Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Board of Directors of the National Social Security Fund-NSSF is set to commence investigations into the allegations of the Fund’s mismanagement by former Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba. Byarugaba’s contract expired at the end of November just after the expiry of his former deputy, Patrick …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 36 South Sudanese nationals are nursing severe injuries sustained from an accident that occurred in Amuru last evening. The victims sustained critical injuries when the Tipper lorry vehicle registration number UAV 919H, in which they were travelling overturned in Atiak town council …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covid-19 isolation centre at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital is to be renamed the Infectious Diseases and Research Centre. The construction of the isolation centre that started during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 cost up to two billion Shillings. The centre which is now awaiting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The commander of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group 37, Col. Charles Asiimwe has said that UPDF deployment in Somalia is based on a Pan-Africanism spirit to ensure peace, security and social-economic transformation. He made the remarks while meeting Somali local leaders and security …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday said his government is ready to hold general elections in the year 2023. “The Government of National Unity and the National Elections Commission are fully prepared to hold the national elections in Libya,” Dbeibah said during a cabinet meeting. …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North have mounted a search for Waiswa Katende, who is suspected to have killed a seven-year-old boy, John Isabirye, after his parents failed to raise a 50 million Shillings ransom. Waiswa is reported to have kidnapped Isabirye from her parent’s home in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni’s ambitious e-mobility plan has been received with some doubts among cyclists. In his address to the nation on New Year’s eve, President Museveni said the government had made a plan that would in the long run reduce the number of fuel-powered motorcycles in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Polite Mosko was crowned the Northern Uganda Artist of the Year in the MTN-sponsored 2022 Northern Uganda Music Awards (NUMA) held Sunday evening at Pece Stadium in Gulu City. As the biggest supporter of Uganda’s music, MTN Uganda supported the NUMA awards based on its …

Lilongwe, Malawi | Xinhua | The Malawi government has suspended the opening of schools in the country’s capital city, Lilongwe, and its commercial hub, Blantyre, due to an increase of cholera cases in the cities. This was announced Monday in a statement jointly signed by Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Mpigi district have arrested 24 Burundian nationals for illegal entry into the country. Deputy Police Spokesperson, Claire Nabakka says that the suspects, one of whom is female, were intercepted by traffic police officers at the Katonga checkpoint in Kayabwe town council, traveling …