Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC faction led by the Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has said it is going to drag Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Nathan Nandala Mafabi the President and Secretary General of the Najjanankumbi faction and commanders of police for procuring and …
Read More »Ssegirinya says battling skin cancer, lung infection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya has informed the International Crimes Division of the High Court that he is battling skin cancer and lung infections. Ssegirinya disclosed this before Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha on Monday during his pretrial on terrorism charges. He …
Read More »FDC leaders rush to court to stop delegates conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the crisis within the opposition Forum for Democratic Change widens, members of the National Executive Committee have rushed to court to stop next week’s delegates’ conference that was called by the party Electoral Commission chairman Boniface Toterbuka Bamwenda. In a suit filed …
Read More »Byarugaba goes to court to challenge Ayota’s appointment as NSSF MD
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Byarugaba, the former managing director of the National Social Security Fund-NSSF has petitioned the High Court to annul the appointment of his successor, Patrick Ayota. In his application before the High Court Civil Division, Byarugaba argues that Ayota’s appointment as Managing Director …
Read More »Kilembe Mines Golf Club reclaims Helmet Cup
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilembe Mines Golf Club used home knowledge to reclaim the prestigious Helmet Cup on Saturday at the Par 73, 18 hole course in Kilembe. The host club beat their visitors Entebbe Club with a difference of 63 strokes, according to a statement from the …
Read More »Court upholds decision to indefinitely suspend students found with drugs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has upheld the decision of schools to indefinitely suspend students found in possession of drugs that may endanger public safety, health, and morality. According to Civil Division High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana, schools have a broader duty to protect the welfare …
Read More »Presidential exotic goat initiative floundering
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The implementers of the Exotic Goat Rollout Program, initiated by President Museveni to boost goat farming and meat exports, are grappling with financial challenges that threaten the project’s success. Launched in 2019 as a five-year initiative, the program aims to bolster goat meat production …
Read More »School director arrested for issuing fake UCE, UACE results
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Owino, the Director of St. Mary’s Secondary School in Mbale district is in trouble for allegedly providing students with fabricated Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results. He was apprehended on Friday following a tip-off from a …
Read More »France to withdraw troops from Niger by year end
Paris, France | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday evening that France would withdraw its troops deployed in Niger by the end of 2023. Speaking in a televised interview, Macron said that the 1,500 French soldiers deployed in Niger to fight against terrorism in the Sahel region …
Read More »1st U.S. asteroid sample mission returns sample to Earth
Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid, returned Bennu asteroid sample to Earth on Sunday. This marks America’s first sample return mission of its kind and “will open a time capsule to the beginnings of our solar …
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