Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ArchBishop of the Church of Uganda His Grace Stanley Ntagali has criticized the endless encroachment on church land in Mukono and other dioceses making up the Province of the Church of Uganda. Ntagali made the remarks on Saturday at the beginning of his two …
Read More »Kabarole residents repair dilapidated road
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kiguma Sub County in Kabarole district spent a good part of Saturday repairing the Nyakitojo road that has been in a poor state for over 10 years. The residents say that the road which connects to Karago Town Council and Sub Counties of …
Read More »Kadaga, Serbian speaker discuss renewed working relations
Belgrade, Serbia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to benefit from a number of sectors including agriculture and education through improved bilateral relations with the Government of Serbia, in a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament of …
Read More »Dutch port aims to keep on trucking despite Brexit ‘chaos’
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | While Boris Johnson scrambled Friday to sell his EU divorce deal to parliament, the Dutch port of Rotterdam handed out “Brexit Muppet” leaflets to truckers to prepare them for whatever happens. Staff at Europe’s busiest seaport have stepped up a campaign to ensure lorry drivers, …
Read More »High-profile cases turn spotlight on domestic violence in Russia
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Natalia Tunikova’s partner pushed her towards the open balcony in their high-rise Moscow flat, before punching her to the floor. Fearing she would die, she reached for their kitchen table and “grabbed the nearest object”. It was a knife. Tunikova, 47, said she was subjected to …
Read More »UPDF unveils Gadafi football club in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF officers attached to Jinja zone have unveiled Gadafi Football Club. The football club with a squad of three soldiers and 22 civilians was unveiled at the Speke Courts Hotel in Jinja district on Friday. Lt. Col Ivan Lwanyaga, attached to the …
Read More »Kalangala measles – rubella immunization team survives motorboat accident
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Measles – Rubella immunization team in Kalangala on Friday evening survived drowning after their boat collided with another canoe boat on Lake Victoria. The team has been traversing the Islands in Mazinga sub county. An eye witness Gerald Kalyango in a telephone interview …
Read More »China loans: Quality of negotiation from Africa is very Poor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | African States have been told to improve on the quality of their negotiation towards China Financing for infrastructural projects. China is a major donor to African states, but many are worried that the mountains of cash for infrastructure development might actually end up as a …
Read More »Partial Mozambique election results show big win for ruling party
Maputo, Mozambique | AFP | Partial results for Mozambique’s high-stakes general election were released on Friday, showing President Filipe Nyusi and his ruling Frelimo party headed for a dominant victory. The National Electoral Commission (CNE) published the incomplete results as the US embassy in the country said its observers witnessed voting …
Read More »Measles-rubella vaccination: Parents to sue health ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents of two children from Greenhill Academy are suing the Ministry of Health for illegally vaccinating their children during the on-going mass vaccination campaign that is immunizing children against Polio, Measles and Rubella-MMR. According to a notice to sue that was delivered to both Green …
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