NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday evening reshuffled his cabinet bringing on board several new faces picked from among Members of the tenth parliament. Among the new faces making it on the cabinet list, is Igara West MP Rafael Magyezi, who was appointed Minister of Local …

  Athieno breaks Snow Globe Classic 100 Y record set by Davey Zoe last year Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | US-based swimming prodigy Athieno Grace Wandera has grabbed the first of two medals she is gunning for – and she did it in style on Saturday. Athieno set a new personal best …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The National Agricultural Management Authority-NEMA has snubbed a petition by civil societies under Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas-CSCO which requested the environment body not to approve the east African oil pipeline environment and social impact assessment report.    The Civil Society Coalition on …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  MV Kalangala, the Marine Vessel that plies the Entebbe – Kalangala route has missed servicing and maintenance again. The vessel is supposed to undergo servicing annually. However, the marine vessel despite undergoing incomplete servicing in March 2018 has not been taken for routine repairs. MV …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  After eight hours closed in a hall at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, delegations from Rwanda and Uganda failed to reach an agreement and decided to refer the matters to the head of states of both countries. There was no communique after the representatives came out of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The National Agricultural Management Authority-NEMA has snubbed a petition by civil societies under Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas-CSCO which requested the environment body not to approve the East African oil pipeline environment and social impact assessment report. The Civil Society Coalition on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | After eight hours closed in a hall at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, delegations from Rwanda and Uganda failed to reach an agreement and decided to refer the matters to the head of states of both countries. There was no communique after the representatives came out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women is to train over 6,000 women with political ambitions for the forth coming 2021 general elections. The women will be trained on how to network with influential people, debate eloquently and how …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Uganda National Examinations Board- UNEB has cautioned schools against fraudsters.  UNEB officials say that they have received information from several whistle blowers and schools about being asked for large sums of money to stop their results from being withheld.  The fraudsters are targeting both …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Captain Mike Mukula, the proprietor of Uganda Aviation Academy, has called on the East African community to consider a single regional airline. Mukula made the appeal on Friday while addressing graduands at the Aviation Academy’s 8th graduation ceremony held at Protea Hotel in Kampala. 69 students …