Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Voters in the NRM primaries held today continued to defy the Standard Operating Procedures which were set by the Ministry of Health to Control the Spread of COVID-19.  The Standard Procedures include maintaining a social distance of at least two metres between persons, using hand …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Musician Daniel Kazibwe, also known as Ragga Dee has narrowly won the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Kampala Mayoral Flag for Nakawa Division. Kazibwe (3,804 votes) defeated his closest rival Ssebana Kizito (3,170 votes ) according to partial results read out by the NRM electoral team …

Bukedea, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 60 police officers and soldiers from the Uganda Peoples Defense Force- UPDF have been deployed at Bukedea District Council Hall tally centre. URN reporter saw more than 35 Police officers deployed in the first batch and more than 25 soldiers including LDUs.  Hajji …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Paris Saint-Germain on Friday announced the signing of right back Alessandro Florenzi on a one-year loan deal from Italian Serie A club Roma. The French Ligue 1 defending champions added that the deal included a purchase option when the loan ends next summer. The 29-year-old …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Had it not been the swift police intervention, Robert Kato, the National Resistance Movement [NRM] Returning Officer in Lubaga Division would be either nursing serious bodily injuries or long gone. Kato survived lynching by irate NRM supporters who accused him of involving himself in electoral fraud. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar on Friday declared that he was “super happy” to return to training which implied that he has recovered from coronavirus and moved out of isolation. The 28-year-old striker was one of seven players in the PSG squad who had tested positive …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The incumbent Nakasongola LCV Chairperson Sam Kigula and former Luweero District Inspector of Schools Uthman Jjuuko Kamoga are leading in National Resistance Movement Party primaries in Greater Luweero districts.  According to provisional results for LCV Chairperson NRM flag bearer for Luweero district obtained by URN …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders have committed to ensuring that their platforms and premises are not used as havens for corruption. They equally committed to pushing for the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009 that provides for asset recovery.   The commitment was made at the end of a …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Government Spokesperson Ofwono Opondo has said the attack at his family home on Thursday night was plotted by those opposing the government in order to spread fear among people who vigorously oppose them.  Last night at around 8:30 pm, two unidentified men wearing black …

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  When the NRM party primary elections came to her Kaaro village in Isingiro district, Vastah Aryankwasa was a happy mother of four, safely being provided for by her husband Gordon Muhumuza. At the end of polling day, Gordon lay dead under a pile of stones, …