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CHARCOAL: Scarcity and 30% price hike cause burning problem for experts Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Steven Byamukama has been vending charcoal for 20 years. His stall in Kisenyi, a low income section of Kampala city, is one of many on a charcoal dust covered and darkened patch almost …

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP |  George Weah, 51, emerged from Liberia’s slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has leveraged his status as a revered figure among young people in his second run for the presidency. Now Weah has a confirmed place in the runoff round against …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP |  The death toll from a massive weekend truck bomb in a busy shopping district of Mogadishu surged to at least 137, police said Sunday, warning it could rise further after one of the worst-ever attacks to hit war-torn Somalia. The figure was a huge jump …

THIS WEEK: Pastor Kakande grilled over farming in wetlands Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lady justice Catherine Bamugemereire land commission of inquiry has ordered re known pastor Samuel Kakande of the Kampala Synagogue Church to get off the shores of Lake Victoria. Kakande who has been growing rice …

THIS WEEK: MPs refuse Age limit consultation cash Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After Speaker Rebecca Kadaga asked MPs to consult with their voters, the parliamentary commission is said to be planning to facilitate each MP with Shs20million to fund their activities in the constituencies about the tabled constitutional …

THIS WEEK: Abiriga fails to turn up, case extended to Oct.25 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga was expected in court on Oct.06 to hear a case in which he is accused of being a public nuisance but he didn’t show up. Abiriga …

THIS WEEK: MTN’s 2017 marathon to benefit health sector Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 14th edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon is set to benefit the health sector targeting maternal health and cancer among school children, according to the firm’s CEO Wim Vanhelleputte. Vanhelleputte said the proceeds collected …

  THIS WEEK: Born again Christians hold prayers inside parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move to cleanse parliament of the recent brawl that left some legislators injured, speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Oct.06 hosted a team of born again Christians led by Apostle Juliet Oyet …

THIS WEEK: Stanbic’s new PMI show decline in business activity    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank’s latest Purchase Managers Index PMI for September indicates a slight decline in the headline index from 54.1% in August to 53.8% in September, signaling decline in economic activities. Jibran Qureshi, the …

THIS WEEK: NRM MPs ask Museveni to retire Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a letter to president Museveni signed by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party legislators – Theodore Sekikubo, Banabus Tinkasimire, Monica Amoding, Patrick Nsamba Oshabe, Sam Lyomoki, Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, John Baptist Nambetsye, Alex Ruhunda, Sylvia …