Isaac Tiharihondi, son of a Ugandan Houston-based pastor, was recently sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the January 2015 murder of his parents and brother in Texas, US. Tiharihondi bludgeoned his Ugandan father, Episcopal priest Israel Ahimbisibwe, 51, and mother Dorcus then fatally stabbed his 5-year-old brother, …
Read More »To be shot, you had to pay Rwf5000, survivor Umuhoza testifies at UN
On the occasion of the 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Monday, Frida Umuhoza, a survivor and author of “Frida: Chosen to Die, Destined to Live,” gave an emotional testimony of her personal experience of the Genocide. …
Read More »JEANNETTE KAGAME: In honour of our remarkable Rwandan women
Read the First Lady’s ‘Remarkable Rwandan Women’ tribute, released in @ForbesWomanAfri, at https://t.co/kYgrF7b1mX. pic.twitter.com/8K5yQsp68s — First Lady of Rwanda (@FirstLadyRwanda) April 15, 2016 Dignified Rwandan woman, It has been more than half a century, yet we remember you vividly. The many who were taken away from us, and the …
Read More »Kadaga Vows to Smash Opponents in Speakership Race
Rebecca Kadaga has vowed to defeat opponents in the Uganda Parliament Speakership Race Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Lukwago Bows to Pressure, Not Entering Office
Lukwago Bows to Pressure, Not Entering Office Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Magufuli, Kiir sign as South Sudan officially joins EAC
History was made today when the treaty of accession of the republic of South Sudan into the East African Community was signed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. @RepSouthSudan now Officially in EAC? pic.twitter.com/0wpAmf169t — EastAfricanCommunity (@jumuiya) April 15, 2016 Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, president Tanzania and chairperson of the …
Read More »In The Independent: KCCA’s Musisi under siege
The big stories in this week’s The Independent. GET YOUR COPY NOW. Cover Story Following the re-election of embattled Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and an Opposition-dominated KCCA Council, the swords have been drawn in for a brutal fight for supremacy in the city management with Executive Director Jennifer Musisi and …
Read More »William Musimenta; Metal fabricator
By the Independent Team It was not failure to get a job that pushed William Musimenta into taking on a welding and fabrication. It was rather passion and the need to explore his innovation and art skills in the industry. “Some of the existing fabricators either lacked the quality aspect …
Read More »10 Ugandan ICT trainees off to China for more skills
Ten Ugandans will benefit from a Huawei Technologies programme that will boost the country’s telecom strategy and capacity to monitor ICT industry trends, newest technology and equipment. The Huawei Seeds for the Future training program will run from April 16th to 30th at the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen China. The …
Read More »Pepsi, Coca Cola officials meet Museveni
Top officials from soft drinks companies in Uganda have met President Museveni to review their partnership with government. Officials from Uganda Revenue Authority attended the meeting yesterday. Coca-Cola Company pays more than Shs.100 billion annually in direct and indirect taxes. FULL STATEMENT AFTER MEETING President meets executives of Soft …
Read More »