Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people were on Thursday evening knocked dead by a police truck in Nwoya district. The incident happened at Agung village, Anaka sub–county along the Packwach–Karuma highway when a motorcycle registration number UEV 202X on which they were riding joined the highway and collided with …
Read More »“Our vote counts”- PWDs tell politicians in Masaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with Disabilities in the greater Masaka region are calling out political parties and all persons seeking political offices to have an agenda for the special interest group as the country edges closer to the general election. The PWDs say that the politicians have not …
Read More »Biden’s win in U.S. Georgia reaffirmed after statewide hand recount
Washington, US | Xinhua | Democrat Joe Biden’s win in southern U.S. state Georgia has been reaffirmed after the state completed its full hand recount, Georgia Secretary of State’s office said on Thursday. The audit of roughly 5 million votes found that the former vice president received 12,284 more votes than …
Read More »Mulago hospital loses half of COVID-19 patients admitted in ICU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 percent of all the COVID-19 patients admitted at Mulago Hospital’s intensive care unit-ICU succumb to the disease, according to medics at the facility. According to records, the facility has lost at least 41 out of the 77 patients admitted with breathing difficulties. …
Read More »Ugandan clean energy companies secure funding from German gov’t
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Germany government is providing support to Uganda in the fight against environmental degradation and carbon emissions. This follows reports that there was increased destruction of forests since the lockdown was announced in March. There are no updated deforestation figures for the period. But a …
Read More »69 percent of Kampala residents use unsafe toilets- KCCA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 69 percent of Kampala residents still use unsafe toilets, according to figures released by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. These include places where one can easily get infected; they are not lined and less water from the toilet can freely enter the earth around and do …
Read More »Bruised toes: Amuriat’s barefoot revolution suffers setback
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change – FDC party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat is nursing bruised toes as a result of heavy military boots which he says stepped on him on Wednesday when he was arrested in Gulu. Two of his left foot toe-digits are now …
Read More »More than 100 people injured in Kampala protests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people were injured in the protests that shook Kampala over the last two days according to the Uganda Red Cross Society and hospitals around the city. The protests followed the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Luuka on Wednesday. Figures …
Read More »UN urges Africa to develop clear competition rules for AfCFTA to boost trade
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The UN on Thursday urged Africa to develop clear competition and consumer protection rules for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to boost trade. Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary general of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) told a trade forum in Nairobi that …
Read More »Guardiola extends contract with Manchester City
London, UK | Xinhua | Manchester City confirmed on Thursday that Pep Guardiola has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2022-2023 season. The 49-year-old’s current deal was due to end at the end of the current campaign but the new deal gives …
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