ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party has revealed that the current corruption scandals in the Office of the Prime Minister could resurrect the spirit of rebellion in northern Uganda. According to Norbert Mao the party president, corruption will create another Joseph Kony in northern Uganda if it is not condemned. …

By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party has sent a solidarity message to FDC ahead of their presidential polls due to take place on 22nd November 2012 According to Norbert Mao the party president, they received an invitation from the Forum for Democratic Change and they will honor it with a …

By The Independent Team While presiding over the 9th graduation ceremony of Uganda Technical College (UTC) Kichwamba at the college grounds in Fort Portal, Kabarole district, the Minister of Education and Sports Hon Major Jessica Alupo advised the five member task force to work with her office and the National …

By Ronald Musoke Following a fatal collision involving a Kampala-bound bus and an elephant on Nov 16 near Pakwach town, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has come out to clarify that it cannot stop the animals in the national parks from roaming in the roads. The accident led to the …

By Sarah Namulondo Rebel group M23 has announced their take over of Goma Airport, in the eastern part of the Congo. The group’s spokesman Col Vianney Kazarama confirmed this development saying “the town fell into their hands at 11:33 local time, despite the attack helicopters, and the heavy weapons, of …

By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said a total of 2,2469,982 children were vaccinated against Polio in the just concluded house to house polio vaccination campaign that was recently conducted in 37 high risk districts in the country. The campaign has been deemed successful since it registered a …

By Joan Akello The national referral hospital has undertaken the installation of a plant in the past three months. The plant’s commission according to its schedule was set for today however, it is still in the test running stage. Executive director Dr. Baterana Byarugaba said, “We are behind schedule but …

By Julius Businge Economic experts have supported the recent decision taken by the government of Uganda to join the COMESA FTA, saying it would increase the volume of Ugandan exports to the COMESA FTA and promote the country’s economic growth. The decision came at a time when Uganda was hosting …

By Joan Akello Under the umbrella of Generation Change (GC), a group of youths marked the International Tolerance Day by promoting community service. The US secretary of State, Hillary Clinton launched the initiative GC to involve young people to create tolerance worldwide. In Uganda, U.S. Ambassador Scott DeLisi launched the …

By Ronald Musoke Continued foot-dragging by the world’s governments to reach a new and concrete Climate Change deal is not only setting the entire world on course to a warmer world but the consequences will be calamitous says a new World Bank report. The report, “Turn Down the Heat: Why …