Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations-FUFA together with Nile Breweries through its flagship brand Nile Special have launched a drive for garnering funds that will facilitate the National Football team in its bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This comes nearly five years …
Read More »300 Luwero mosques participate in UMSC elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims from 300 mosques in Luwero Muslim District have participated in elections organized by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council amidst protests from a rival faction. The elections across the mosques started at 2pm after jummah prayers. The Muslims elected Chairpersons and secretaries for mosques and councilors …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Can an African team win World Cup?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Can an African team win the World Cup?: Experts combine number crunching and research to predict THE LAST WORD The future of liberal democracy: Why efforts to export liberal democracy abroad are likely …
Read More »I urgently need to inherit Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere’s Big, Black Book
OBITUARY | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Now that former Democratic Party (DP) President-General Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere (aged 90 years) is dead, I urgently need to inherit one of his intellectual property items – to wit, the Big, Black Book in which during the 1980s he conceptualised recording the names of …
Read More »Police fires teargas at NUP supporters as they remember November 2020 victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police on Friday fired teargas to disperse supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP political party who had gathered at their party headquarters to remember those killed during the November 2020 riots. Today marks two years since at least 54 people were killed as police …
Read More »Opposition pays tribute to Dr Paul Ssemogerere
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition politicians have paid glowing tribute to the former President General of the Democratic Party Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere. Ssemogerere died on Friday at his home in Lubaga Kampala. Ssemogerere, a close family member told the Uganda Radio Network, has been suffering from bad …
Read More »Two arrested over attack on Gadaffi Army Barracks
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been arrested in connection to an attack on Gadaffi Barracks in Jinja City. On Thursday, unknown people attacked the barracks and killed Sergeant Simon Peter Eyagu who was guarding Ambercoat road close to the barracks. Two guns were also stolen. In a …
Read More »ICT Ministry, Innovation Village partner to propel Uganda to the next level
Ministry of ICT, Innovation Village sign an MoU to drive the ICT Innovation agenda in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Innovation Village geared towards driving the ICT Innovation agenda in Uganda. This is …
Read More »Law to strengthen operations of stock markets in offing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operations of stock markets are expected to be strengthened, once the proposed Capital Markets Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is enacted. Parliament chaired by Speaker Anita Among granted Nathan Igeme, Jinja South Division East MP leave to introduce the Private Member’s Bill during plenary sitting on Wednesday, …
Read More »Omukama Iguru cautions Bagungu against destabilizing kingdom
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Agutamba Rukirabasaija Iguru, the Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has warned the initiators of the Bugungu cultural institution to stop destabilizing his kingdom. It comes as the members of the Bugungu community in Bullisa district are in final preparations to install their cultural …
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