Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researches for COVID-19 vaccines are very risky, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Executive Director Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu has warned saying while funders inject in lots of cash, they can’t guarantee that they will have a product at the end of the study. This follows a meeting …

Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have preferred charges of inciting violence against two leaders of the National Unity Platform who were arrested while leading a procession to parliament demanding to meet the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. On Thursday, about 50 women including mothers and relatives of NUP suspects who …

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwengo district and the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in East Africa have taken the ‘Cranes In a Classroom’ campaign to primary and secondary schools in a bid to conserve the national emblem which is nearing extinction. The campaign follows the death of 60 gray …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II wasn’t poisoned but rather got an allergic reaction from wearing masks and face shields, Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has said. Speaking for the first time after a seemingly frail Kabaka appeared in public early this week to celebrate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Makerere University Hospital, Prof. Josephat Byamugisha has said they are not struggling with the uptake of the Covid-19 vaccination. The Covid-19 vaccination point based at Makerere University hospital had depleted all its stocks in slightly more than a week as most of other …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Two years after a ferocious blaze devastated Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the site and reaffirmed that the 2024 deadline set for the renovation project will be met. Wearing overalls, boots and a hard hat, Macron inspected the site, …

The United States has for weeks raised the prospect of more sanctions against Russia, lead by President Vladimir Putin, for alleged election meddling and the hacking of federal agencies Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russia and expelled 10 diplomats in response to Moscow’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Insurance bill that was recently approved by parliament does not favour all Ugandans, the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed. According to the minister, the bill doesn’t address the concerns raised by the stakeholders who are expected to contribute to the scheme. …

Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kibaale police are holding three suspects in connection to the brutal murder of a 68-year-old man. The suspects are Anatole Mugisa, Denis Tumwebaze and Joyce Kemirembe. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network on Thursday that the suspects are believed to have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Agency in Uganda is worried that the newly created cities will increase the financing burden of the central government and affect the achievement of sustainable development goals. The UN Capital Development Fund, UNCDF, which aims to make public and private finance work for …