Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reassured supporters of the National Resistance Movement-NRM of security. Addressing voters in Wakiso and Kampala on radio and TV on Tuesday night, Museveni said that he had received information that some NRM flag bearers and supporters have received death threats. Museveni …

Mityana, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mityana and Kassanda districts have tasked the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Presidential candidate Rtd. Gen. Greg Mugisha Muntu to form an alliance with National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and defeat President Museveni.  The voters at Zigoti, Kabule, Mityana town …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has pledged to improve the livelihood of market vendors through the provision of interest-free loans and the introduction of certificates of ownership for market stalls. The former security minister says that through the certificates of ownership, unnecessary evictions will …

Kalangala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) coordinators and Police in Kalangala District have agreed on the campaign venues for the Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.  Rajab Ssemakula the NUP coordinator in Kalangala says Kyagulanyi will on Wednesday campaign in Kyamuswa County which include Kacungwa in Mazinga …

Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT |    French club Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday confirmed it is parting ways with coach Thomas Tuchel, while former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly the likely successor to the German coach. “I would like to thank Thomas Tuchel and his staff for all they have …

Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A 28-year-old woman in Nwoya District is tormented by scars of the agony arising from a decade of brutality meted on her by her partner. Alice Adokorach, a mother of five who left her parents’ home at a tender age says her relationship has deprived …

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT |    Iran on Tuesday started the human trials of its indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, the tally of Turkey’s coronavirus cases surpassed 2.17 million after 15,805 new infections were added. CovIran Barekat, the first Iranian domestic vaccine for COVID-19, entered the stage of human trials, Hojjat …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Eric Opoka has agreed to produce an improved version of the “Tumbiza sound” song to encourage observance of the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs.  Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Health asked the Uganda Communication Commission-UCC to ban the song on grounds that some of …

Kalangala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform-NUP party coordinators in Kalangala District are uncertain about the campaigns of the party’s presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi in the area. According to the Electoral Commission’s campaign schedule, Kyagulanyi is expected to campaign in the district, but coordinators led by Rajab Ssemakula note …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Elders and cultural leaders in the nine districts that constitute the Karamoja region in the north eastern Uganda have demanded to have a  meeting with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over land grabbing. The elders say they would like President Museveni to explain to them why …