Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund – IMF is so far satisfied with the way Uganda has managed the COVID-19 relief packages the country has received from the organization over the last two years. In June last year, the IMF board approved a relief package for Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Opposition political party leaders have tasked their legislators in Parliament to embrace unity. They say that this will enable them to achieve their common goal of changing the leadership of the country. The call was made by Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the President …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Local Government Rusoke Busingye has ordered for the arrest of 36 parish chiefs and principal town agents in Kagadi district for using forged academic papers to get appointed into the positions. Of the 36 accused persons, 27 presented forged academic documents …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday appealed for 14.77 billion shillings (about 130 million U.S. dollars) to provide time-critical assistance to highly vulnerable communities in drought-hit regions of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. FAO warned that an extended, multi-season drought is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police director for fire and rescue services Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mugisa, has disclosed that majority of the recent school fires were deliberate. This means that the deaths of the five children and the destruction of property were as a result of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda has elected the Venerable Gaddie Akanjuna as the new Bishop of Kigezi Diocese. He will replace the Rt. Rev. George Bagamuhunda, who announced last year that he will retire early from active Church service on grounds …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi Parliamentary Group have explained why they attended the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 09 February 2022 against an Opposition decision to boycott. The MPs led by their chairperson and Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol said that they had key issues of their constituencies that needed …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The U.S. “genocide” allegation is a lie of the century, which fully exposes its sinister intention of politicizing the Winter Olympics and maliciously smearing China with Xinjiang-related issues, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority has banned the sale of three batches of drinks namely, Stronger Weekend, Stronger Pineapple Wine and Stronger Beer after tests carried out revealed the products were laced with viagra and aphrodisiac. The affected batch numbers are SW0032020TOMI with UNBS QC number …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of dieticians and laboratory technologists in the Department of Public Health at Lira University is developing at least ten different recipes to improve the nutrition of children suffering from nodding syndrome in Acholi and Lango sub-regions. The development follows a baseline survey by …