East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project will transport crude oil from the Tilenga and Kingfisher projects in Kabaale, Hoima to the coast port of Tanga in Tanzania Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Planning David Bahati has asked Members of Parliament to approve a loan request …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have said that the late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has left behind a mixed legacy. Magufuli’s death was announced by Vice President Hassan Samia Suhulu in a televised address on Wednesday. Magufuli, 61, who passed away at a hospital in Dar …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Multiplex Alshamas Constructions Limited has been accused of delaying the completion of Masaka central market. In February 2018, the contractor began to construct a new three-storied modern market in Masaka at 18.05 Billion Shillings,which was part of the loan government obtained from the African Development …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the United States has to take into account Russia’s interests and Moscow is capable of protecting them. “Despite that they (the United States) think we are the same as them, we are different people … and we know how …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six fishermen are feared dead in Serere district after drowning during stormy weather on Wednesday night. The fishermen had sneaked into the lake with illegal fishing gears like seine nets in small boats when they drowned. Those feared dead are Sam Okweny from Agule village, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament observed a moment of silence in honor of the late President of the United Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. Magufuli breathed his last at Mzena Hospital on Wednesday night following heart complications according to a televised address by Tanzania’s Vice President, Hassan …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Morolem village in Agago district have called on the army to establish a detach to help in combating the influx of Karimojong suspected cattle thieves. The call comes in the wake of a surge in the theft of cattle in the community that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Online delivery platform Jumia Food has announced a slash on delivery fees across Kampala, it said on March 18. It said, starting this month, all orders placed on the platform will be delivered to all locations across Kampala, Entebbe and Jinja at a uniform fee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of unauthorized people are getting Covid-19 jabs thanks to the hesitation of frontline health workers. Last week, the Health Ministry rolled out the mass Covid-19 vaccination targeting frontline health workers. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Senior Public Relations Officer Ministry of Health told URN on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defense Forces have been advised to dismiss negative claims against the Covid-19 vaccine. Several UPDF soldiers starting with the minister of defense received their Covid-19 jabs this morning at the Senior Officers Diagnostic Hospital in Mbuya. Following the roll out of the Covid-19 …