Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty people are to be feared dead following a boat accident on Lake Albert. The deceased persons are businessmen from Runga landing site in Hoima district who were heading to Panyimur fish market in Pakwach district. The businessmen are said to have drowned at around …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CAF the football governing body in Africa has canceled the CAF Confederation game between AS Kigali and KCCA FC. This was confirmed on Wednesday 23rd December in a letter written to KCCA Football Club. KCCA FC did not have the recommended number of players to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has warned criminals and rioters not to dare attempt to commit their mischief as the country celebrates Christmas on Friday. In his written Christmas message, Ochola says this year’s celebrations come not only at a time when …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is investigating the violent killing of three male adults by a mob in the Kititntale slum of Kampala last night. Eyewitnesses say the three were loitering at the residence of a 72-year-old female adult past midnight in Kitintale. Police says that the 72-year-old identified …

✳ SH40million each – MPs (353) ✳ SH50m Woman MPs (156) ✳ SH80m SIGs (4) ✳ SH80m Other SIGs (16) ✳ SH60m City Mayors (10) ✳ SH50m LC 5 (146) ✳ SH3m Refund NF (529) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM is scheduled to spend close …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda has responded to allegations of United States Congressman Eliot Engel on human rights violations and attack on the independence of  the media, denying them and offering explanations that may help understand what the accusers might have got wrong. On 9th December …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 2,500 cases of gender-based violence – GBV were registered in Busia district during the lockdown according to records from World Vision. Hamphrance Abangi, the World Vision GBV field officer in Busia says the cases were registered in Busia municipality, Busime, Majanji, Busitema and Buyanga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has come out to discourage the use of the face shields as an alternative to face masks. The Ministry of Health has recently noted the increasing numbers of Ugandans using face shields instead of face masks as a preventive measure against Covid-19, …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday announced a further reduction of cash transfers and food rations for about 1.2 million refugees in Uganda due to funding shortfall. The food aid agency in a statement issued said with effect from February 2021, refugees in Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today praised God for the guidance to to buy Airbus A330-800neo aircrafts and not Boeing airplanes that have been crashing and killing people. Museveni made the statement during the ceremony held at Entebbe VIP Terminal to receive Uganda Airlines first Airbus …