Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Hippos will take to the field this afternoon at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha in their opening Group B match of the Zonal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) U-20 qualifiers. Head coach Morley Byekwaso told Uganda Radio Network – URN last night …

Kikuube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Alliance for National Transformation-ANT presidential candidate Gen.Mugisha Muntu has rallied the people of Bunyoro to agitate for change. Muntu says that the NRM has failed to run the affairs of this country.    Speaking at a campaign rally on Sunday in Wairagaza trading center …

Kyegegwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Unity Platform – NUP presidential candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, has today started his campaigns in Tooro Sub-region amidst tight security and excitement from his supporters. Kyagulanyi, who was supposed to have a rally at Humura Primary School Playground in Kyegegwa town council, was …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has pledged to develop Arua town into a model city because of its strategic location in West Nile.  During his campaign in Arua on Sunday evening, Amuriat said that Arua town has remained struggling …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | XINHUA |    The Group of 20 (G20) Saudi Arabia’s Presidency said on Sunday the G20 Riyadh Summit reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation, which has always been the cornerstone of the G20 successes. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stressed in his closing remarks at the …

Kakumiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Voters in Kakumiro Town Council have asked Independent Presidential Candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde to revive cooperatives and address land grabbing if he wins the presidency. Gen. Tumukunde was on Sunday campaigning in Kakumiro town council.  The voters told Tumukunde that their leaders at various …

Nakaseke, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Nobert Mao says that 2021 General Elections are about the desire for change not promises. While campaigning in Luwero district recently, National Resistance Movement Presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni told residents about what his government has achieved in the last 34 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ministry of Education has warned schools against giving external mock examinations to learners as they wait to sit for their UNEB finals. In April, the Minister of Education, Janet Museveni banned schools from giving candidates several mock examinations as is the normal practice. She …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A Catholic Priest in Gulu City has pleaded with the police and soldiers to respect human lives. Rev. Father Erick Justin Uma, the Curate of Holy Rosary Church in Gulu City in the Archdiocese of Gulu says that the current killings, brutality and inhumane treatment …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Live radio campaigns by different contestants on local FM radios have stimulated excitement among voters in the East Acholi region.  The weekly joint on-air debates are being hosted and moderated by radio presenters on Mighty Fire FM; Tembo FM and Peace FM in Kitgum Municipality.  …