Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Michael Gidudu, one of the staff at Mbale Umeme head offices has had his right hand chopped off by angry residents while conducting an illegal operation against illegal connections of power in Busalani and Masaba sub counties in Sironko district. According to Hudson Muhagi, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors at Mulago hospital have removed a big knife that was stuck in the skull of a man who was attacked by thugs along Nakawa-Kinawataka road and robbed  on Wednesday. Ndakayisenge Emmanuel, a 22 year old employee of Pepsi-Uganda working as a turn boy and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has declared that the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs violated expectations of prosecutors to have their salaries and other benefits increased. The ruling by Justice Musa Ssekaana is a result of a 2018 court case filed by prosecutors organized under …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yerry Mina’s first-half header helped Everton to a third successive win as they beat Arsenal 2-1 at Goodison Park to go second. Everton started strongly, with Michael Keane firing narrowly wide from distance, before they took the lead on 22 minutes. Alex Iwobi’s right-wing cross …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent candidate for LC 3 chairperson seat for Wobulenzi town council, Sam Serunjonji has been granted police bond after he was detained on charges related to terrorism. Although Serunjonji is running as an independent candidate, he is an National Unity Platform supporter. He was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Manchester City beat Southampton to move right behind them in the top five. City took the lead after 16 minutes when Sterling converted Kevin de Bruyne’s pull-back for his fourth league goal of the season. Southampton responded well …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has promised to translate Yoweri Museveni’s unfulfilled pledges promised to Ugandans during different years of elections into developmental realities once voted into power. Addressing residents at Kawalata playground in Kangulumira town council and Bbaale sub …

London, UK | Xinhua | Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considered beating Paris Saint-Germain away in 2018-2019 season’s UEFA Champions League the best memory of his two-year charge at Old Trafford. Solskjaer, 47, was appointed as caretaker manager on December 19, 2018, taking over from current Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The greater Arua area has received 1,257 bicycles to aid in mobilization of votes for NRM ahead of January 2021 general elections. Of the bicycles delivered at Arua police grounds this morning, 529 were given to Arua city while 309 were given to Arua district …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people have missed out on the recently distributed mosquito nets in Apac district. Apac with an estimated population of 439,000 people received only 116,580 insecticide-treated mosquito nets from the Ministry of Health. This means 322,420 people missed out. The local leaders argue that …