Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee will need 200 million shillings to facilitate regional consultations on the recently tabled electoral reforms. The reforms were tabled by the government through the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has embarked on investigations to establish how an Italian national, Franco Corona, was duped and robbed of an unspecified amount of money in two fake gold transactions. Initial reports had indicated that Franco Corona had been kidnapped, prompting a …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was on Monday ruled out for “the next few weeks” by coach Jurgen Klopp after suffering a calf injury in their 4-1 win over Norwich. Brazil international Alisson limped off in the first half of Liverpool’s Premier League opener at Anfield on Friday. “Not too …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan activists on Monday began a campaign to pressure the country’s warring parties to meet a fast-approaching deadline to form a unity government as part of their 2018 peace agreement. The Civil Society Forum, a coalition of more than 100 organisations, on Monday marked the beginning of a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Civil Division of High Court to quash the recent appointment of army officers into Uganda Police Force. The army officers are Brigadier Sam Bakasumba, the Chief of Joint Staff Uganda Police Force, Brigadier Godfrey Golooba, Director Human Resource Development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry residents of Bardege division in Gulu municipality forced the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan to trek for three kilometers in protest of bad roads. The LOP had paid an impromptu visit to hundreds of people who had gathered at Gulu …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia’s nuclear agency chief on Monday confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing “new weapons” and vowed to continue testing despite the explosion. The accident took place at an Arctic military facility on the coast of the White Sea on Thursday, but Russian authorities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staffs representatives from nine Public Universities are expected to meet President, Yoweri Museveni to discuss the delayed salary enhancement. Khalid Mahmoud, the deputy spokesperson Gulu University, says he received an invitation to meet the President at State House, Entebbe on Tuesday to discuss their …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | The use of VAR for the first time in the Premier League bewildered fans and experts alike at the weekend, prompting demands for change. The Video Assistant Referee system, previously used in England in the FA and League Cups, is supposed to eradicate any doubt …

Uganda Airlines needs to come up with a strategy that will enable it capture a share of the regional aviation market Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A fierce battle is looming in the East African aviation market as Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, takes to the skies on August. …