Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Kenya has lost 16 healthcare workers to COVID-19 while 945 have contracted the virus since mid-March when the first positive case was reported in the country, health officials said on Thursday. Mercy Mwangangi, chief administrative secretary in the Ministry of Health said that healthcare workers …

London, UK | XINHUA | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a parliamentary committee Wednesday he did not believe the European Union (EU) was negotiating a Brexit deal with Britain in good faith. Johnson spent more than an hour being grilled by the House of Commons Liaison Committee, made up …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC candidates contesting for the party presidency have commenced their joint campaigns. The contest is between Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Wasswa Biriggwa. While Biriggwa fronts a program that is based on his fiscal policy, Amuriat is basing his campaign …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked the Finance Ministry to investigate Platinum Credit Limited and Bayport for alleged exploitation of borrowers. Platinum Credit Limited is a micro finance company that offers emergency loans to borrowers among others. Bayport on the hand offers short term loans, medium-term loans, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress party vice president Kaleb Titia Kamure has said the party is ready to forgive and reconcile with Jimmy Akena whose presidency was nullified the Court of Appeal. Justices Christopher Madrama Izama, Elizabeth Musoke and Irene Mulyagonja in a unanimous decision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covid-19 pandemic has driven four percent of Ugandans back into poverty, posing the toughest challenge ever for the country’s budgeting process. It emerged as the government launched its 2021/2022 national budget process this afternoon that the year is ending with 25% of the citizens, …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee of Parliament on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE has grilled officials of the Custodian Board and the Mbale district land board for the fraudulent allocation of departed Asians Properties whose former owners government had already compensated. Some of the stolen properties were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule police are holding one of their own accused of shooting to death one person and injuring two others. The suspect whose identity has been withheld is attached to Nankondo police post. The deceased has been identified as Jimmy Luyinda, a motorcyclist in Masaka while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has halted its decision on the proposed mid-term access to benefits by contributors to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) after legislators failed to agree on the group of people and percentage that should be availed. This followed a debate on a joint committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance experts have called for the harmonization of the regulations for the financial technology companies or fintechs. The experts argue that there are currently too many regulators that govern the industry, limiting its growth. Fintech refers to the integration of technology to allow companies provide …