Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced a provisional suspension of Kenyan female marathoner Purity Changwony due to the use of banned substances on Friday. “The AIU has provisionally suspended Purity Changwony of Kenya, backdated to July 28, 2022, for the presence/use of prohibited substances (19-Norandrosterone; …

Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veterinary officials in Kazo district have confirmed the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. Dr. Pacsmario Juderia the Buremba Town Council veterinary officer said that the disease was registered at a farm in Bwatama village, Buremba Town Council. He said they have put the town …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many families are finding it difficult to pay for their children’s university education. The financial burden can be even greater for working families. However, with a tuition loan, families can provide their children with the education …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda-CCFU has asked the government to expedite the enactment of the Museum and Monuments Bill 2022. The bill was passed by Parliament on September 5th, 2022 and subsequently forwarded to the President for assenting. However, he returned it to Parliament with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Norway has partnered with the kingdom of Busoga in a 4.4 Million USD project aimed at ending teenage pregnancies in Mayuge and Kamuli districts. Records from the United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA as of 2021 rated Mayuge and Kamuli as some of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joan Aciro, the Chief Magistrate of the Anti-Corruption Court, has granted the prosecution a final opportunity to call additional witnesses in the Ndeeba Church demolition case. Failure to do so will result in the closure of their submission. The latest development took place on Friday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has confirmed Associate Professor Peter Ogwang as the true owner of the COVIDEX support drug used on the COVID 19 virus. High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana ruled Friday that the ownership of the COVIDEX drug isn’t contested since Mbarara University …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has started immunizing children aged nine months against yellow. This brings the total number of diseases being immunized under the routine immunization programme to fourteen. While this had earlier stalled having first planned to start in October 2022 during the …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia on Friday flagged off humanitarian aid to help victims of the Tropical Cyclone in neighboring Malawi. Gabriel Pollen, the national coordinator of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, who flagged off the departure of the plane carrying the first items at the Zambia Air Force base …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals draw was unveiled on Friday, with defending champion Real Madrid taking on Chelsea and a match-up between Manchester City and Bayern Munich. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will take on the Spaniard’s former club Bayern, while holders Real Madrid faces Chelsea, one …