Godfrey ‘Troy’ Wamala was convicted of manslaughter in the murder case of artiste Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio who died on February 1, 2018 after sustaining injuries during a bar brawl. Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Jane Francis Abodo at Entebbe High court noted that prosecution failed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee-PAC has asked Gulu University to evict all private businesses operating irregularly in the university precincts. They include among others banks, restaurants, printing and photocopying centers. In his 2017/2018 financial year report, the Auditor General noted that more than 10 private …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mollie Siperia Saasiraabo, the Makerere University student accused of leading a strike over the 15 percent tuition hike will not lose her scholarship, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. Saasiraabo is one of the students sponsored by MasterCard Foundation. Toni Tiemens, the Director Corporate Communications …

A four year project funded by USAID and implemented by Enabel, the Belgian development agency in partnership with the Ministry of Health. Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Enabling Health Acholi (EHA) is set to strengthen health systems in the Acholi sub region in districts of Nwoya, Gulu, Amuru and Omoro …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament plans to set up an electronic system that will allow members of the public who are unable to deliver their petitions physically in Kampala or through legislators to do so electronically. The plan is among the 25 targets Parliament has set for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University students have vowed to continue with their peaceful demonstration until the University listens to their demands. The University vice Guild President, Judith Nalukwago told journalists at Centigrade restaurant in Nakulabye yesterday that they cannot call off the student’s strike until management addresses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has urged Muslim leaders to always plan for effective implementation of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC agenda. He says that it is through proper planning that UMSC programs can be effectively implemented for the benefit of Ugandans. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed reactions from the civil society activists, academicians, politicians and technocrats on the performance of parliament in the in the 2018/2019 financial year. This came up during the ongoing Third Annual Legislature Sector Review, which is a self-assessment mechanism for Parliament.  The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Bakwega, the Director Clerks in Parliament has disagreed with a section of legislators on the operations of house committees, particularly on work plans and funds. The heated discussion was part of the self-assessment exercise on the final day of the Third Annual Legislature …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | First there was Tutu, the “African Mona Lisa” sold last year for 1.5 million dollars. Then a second portrait by revered Nigerian painter Ben Enwonwu, called Christine, sold in mid-October, for 1.4 million dollars. Both record sales of famous works by the late “father of African …