Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has grilled officers from the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control-DCIC over unauthorized expenditure of Shillings 2.2 billion on domestic arrears. The officers were appearing before the Committee chaired by the Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi led by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Inspector General of Police-IGP, John Kisembo is dead. He breathed his last at Platinum hospital Kampala along Buganda road on Thursday evening. Kisembo served as IGP from 1998 to 2001 and was replaced by Gen Katumba Wamala, the current Works State Minister. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes have been drawn in Group B of the 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. During the draws held at the Marriott Hotel in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday evening Uganda have been placed in Group B along side Malawi, Burkina Faso …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo has been elected on the executive of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Magogo was elected to represent the Central East Zone during the CAF Ordinary General Assembly held at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has advised pastoralists in Ngoma cattle corridor in Nakaseke to embrace zero-grazing rather free-range system. According to Nakaseke district, there are over 230,000-300,000 cows in the district, most of them are grazed using free-range system. However, President Museveni says that the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government plans to register suppliers of agro inputs in order to address counterfeit products. Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Uganda Media Centre, the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Uganda will work with foreign governments where the companies …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four more staff of Makerere University are being investigated for sexual harassment, according to the vice chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. He disclosed this while responding to compliments by guild leaders haling management for suspend three male staff accused of sexual harassment. According to Professor …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Dutch central defender Matthijs de Ligt, one of the most coveted young players in world football, signed Thursday for Juventus from Ajax for a fee of 75 million euros ($84.2 million) plus add ons. The 19-year-old agreed a five-year contract with the Italian champions. Juventus said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Development Programme – UNDP has asked government to address the skill gaps responsible for low economic productivity in the country for inclusive growth to be achieved. The UN Agency says investing in human capital should be at the centre of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the headquarters of the Inspectorate of Government-IG is finally set to begin.   Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony on plots 71-75 Yusuf Lule Road and Plots 24-26 Clement Hill, Kampala this morning, Rose N. Kafeero, the Permanent Secretary of the IG, said …