Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Workers have asked the government to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention to curb harassment at places of work. The convention passed at the 2019 General Conference of the International Labour Organization-ILO in Geneva, requires member countries of ILO to domesticate and implement its provisions …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Seven bodies have been retrieved after a boat capsized on Lake Victoria, a Kenyan regional government official confirmed on Thursday. Homa Bay County Commissioner Moses Lilan said the seven bodies were retrieved from the lake after the accident on Tuesday. Four people are still missing. A …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in Kitgum opposed to the vaccination against Covid-19 are buying vaccination cards without receiving the jab. The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech and Covid-19 taskforce chairperson says that they have received information about teachers dodging vaccines and opting for fake documents. Recently, the …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people are nursing wounds after they were attacked by machete-wielding assailants in two separate incidents in Kabale district. The first incident occurred at Birambo village, Maziba sub-county on Tuesday night at around 09:20pm when Provia Muhirwe was attacked and cut several times. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) has rescheduled the supplementary examinations to when tertiary institutions will reopen for physical learning in November. 1,117 students who failed and did not graduate in June were supposed to sit for supplementary examinations next month. Frank Nigel Othembi, the LDC …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people sustained injuries after being hit by a newly installed police surveillance camera in Iganga municipality. The incident happened along Nakigo road on Wednesday. The victims who are not yet identified were heading towards Iganga Chief Magistrates Court area. It is reported that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Nyanzi has listed nine grounds in his appeal against a High Court decision dismissing his petition challenging the victory of Muhammad Nsereko, the Member of Parliament for Kampala Central. Nyanzi who contested on the National Unity Platform-NUP ticket sued the Electoral Commission, the Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the National Unity Platform-NUP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been stopped from travelling to the United States of America to attend party activities over COVID-19 concerns. In a statement on his social media platform (Facebook), Kyagulanyi said yesterday he left Uganda for the …

Frankfurt, Germany | Xinhua | BMW and Daimler, two of Germany’s auto giants, have been sued by activists on charges that they fall short on their commitments to a more ambitious goal of emission reduction. The lawsuit was filed by German non-governmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe e. V. (DUH, Environmental Action Germany …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda kingdom, Dreamline Products and UNICEF have partnered to spread messages about COVID-19 to the local communities of Buganda through the use of drums. This will  be done to counter the misconceptions by some people that Covid-19 doesn’t exist in Uganda. The plan was unveiled …