Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the high number of people depending on agriculture is a sign that Ugandans are still backward. Uganda is a highly agricultural country and about 70 percent of the country’s population is employed in the agricultural sector. But while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala, Beti Kamya has asked the Auditor General to conduct a special audit into Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA accounts. Kamya said that she has written to the Auditor General, John Muwanga to carry out a special audit particularly, the directorates of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union is leading a discussion to review the status and implementation of Uganda’s electoral reforms. The discussion started with a meeting held last night between development partners and government officials in Kampala. The meeting held at the EU Ambasodors residence in Kololo …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Nicolas Pepe has taken a winding road to the top, but Arsenal’s club-record signing is unlikely to be fazed by his new-found fame and fortune. Pepe became Africa’s most expensive footballer on Thursday after the Ivory Coast winger completed his blockbuster move from French club …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises – COSASE to conduct proceedings on issues that were not concluded as pertains matters on the closure of seven commercial banks by Bank of Uganda. The seven …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has indefinitely adjourned the case in which Rubaga South Member of Parliament Kato Lubwama is seeking to block an election petition. The Court of Appeal Panel comprising Deputy Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dollo, Hellen Obura and Cheborion Barishaki argued that they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has deferred debate by the opposition seeking to introduce electoral amendments. Oulanyah’s ruling followed a motion by Shadow Attorney-General Wilfred Niwagaba, seeking leave of Parliament to introduce a Private Members Bill entitled ‘The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2019’. The motion was seconded …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Activists participating in drafting the third phase of the National Development Plan want the plan to promote good governance for socio-economic transformation of the country. The plan replaces the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) which ended in 2010 to guide the country’s development programmes in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NRM leaders in Kasese district are renewing calls for the split of Kasese into four districts. A section of leaders from Kasese, especially those subscribing to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party, have been pushing for the split of the district. In 2010, Kasese …

Goma, DR Congo | AFP | An Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo marked its first anniversary on Thursday with two more cases in the densely-populated frontier city of Goma and accusations by Kinshasa that Rwanda had rushed to shutter its border in response to the crisis. The two new cases …