Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society activists have condemned the decision by the Financial Intelligence Authority-FIA to freeze the accounts of Uganda Women’s Network-UWONET and Uganda National-NGO Forum for alleged terror financing. FIA froze the accounts of the two organisations in Stanbic Bank, ABSA Bank, KCB Bank and Standard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Media practitioners and activists are up in arms against the seven day ultimatum that was given to practising journalists by the Media Council of Uganda to register or risk being denied accreditation to cover the 2021 elections and other public functions. Last week, Paulo Ekochu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s main power distribution company, Umeme, has tabled a $219 million (Shs 813.2 billion budget) for the year 2021. Of that, $119 million (Shs 442.4 billion) will be for capital investments in the grid while $60m (Shs 222.4bn) will cater for net operating costs. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested in connection to the unauthorised concert that was held last night in Ddungu Resort in Munyonyo, Kampala City. Those arrested are Ivan Ddungu, the manager of the place where the concert was held, Omah Lay the musician and Prim Kasana, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform – NUP Kumi county parliamentary candidate, Twalib Osama has dropped from the race. Osama who has joined the ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM party says he made the decision after receiving several death threats from unknown people. He claims that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala Resident District Commissioner, Daniel Kikoola has ordered the District Police Commander, Benon Byamukama to arrest police officers accused of torturing a suspect nursing gunshot wounds at Kalangala health center IV. The officers are said to have stormed Kalangala health center IV on Saturday to …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Many African countries have demonstrated commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) amid disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Saturday during the Universal Health Coverage Day. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said that universal health coverage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Women’s Network-UWONET has dismissed as false claims by the Financial Intelligence Authority-FIA that it is financing terrorism. On December 11, 2020, FIA froze the accounts of UWONET and Uganda National NGO Forum in Stanbic Bank, ABSA Bank, KCB Bank and Standard Chartered Bank on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rwenzori Fraternity Association-RWEFRA has launched a campaign dubbed “Greening the Rwenzori “to save the snow cap on Rwenzori Mountains. The initiative targets to plant over five million trees on the slopes of Mountain Rwenzori. David Bwambale Kongole, the RWEFRA-chairperson says the campaign is expected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rapid increase of HIV/AIDs among the Batwa community in Muko and Bufundi sub counties of Rubanda district is a result of trading sex-for-food, URN has learnt. An HIV testing and counselling camp organised by Kabale District Orphans and Vulnerable Children Living with HIV/AIDs –KADOLHA, …