Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty percent school-going adolescents worldwide are not meeting the current recommendations of at least one hour of physical activity per day, a new report by the World Health Organisation-WHO has revealed. The study, which is the first ever to analyze global trends for physical …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja East Member of Parliament, Paul Mwiru is planning to table a motion demanding for an inquiry into the misconduct of Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers whenever they are deployed in civil matters. Mwiru says that in the recent past, there has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has rejected a petition by 726 squatters asking him to reinstate them on Mbaale central forest land in Luweero district. They were ejected by the National Forest Authority-NFA from part of the 1208 hectares of land belonging to Mbaale central forest …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | As HIV activists around the world are pushing for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) to be accessed over the counter, the health ministry says that it will not be considered in Uganda. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network on Thursday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Commissioner for refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister, Apollo David Kazungu has sued government for failing to reinstate him to office more than six months after he was interdicted on corruption related allegations. Kazungu was interdicted by the OPM Permanent Secretary, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police Council has resolved to elevate Makerere University police station to a fully-fledged policing division. Over 230 members of Police Council resolved on Tuesday to upgrade Makerere to an independent police division thus alienating it from Wandegeya division that has been superintending the biggest …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah and Rwanda’s Parliament Speaker Donatile Mukabalisa has urged MPs from both countries to intervene in the border conflict. Uganda and Rwanda have for the last months experienced tensions with the later closing the border in February amid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Stanbic Bank Uganda won the overall Gold award for Best Employer of the Year 2019 at the 16th edition of The Employer of the Year Award (EYA) 2019. The awards were organized under the theme “Transforming organizations to optimize productivity in recognition of employers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new generation of Ugandan entrepreneurs has won business opportunities with a flagship government project to help drive forward the digital revolution in agriculture. At an event in Kampala this week, Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, Fisheries (MAAIF), in partnership with the World …

Washington, United States | AFP | The House of Representatives is investigating whether President Donald Trump has built a growing case that he put pressure on Ukraine for domestic political ends. Here are key facts that we know at this point: – The ‘favor’ call – Trump on July 25 spoke …