Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | A total of 156 economies representing nearly two-thirds of the world’s population have joined the COVAX Facility, an international initiative co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to ensure equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, the WHO said on Monday. This includes 64 higher-income …
Read More »Jacobsen seeks renewal of thermal power generation contract
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Energy company Jacobsen Uganda Power Plant Company Ltd has applied to have its license renewed for the operation of the Namanve thermal power plant amid protests questioning the need for its expensive power when the country is generating more electricity than the existing demand. …
Read More »Bunyoro-Tooro regional kadhi impeached
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Muhammed Irumba, the Bunyoro-Tooro muslim regional kadhi has been impeached for alleged gross misconduct. Sheikh Irumba was impeached by the joint session committee of Bunyoro-Tooro muslim region on a string of accusations levelled against him by muslim leaders in the region. The Joint Session …
Read More »U.S. announces Iran sanctions as its unilateral attempt at UN widely ignored
Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States on Monday announced fresh sanctions and measures against entities and individuals related to Iranian nuclear and conventional weapons programs, a move to support its self-claimed UN snapback sanctions widely ignored by the international community. President Donald Trump said that he had issued an …
Read More »Trump considering five women for Supreme Court vacancy
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is considering five women for the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for state of Ohio to campaign, Trump said …
Read More »UN decries rising cases of sexual violence against Somali children
Mogadishu, Somalia | XINHUA | Sexual violations against children continue at an alarming rate in Somalia and there is little or no opportunity to seek justice, the UN children’s fund UNCIEF said on Monday. In a statement issued in Mogadishu ahead of the fifth anniversary of Somalia’s ratification of the Convention …
Read More »Over 100 miss out on day one of nomination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several aspirants who turned up for nomination for local council at the electoral commission offices in Ntinda left frustrated after they failed to get nominated. The aspirants who were over 1000 endured the whole day at the Kampala district electoral area in Ntinda only to …
Read More »Makerere to start fundraising drives to rebuild iconic ‘Ivory Tower’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University authorities are making plans to have fundraising strategies that will see alumni and people with an attachment to the university donate towards the restoration of the burnt iconic Ivory Tower. When the building caught fire on Sunday, many people who associate with the …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Stella Nyanzi, the Forum for Democratic –FDC party candidate for the Kampala Woman Parliament seat is out on bail. Dr. Nyanzi appeared before Busia Grade One Magistrate Kaibei Cherotich together with her political assistant Roy Rugumaya, Derrick Maate and Yusuf Yona both photographers on …
Read More »Entebbe Airport returns to business Oct 1 after six month closure
Uganda airlines ready to resume regional flights Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine airlines are all set to resume business as soon as Uganda’s main airport at Entebbe resumes. These are Uganda Airlines, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania and Ethiopian Airlines. The Uganda …
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