Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has appointed nine judicial officers in acting capacity to serve in different positions. Among those appointed are five acting deputy registrars. They are Dorothy Ssempala Lwanga who has been an Assistant Registrar in the Judiciary, Zulaika Nanteza, Elizabeth Akullo Ogwal, Samuel Twakyire, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the financial year 2022/2023, but the item remains as unfunded priority, the health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. As of April 15, 2022, statistics available from …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 0.8 percentage points lower than the January projection, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook report. The Ukraine crisis unfolds while the global economy is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Health have cited incompetence as the major cause of delays in completion of the Lubowa Specialized Hospital which they say reflects failure on the side of government. Members of Parliament said the reasons given by the Health Minister, Dr. …

UK, London | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool swept Manchester United aside 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday night to hit the summit of the Premier League. Goals from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane, alongside a Mohamed Salah double, saw Jürgen Klopp’s squad leapfrog Manchester City – who play next on Wednesday – …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The second phase of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine has begun, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. The operation in eastern Ukraine is aimed at “completely liberating” the populations of Donetsk and Lugansk, Lavrov said during an interview with India Today. “This operation will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The embattled Uganda Land Commission (ULC) chairperson, Byenkya Nyakaisiki has revealed that one of the beneficiaries of the Nakawa-Naguru land is unknown to them. Byenkya on Tuesday told Parliament’s Adhoc committee investigating the process of distribution of 82.05 acres of Nakawa-Naguru land to different investors …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several bridges along Lwakhakha river in Namisindwa district have been washed away by heavy rains. Some of the affected bridges include Saboti, Khabikenga, Mayanja, Khamisaru, and Namikhoma bridges among others. The bridges are used by residents to cross to Chebukube in Kenya for business, schools …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 3,000 bags of charcoal have been abandoned by herdsmen, following their eviction from Lamwo district. The district security committee started evicting the pastoralists from the district last month, following an order by President Museveni in November last year. According to Museveni, the pastoralists are causing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic will be hoping for a fair draw for the group stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) qualifiers. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct the draws later tonight in Johannesburg, South Africa. Uganda …