Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   New FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said on Wednesday that one of his main priorities is to keep Leo Messi at the club. Barca’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last Friday sparked rumors that after the frustration of another European failure …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Police in Fort Portal has been tasked to expedite an investigation into the sale of donated Mama Kits in a supermarket.  Mama Kits labelled; “For Public Use, Not for Sale” were first seen in  Good Home Supermarket in Fort Portal, in March.  Subsequently, a Chinese …

Kampala,, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT Ingrid Turinawe, the National Political Mobilizer for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party says she will contest as an independent candidate for the Rukungiri Municipality MP seat.  Turinawe on Tuesday lost to Dr Warren Tumwine Nuwagaba in the FDC party primaries.  Nuwagaba polled 130 votes against …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Bayern Munich coach Hans-Dieter Flick celebrated his side’s convincing 3-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal. “We knew it would be difficult, they came from great performances against Juventus and Manchester City,” added the German coach, referring to Lyon’s victories in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  More than half of the businesses in Uganda cut the salaries of their employees in March and April 2020 as the country entered into tough restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus, a survey by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has said.  According to UBOS, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Top army and police chiefs on Wednesday held a meeting at the Criminal Investigation Directorate hours before former Security Minister, Lieutenant General, Henry Tumukunde was expected to appear for interrogation.  According to the summons issued on Tuesday by the Director Criminal Investigations Department, Grace Akullo, General …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The family of a man who was knocked dead have dragged the Attorney General and a Civil Society Organization Mifumi Limited to court seeking compensation.     Robert Turyamwijuka the proprietor of Westgate Pre and Primary Schools Limited was knocked dead on December 2, 2019, first by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Twelve Ugandan students have been awarded scholarships to pursue Master’s degrees at different European Universities. Uganda Radio Network-URN learned that the EU is to spend an average of 60,000 Euros (220.4 million Shillings) annually on each student.   While speaking at the send-off event for the students …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Bayern Munich defeated Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 on Wednesday to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League 2020 final. Having beaten Barcelona 8-2 in the quarterfinal, Bayern arrived into the semifinal as heavy favorites and did not disappoint, though Lyon made life difficult for them …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  With her one-year-old baby stuck on the breast, Ritah Nakamya rises from a wooden stool behind her tomatoes, carrots and onions stall, to attend to me. Nakamya is one of the vendors in Kalerwe, an often crowded fresh foods market in Kampala.   She only returned to …