Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Masaka municipal council has issued guidelines regulating the handling of grasshoppers to stop contamination of the edible insects. A circular issued by Masaka Municipal Health department requires all grasshopper vendors to register with local authorities as well as undergo medical examination by the Principal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Investigations into the alleged confrontation between the Mityana Municipality Member of parliament, Francis Zaake and Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe have suffered a setback. Zaake is accused of confronting Prof. Nawangwe when he appeared before the Education Committee of parliament that was …

Washington, United States | AFP | Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi gave the green light to draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the president’s abuse of power “leaves us no choice but to act.” By asking the House Judiciary Committee chairman to draw up the charges, Speaker …

Washington, United States | AFP | More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US authorities said Thursday, the result of global vaccination rates that have stagnated for almost a decade. Poorer countries were hardest hit, with the vast majority of measles cases …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling on Thursday slammed a renowned Italian sports daily as “dumb” and “insensitive” after it used “Black Friday” in a front page headline about them meeting for the first time in Serie A. Former Manchester United teammates Smalling and Lukaku face off …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Members of Parliament on Thursday tasked the State Minister for Internal Affairs Obiga Kania to explain failure by the police to investigate high profile criminal cases. Kania together with the Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Sabiiti Muzeyi was appearing before Parliament Defence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Inadequate manpower and low funding are hampering effective service delivery by the Inspectorate of Government-IG in a fight against corruption across the country. The IG is charged with the responsibility of eliminating corruption, abuse of authority and public office through investigating or causing investigation, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Four days after it was dragged to court, the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation, UPPC has gazetted the Human Rights Enforcement Act. The Act which was assented to by President Yoweri Museveni on March 31st among others seeks to ensure that Human Rights enshrined …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | At least 17 Ugandan police officers have been awarded with medals and certificates for their distinguished services in Somalia. They are part of the group that left for Somalia a year ago and have among other things participated in training of Somalia National Police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A section of Members of Parliament have asked the government to support landslide victims in Sironko district. On Tuesday, landslides left several people dead while others remain trapped in the rubble. Reports indicate that River Sironko and River Namwege burst its banks, plunging the …