Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local government minister Raphael Magyezi advised Fort Portal residents to reject corrupt and incompetent leaders in next year’s elections. Magyezi said that the goal to extend services closer to the people and improve their general standards of living will not be achieved if their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the President has returned sh2.9 billion to the treasury after failing to spend it on activities for which it was allocated. The money is part of an allocation of sh16.8 billion which the office received to facilitate COVID-19 response activities in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda seems to be ready to make a final investment decision for her first oil and gas production, Dr. Eria Hisali, the Principal College of Business and Management Sciences at Makerere University has revealed. He said this during this year’s national oil and gas …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Finance committee will start a probe into Vision Group’s recent decision to close three of its regional newspapers and examine the lay-offs which affected hundreds of their staff. The media conglomerate runs more than 10 media units comprising Newspapers, magazines and broadcast channels …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People Power Election Management Committee has started the process of identifying candidates for endorsement ahead of the 2021 general elections. The process which started at the movement’s Kamwokya-based secretariat in Kampala will also be used to negotiate a consensus between multiple members expressing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When a doctor alerted her that all signs were showing she is progressing to pre-eclampsia, an expectant mother who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity went into panic mode. She knew that the condition is one of the biggest causes of maternal deaths …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has proposed that political parties waive the requirement of holding delegates conferences to determine it’s official candidates for different leadership positions.  Instead, the parties have been advised to allow their top organs to handpick the candidates. This and other proposals are carried …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police on Thursday fired teargas to disperse more than 600 supporters of former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya. Prof. Bukenya had organised a political gathering of over 600 people at his home in Kakiri, Wakiso district. Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political parties under the Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD have asked the Electoral Commission-EC to engage various political players to harmonise the revised electoral roadmap as the country battles COVID 19. The matter came up during a discussion between the parties and EC held at …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The World Bank has categorized Tanzania as a lower-middle income country after the country made economic reforms, including making consistent plans and taking hard decisions aimed at improving its economic development, a senior official said on Thursday. “Discipline in financial expenditure and the prevailing peace …