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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Police have arrested a 35-year-old man identified as Herbert Kaddu who allegedly forced his way into Namirembe Cathedral on Sunday. The suspect, a resident of Makay Zone in Rubaga,  came cruising in a Super Custom vehicle number UAS 329T on the day. He held …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ambassador in Beijing  Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga has encouraged Chinese enterprises to invest in Uganda because the country offers many opportunities and is friendly. Dr. Kiyonga said this during a visit to Shenyang and at a conference co-organised by the Uganda Embassy, the Liaoning Provincial authorities …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said. Local sources said a massive blast was heard in the Bulomarer district, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Mogadishu, and fighting broke out after …

THIS WEEK: IGG interrogates BOU’s Bagyenda over finances Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justine Bagyenda, the former Executive Director in charge of supervision at Bank of Uganda came on the spot recently when bank statements showing that she has more than Shs15billion in various banks leaked to the media. Last …

THIS WEEK: Deputy IGP Sabiiti hands over to new Military police boss Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police Brigadier Sabiiti Muzeeyi on Mar.24 handed over to Col. William Bainomugisha as the new military police commander in a function presided over by the commander …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ambassador Patrick Mugoya has hailed Japan’s cooperation with Uganda, which he says is best shown in Jinja with the partnership building of the magnificent new Jinja bridge. Mugoya, who is the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA),  stressed that resource mobilization, increase of Ugandan content, …

Kigali, Rwanda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Justus Masa, a Ugandan Lecturer at Kyambogo University and Senior Group Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany is among the 17 NEF Fellow award winners at this year’s Next Einstein Forum(NEF) Global Gathering in Kigali, Rwanda. The event currently taking place …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Here are the top stories and analysis on Uganda and Africa in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Mutebile versus Kasekende: Details of Museveni meeting THE LAST WORD On Museveni’s Umeme missive: Why the president is misinformed about electricity distribution market and tariffs ANALYSIS BOU: Blow-by-blow …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA-U) has started the construction of a Shs 28.4billion tower office and commercial block in Kampala. The 16,500 square meter project known as Insurance Towerswith 11 floors and two basements, is situated along Lumumba Avenue near the Rwenzori Courts. …

Beni, DR Congo | AFP | Ten civilians and a Ugandan militant died when Congolese troops clashed with rebels in the flashpoint town of Beni in Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east, an army spokesman said Wednesday. The violence took place on Tuesday evening when rebels attacked military positions around …