Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has resolved to recommend sanctions against government officials from various agencies for the delayed implementation of an energy project leading to the withholding of nearly US$ 1.7m from the World Bank. Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral …

Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT |  New achievements in the world engineering field and cooperation among engineers in different countries are needed to accelerate the global sustainable development, Gong Ke, president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), has said recently. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Finance Committee has tasked officials from Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to account for the 455 Billion Shillings which was appropriated to mitigate Covid-19 effects on businesses. This was during a meeting between UDB officials led by the Deputy Executive Director, Denis Ochieng and MPs. …

  Washington,USA | THE INDEPENDENT |  One day before U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement on Tuesday that enough coronavirus vaccines will be delivered for all adults by the end of May, an investigative report has brought to the fore the immense barriers some Americans face in securing a shot. Nonprofit newsroom …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government of Uganda has a funding shortfall of  515 billion Shillings to procure nine million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India. A total of 21,952,000 million vaccines are expected to arrive in the country between this week and next …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Funding of 17 new youth groups under the youth livelihood program in Gulu City has been halted after the authorities failed to recover funds disbursed to 58 different groups six years ago.  Santo Otto Anywar, the Gulu City Welfare Officer and the Focal Point …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leaders of Karamoja and Turkana county of Kenya have agreed to establish a cross-border cattle market across the border in Moroto district in Uganda. This, they say, will be a market to unite all the region’s pastoralists who have been conflicting across the border.  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is growing evidence that wild animals do not get the conditions to live a full life, even in well-demarcated breeding sites and in countries that have enabling laws for wildlife trade.   According to conservationists, several snake farms in West, East and South Africa are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  World Rugby has recommended the postponement of the Rugby World Cup 2021. The tournament is scheduled to be held in New Zealand on 18 September-16 October.  World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organizes the Rugby World …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There was panic and confusion at Kampala Capital City Authority –KCCA headquarters this morning resulting from impromptu fire drills by officers from the Police-Fire and Rescue Services Directorate.  Fire trucks surrounded KCCA headquarters blurring sirens triggering panic among workers and several people who had to …