Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tenure of the United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Ruth Malac has come to an end, URN has learnt. News of Malac forthcoming departure came to the fore when she visited the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday where …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked the Education and Sports Ministry to present a budget for the provision of free sanitary pads to school girls. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga issued the directive after the Presidency Minister, Esther Mbayo, failed to state how much money government …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A law firm has dragged Kampala Archdiocese to court for alleged failure to pay shillings 920 million for collecting rent arrears worth shillings 17 billion. According to documents before the High Court Civil Division, Kampala Archdiocese instructed Byenkya, Kihika and Company Advocates in 2018 …
Read More »
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed his departure from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday, but gave no clue over his future plans or possible retirement. The 38-year-old striker’s departure from the Galaxy had been widely expected following the club’s elimination from the Major League Soccer playoffs last month. …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new platform called the APEX to be chaired by the President has been mooted to be the topmost stage to carry out oversight of government programes performance. The platform will be made up of what has been described as the big four government …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the chairperson Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is set to resume his duties after completing his six month’s suspension. Dr. Kamunyu vowed in an interview with URN never to cede to dishonesty as he returns to Makerere University, saying …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has directed more than 10,000 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to cease operations. This follows a verification and validation exercise by Internal Affairs Ministry and National Bureau for NGOs. During the exercise 2, 118 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were cleared to continue operations after they …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community- EAC will not intervene in the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda, the second Deputy Prime Minister, Ali Kirunda Kivejinja has revealed. Kivejinja, who also doubles as the East African Community Affairs, says they received assurance from the Ugandan and …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) has created a new division in the Rwenzori region, the mountain division. The division will be based at Muhooti barracks, Kabarole district. It was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Chief of Defence Forces -CDF Gen David Muhoozi. In …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bulyasi village Najjembe sub county in Buikwe district have rejected Operation Wealth Creation-OWC inputs in preference to growing khat . OWC had prepared to supply two truckloads of coffee seedlings and pineapple suckers to residents of Bulyasi, which is about 4 kilometers …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
