Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Judge, Ruby Opio Aweri is dead. In a brief message, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo said Justice Opio breathed his last at Mulago Specialised Hospital in Kampala today, Wednesday 7th December 2022. He however didn’t divulge details. Justice Opio joined the Judiciary as a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kasese district are asking the government to put cancer screening services at lower local health facilities. They also want government to prioritize the establishment of screening centres for all types of cancers. Speaking during the cancer screening and awareness campaign, Selvest Masereka, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) has said that they will not give out loans to continuing students this year. Since 2014, eligibility for the Student Loan Scheme was only open to students joining in their first year of study at eligible universities, …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A jury in New York City found on Tuesday former President Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company guilty of criminal tax fraud. The jury found the two entities of the Trump Organization guilty as charged on all counts, including scheme to defraud, conspiracy, criminal tax fraud, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s value of organic exports have increased from $123m in 2018 to $159m in 2021 according to a survey report conducted by the National Organic Agriculture Movement of Uganda, funded by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and Uganda’s Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has introduced the Physical Activity and Sports Bill, 2022. The Bill was presented by the State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang at a sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, 06 December 2022. The bill provides for the existence of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo, has requested to be transferred from Luzira Maximum Prison to Gulu prison. His lawyer Evans Ochieng, told the court on Monday that the suspect wants to serve his remand near home to enable his family members to …

Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption and a lifetime ban from holding public office. An Argentine court on Tuesday convicted her of “fraudulent administration” over irregular public works contracts awarded during her two-term presidency …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of disasters should not be left in the Office of the Prime Minister but should tangibly be implemented through districts and other government agencies and departments, according to Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group, Executive Director, Julius Mukunda. Mukunda was speaking at a recently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP has explained why charges against Kampala businessman, Hassan Basajjabalaba, and his brother Muzamiru Basajjabalaba, were dropped two months ago. In 2013, Basajjabalaba and his brother Muzamiru were sued in the Anti-Corruption Court after they had been accused of not paying …