Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have written to the party Secretary-General and the party Electoral Commission chairperson contesting their elimination from the primaries of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) race. The complainants are Nuwabiine Jossy, Maganda Julius, Nuwagaba Herbert, Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Monday marked the African Anti-Corruption Day that is commemorated annually on July 11. The Inspectorate of Government, a government agency charged with fighting the vice said in a statement issued that there is progress made in fighting the evil although more effort is …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | An Iranian lawmaker said on Monday that the Western sanctions on Iran and Russia have brought the two sides closer to each other in trade and economy, official news agency IRNA reported. Iran and Russia are providing one another with the products they fail to have …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of staff at the cancer unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital is over-stretching the care services. The unit has only one qualified pediatrician and senior oncologist, with six nurses that assist the doctor. The ward also gets one other doctor who comes as a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To celebrate the Chipper Cash four-year journey in Uganda, the company treated some of its users to a breakfast customer meet at Mestil Hotel Friday. Speaking at the breakfast that had key media personalities Anne Kansiime and Timothy Code as hosts, Dan Tumuramye the Country …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents and local leaders in Rukiga district want the government to declare the district ‘hard to reach; due to the poor road network. Government curved Rukiga from Kabale district on July 1, 2017. The district comprises of Kamwezi sub-county with 6,287 households, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Council is seeking to source from its unexploited cultural practices and religious sites to promote local tourism and support investment. Two years after they were granted city status, the leadership of Masaka has considered organizing the first-ever city carnival as a platform to …

London, UK | Xinhua | Arabs are losing faith in Western democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, the BBC reported on Sunday, citing a latest survey. More than half of the 23,000 people interviewed across the region by the Arab Barometer network agree with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has finalized the process to operationalize the Child protection Ordinance, 2022. KCCA drafted and approved the ordinance in May 2019, but it spent a considerable amount of time in the Attorney General’s Chambers for perusal to ensure it is in …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have used teargas and live bullets to disperse motorcyclists who had staged protests in Jinja over the skyrocketing fuel prices. The motorcyclists staged protests within different trading centres along the Jinja-Kamuli highway, where they placed and lit logs and old car tyres in the …