Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herman Galiwango, the Masindi district senior registrar of titles has rough time on Monday evening before the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire Land Commission. Galiwango was appearing as a witness in the registration of a disputed piece of land in Lwengo District. In 2016, Galiwango transferred …
Read More »Engineer gets Ugandans walking on egg shells
Sengonzi Godfrey creates niche with egg-spiced concrete floor tiles Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | With Chinese tiles, Italian tiles, Turkish tile, Egyptian tiles and recently Ugandan tiles flooding the market, what chances would a budding entrepreneur have of finding success with a local tile? For Godfrey Sengonzi, the answer …
Read More »The Catholic Church & child sex abuse
Pope Francis calls for an ‘all-out battle’ against the evil ANALYSIS | Gerard O’Connell | In his closing talk to the Vatican summit for the protection of minors on Feb.24, Pope Francis offered a wide-ranging analysis of the plague of the sexual abuse of minors in the world and the …
Read More »‘Get ready to come back!’ – Ronaldo carries Juve hopes against Atletico
Turin, Italy | AFP | Juventus’ Champions League hopes are hanging on Cristiano Ronaldo pulling off another sensational comeback as the Italians trail 2-0 to defensive specialists Atletico Madrid going into the last 16, second-leg tie in Turin on Tuesday. “We didn’t expect to lose the first leg 2-0, but anything …
Read More »Nigeria vote tensions rise as counting suspended in volatile state
Port Harcourt, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria’s election authorities announced the suspension of activities in volatile opposition-held Rivers State on Sunday citing violence and threats to its staff, as tensions rise in the wake of closely-watched regional elections. Counting is continuing across the country after Saturday’s elections for governors in 29 …
Read More »May going to Strasbourg to seek Brexit breakthrough: Irish FM
Dublin, Ireland | AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel Monday to Strasbourg in a bid to “finalise” her Brexit deal ahead of a crucial vote in the UK parliament, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. “The British prime minister is travelling to Strasbourg this evening, I understand, to try to finalise an …
Read More »Boeings grounded as search on for clues to deadly Ethiopia crash
Tulu Fara , Ethiopia | AFP | Airlines in Ethiopia, China and Indonesia grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets Monday as investigators recovered the black boxes from a brand-new passenger jet that crashed outside Addis Ababa a day earlier, killing all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane — the same …
Read More »Kwoyelo asks ICD to transfer him to ICC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former rebel Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA Commander, Thomas Kwoyelo has asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to transfer him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands for trial. Kwoyelo cites numerous delays in his trial for the request, saying he …
Read More »FDC asks Bobi wine to isolate “People power activists” attacking Besigye
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has asked the Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to isolate youth who have started attacking Dr. Kizza Besigye and other party leaders in the name of people power. Addressing journalists at the FDC headquarters on Monday, the …
Read More »ETHIOPIAN: Police commissioner Alalo is dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police have finally confirmed the death of Commissioner of Police, Christine Alalo. The deceased officer was one of the 147 passengers aboard Ethiopian Airline flight ET 302, which crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. …
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