Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Major Akorimo Kanuti, the man who lowered the Union Jack and hoisted the Ugandan Flag on Independence Day in 1962 has died. Akorimo, 89 died at Atutur Hospital in Kumi district on Wednesday morning. Dr Isaac Omare of Atutur hospital says that Maj. Akorimo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabarole district security committee is investigating circumstances under which more than 20 people in Kichwamba sub county, Kabarole district were evicted from a piece of land on Sunday. The 1.7 acre piece of land belongs to Kichwamba sub county. Last year, the district council …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale district Covid-19 task force is to host all street children at Sansiro stadium in Bugema stadium. The facility belongs to Child Restoration Outreach-CRO, a non governmental organisation which works with street children. According to information obtained by our reporter, the Mbale District Covid19 Task …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament has expressed disappointment with the conduct of the Ministry of Finance for failing to present the additional figures to the financial year 2020/2021 National Budget. Kadaga made the statement on Tuesday after she indicated that the Ministry needed space on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee to commence a process of amending the rules of procedure to help them proceed to a virtual parliament amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kadaga made the instruction yesterday stating that operations of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and local leaders in Luweero district say that the preparedness and response plan by the Ministry of Education in the wake of the ongoing closure of schools is inapplicable to learners in rural areas. Education Minister Janet Museveni on Monday evening extended the scheduled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Yahya Kakungulu, the Director of Sharia Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC has asked muslims countrywide to be on the lookout for the crescent for the commencement of the holy month of Ramadhan. According to Sheikh Yahya Kakungulu, once the moon is sighted on Wednesday night, …

Washington, United States | AFP | A malaria drug widely touted as a potential cure for COVID-19 showed no benefit against the disease over standard care — and was in fact associated with more deaths, the biggest study of its kind showed Tuesday. The US government funded analysis of how American …

  New York, United States | AFP | An unprecedented crash in oil prices is adding pressure to already stressed US producers, threatening key shale regions and putting vulnerable companies at risk of going under. A day after US oil futures closed in negative territory for the first time ever, US …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Amnesty International has warned the Premier League that it “risks becoming a patsy” unless it takes a serious look at Saudi Arabia’s human rights record in connection with the proposed takeover of Newcastle. The Magpies are on the verge of being sold to a Saudi-backed …