namuganza feud Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah on Mar.15 ordered the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline to investigate the cause of fights between Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Minister Persis Namuganza. Oulanyah said the committee has to find …