Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing gun fingerprinting exercise has been slowed down by the breakdown of the equipment and inexperienced personnel. The exercise conducted by the Police and sister security agencies came after a series of high profile murders that shocked the country in recent years. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government Irene Mulyagonja has declined to investigate Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU. In February 2019 the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asked the IGG to investigate allegations of corruption against the leadership of BCU. Kadaga’s request came after some members of BCU …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the physical committee have rejected a move by the Ministry of Finance to directly appropriate road maintenance funds to implementing agencies. This is after the minister for finance, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury failed to appear on Thursday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked farmers to stop growing cotton on a small scale. Museveni made the remarks on Thursday at Karambi playground in Karambi Sub-county, Kasese district. He was visiting the area on the invitation of the Bukonzo West Member of Parliament, Atkins …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has resorted to seeking financial assistance from China for the construction of Akii Bua Olympic Stadium. This was revealed on Thursday as officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports led by the Minister Janet Museveni appeared before parliament’s Education Committee to …

Naples, Italy | AFP | Arsenal coach Unai Emery warned his side are braced for a backlash from Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli, the last Italian team left in Europe this season, who are two goals down going into their Europa League quarter-final, second leg tie in Naples on Thursday. “Ancelotti is a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) projects to collect over 50 billion shillings from property rates as it winds up the up-date of valuation in the city. The institution has been updating property valuation rolls for the past year and expects the process to be completed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justices Stella Arach Amoko, Apio Aweri and Eldad Mwanguhya have differed in their judgment on the consolidated presidential age limit appeal. The two are part of the seven members of the Supreme Court panel delivering their judgment on the consolidated age limit appeal, which is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six- year- old child has died and nine others are admitted at Matany Hospital in Napak district after allegedly eating Super Cereal fortified flour distributed by the World Food Program- WFP. The deceased has been identified as Maritina Imalany, a resident of Lita Village …

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