Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament sitting on the government Assurance Committee, mainly from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party have criticized their chairperson for not being tolerant following firm stance not to meet the President if need arises. This was during the committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission has asked the police and other security organizations to investigate the circumstances under which suspects who were accused of attempting to kill the former Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala were killed. Speaking to reporters on Monday at …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | Six alleged instigators behind last week’s violent unrest which lasted for almost a week have been arrested, Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said at a media briefing in Pretoria on Monday. “This is the latest update which we just got in now, three …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC Central Government, Medard Lubega Sseggona has pledged to lead a team that will work within ‘the four corners’ of ethical conduct and values. Sseggona was speaking shortly after receiving a hand over report from Budadiri West MP …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is working with the Japanese government to apprehend a Ugandan weightlifter who escaped from the Olympic village facilities in Izumisano, Osaka. Okello Oryem, minister of state in charge of international affairs said this while meeting Fukuzawa Hidemoto, the Japanese ambassador to Uganda who had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecution-DPP has asked the High Court Criminal Division to deny bail to one of the suspects charged with the murder of the daughter and driver to the Works and Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala. It is alleged that Sheikh Yusuf Siraji …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have ruled out a possibility of a targeted incident on Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu. Kamasanyu was on Saturday attacked by assailants outside Green Hill Academy school gate as she went to collect her child’s Primary Leaving Education (PLE) result slip. …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several parents in Busia district want the government to maintain radio and television lessons, saying they contributed great to the performance of their children in the just-released Primary Leaving Examination-PLE results. A number of parents interviewed by URN say that when the government closed schools …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has received a set of strong credit rating affirmations and “Positive” outlooks from Moody’s, Fitch Ratings, and GCR Ratings, underlining its resilient financial position and performance. The ratings reinforce the Bank’s access to capital at a competitive cost, ensuring …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sexual reproduction health experts want adolescents taught self-coping mechanisms during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike the first wave where Covid-19 infections among young people were low, the second wave has registered a 12% increase in infections among ages 10-19 years. Last month after the President ordered …