Terego, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Chief Magistrate’s Court has dismissed an application filed by Moses Angundru, the loser in the Terego West Parliamentary elections for a vote recount and directed the electoral commission to compensate him Shillings 50 million. Moses Angundru, who ran as an independent and lost to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Security to vacate NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s home in Magare where he is restricted with his wife Barbara Itungo. The outgoing head of the Civil Division of High Court Justice Michael Elubu has ruled that the continued …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM has downplayed the effect of the National Unity Platform-NUP in the just-concluded parliamentary and district elections on its dominance.   NRM National Treasurer Rose Namayanja Nsereko says that despite the NUP wave, the NRM party won the majority of district chairperson seats. …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The persistent drought in the Karamoja region has created a lot of worries among the pastoralists. The region has for last four months been hit by a dry spell that has dried up several water sources and grass that the pastoralists have been grazing their animals. John …

Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT |   Portuguese incumbent President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected in Sunday’s presidential election, partial results showed. With 98.87 percent of votes counted, Rebelo de Sousa won a landslide victory by garnering 61.3 percent of the votes, while former member of European Parliament (MEP) Ana …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Masaka are leaving in fear as security operatives conduct operations in the area.  Several residents have reported cases of missing relatives and friends at Masaka district Central Police Station.   Patrick Ssejjengo, a resident of Kijjabwemi cell in Masaka town is one of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | COVAX facility has signed a new advance purchase agreement of up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. According to a new statement, the rollout of the drug will commence with the successful negotiation and execution of supply agreements which will add on to …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Amuru district are holding five polling assistants over alleged election malpractice. They are Richard Rubangakene, Alex Odur, Christopher Opiro, Geoffrey Ojuk and Winnie Anena all from Kigoli Polling Station in Otwee Town Council Amuru district. Patrick Jimmy Okema, the Aswa River Region …

Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |   Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is again under pressure when his side travels to play Alaves in the 20th round of La Liga matches this weekend. Madrid’s Copa del Rey humiliation to third-tier side Alcoyano on Wednesday, which followed their Supercup semifinal defeat to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda which some public health experts heralded as shining examples for its handling of coronavirus has had a “dramatic” increase in deaths and cases.  What some have described as “rapid increase” in Covid-19 infection rates has prompted appeals to people to adhere to public health …