Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has established a complaints desk to support the nomination exercise of candidates for local government council elections scheduled to start today until October 1, 2020. According to the EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya, the complaints desk will provide any required information to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said Kampala has over 30 percent of the total 6,287 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that have been reported by the country. According to figures from the health ministry, Kampala followed by Amuru, Buikwe and Moroto account for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The origin of the fire that has razed down Makerere University’s main building remains unknown as different versions of where the fire begun emerge. The Sunday morning fire that gutted three quarters of the main building is suspected to have begun from the public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sadio Mane’s second-half double and Alisson’s penalty save gave Liverpool a 2-0 victory over 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Andreas Christensen was dismissed at the end of a closely-contested first half, with referee Paul Tierney reviewing the defender’s challenge on Mane on the pitchside monitor …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia arrested Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a human rights activist and aspiring Woman Member of Parliament for Kampala for allegedly crossing the borders illegally an act likely to spread the COVID-19 disease. Nyanzi was arrested on Saturday evening while crossing back to Uganda …

Moscow, US | XINHUA | The United Nations (UN) Security Council did not take any action that would lead to the resumption of the previous sanctions against Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday. The statement came shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that “the …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After reaping success in campaign against poor performance in Primary Leaving Examinations -PLE, Nakaseke LC 5 chairman has now shifted the fight to absenteeism of health workers. In 2016, Nakaseke LC 5 chairman Ignatius Koomu Kiwanuka launched a campaign to establish whether the teachers …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The minister for local government Rafael Magyezi has given the contractors of Masaka city market 45 days to complete and handover the market to traders. Multiplex Alshamas Constructions limited was in February 2018 hired to construct the market planned to accommodate over 2000 vendors …

Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States claimed on Saturday that all pre-2015 UN sanctions against Iran had been restored, a unilateral effort ignored by the international community. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the sanctions are being re-imposed according to the “snapback” mechanism under UN …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro babies home in Central Division Fort Portal tourism city is struggling to operate due to lack of funds, space and other challenges. This was revealed on Saturday as the facility celebrated 50 years of existence. According to the matron Betty Kemigisa, the …