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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Sarah Mateke is dead. According to her close friend Hope Bizimana, Mateke who is also the Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Mengo Hospital, where she died on arrival. Mateke …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has ordered police to arrest on sight lawyer Fred Makada, for failure to appear in court despite several summons. He is accused of stealing 1.2 billion shillings from the Busoga Growers Cooperative Union. Makada is jointly charged with three others …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have called for urgent action to avert a potential Mpox outbreak. The warning comes amid a severe crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the clade 1b variant of Mpox has infected over 19,000 people and claimed nearly 1,000 lives. …

  Bulange, Mengo | LOUIS JADWONG | The Prime Minister (Katikkiro) of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga, has said government has no business getting directly involved in managing the coffee sector, and warned of ill-advised plans to phase out the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The Katikkiro told coffee stake holders, led …

VP Jessica Alupo: Uganda draws valuable lessons from China’s modernization path BEIJING, China | Xinhua | Uganda has drawn valuable lessons from China’s modernization experience, Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo has said. In a written interview with Xinhua for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been offered 2,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine. Currently, Uganda has reported 10 cases of Mpox from different parts of the country. The patients are receiving care at Entebbe, with four having recovered while six are still under monitoring. Jane Ruth Aceng, the …

Zambia’s Dayne Jr Moore is in such control of the 2024 Johnnie Walker Uganda Professional Golf Open that only a collapse of Devon Loch proportions can deny him victory and Shs31.2m on Saturday evening 🟢 Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Pro Open ⛳️ SELECT RESULTS – Day 3 🏌️ 1⃣ Moore …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandans are mourning the loss of one of their top athletes, Rebecca Cheptegei, who passed away on Wednesday morning due to injuries sustained from petrol burns. Cheptegei, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, succumbed to her injuries at Moi Referral Hospital in Kenya. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has vowed to take legal action against police officers following an incident in Bulindo, Kira Municipality. Kyagulanyi suffered a leg injury after being hit by a teargas canister. The incident occurred as he was returning from a Thanksgiving …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shortage of blood has paralyzed services in the regional referral hospitals in North Eastern Uganda, putting the lives of several patients at stake. The affected facilities are Soroti, Lira and Moroto Regional Referral Hospitals. At Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, the blood shortages worsened on …