Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The CFK Badminton Academy plans to unveil its newly built multi-million indoor sports facility along Mawanda road in Kampala at the beginning of 2021. Fred Kirabo, the founder and head coach of the CFK Academy says the facility will act as the home ground for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Grade One Magistrate Moses Nabende of the Anti-Corruption Court has committed four former officials of Arua municipal council to high court for trial on charges of diverting more than 436 million Shillings. Those on trial include Jamilu Kasajja Kairu, the former town clerk of Arua …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Academic staff from private universities have sought parliament’s intervention to have government avail them 25.4 billion Shillings to create a revolving fund that is aimed at facilitating their members who have been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the Consortium of Private Universities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some Members of Parliament who lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries have said they will not contest on the independent ticket in the 2021 elections. The MPs also want the party to address the mess that characterized the elections. They cited the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has taken over the private suit instituted by Male Mabirizi against the National Unity Platform-NUP principal Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine. Mabirizi accused Kyagulanyi of uttering false documents. Last month, Mabirizi instituted three criminal charges of giving false information, …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s minister of health has given the green light to scientists from Makerere University and their partners to proceed with clinical trials for treating COVID-19 patients using convalescent plasma. Aceng was speaking as chief guest at the launch of the Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operators of salons and some forms of public transport want the government to enforce COVID-19 public health standard operating procedures. The operators who include boda-boda cyclists, taxi operators and salon owners want the government to enforce the presidential directives and Ministry of Health guidelines like …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is currently constrained by limited space for the high number of patients with coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The hospital with a total capacity of 200 beds has 153 patients and 15 suspects. 7 of the patients are in the Intensive Care Unit-ICU. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers are protesting heavy fines for the axle load at weigh-bridges in Uganda. Uganda and other East African Community member states set the axle load limit to 30 tons for commercial vehicles plying the regional road network. The drivers whose trucks are found exceeding …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan authorities have accused Ugandan security personnel and immigration border officials of alleged harassment of their nationals while exiting and entering their at the border points in Lamwo district. The concern was raised by authorities of the South Sudanese Ikotos county who petitioned the …