Uganda’s contingent commander tours Forward Operating Bases to assess troops’ operational readiness Barawe, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT |  The contingent commander of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Brig. Gen. Michael Kabango, visited troops in Barawe and Maryan Gubay Forward Operating Bases this week, to check their operational readiness. The troops in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda government will work with the newly elected government in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC to get rid of rebels in the region. The newly elected DRC President, Felix Tshisekedi took oath of office on Thursday 24th, 2019 at the Presidential Palace …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo residents have listed a number of issues they want government to address urgently. They tabled their demands through the Presidency Minister, Esther Mbayo during the 33rd NRM victory Celebrations at Muwafu Primary school ground in Nabuyoga Sub County in Tororo district Saturday. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kings College Hospital in the United Kingdom (UK) has commenced treating Rev. Canon Hannington Mutebi, the Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese for leukemia. Bishop Mutebi, 59, was recently diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and taken to the United Kingdom for specialized treatment. …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | An explosion wounded at least one person in central Nairobi on Saturday, a police source said, with the Kenyan capital still on edge nearly two weeks after a jihadist attack that killed 21 people. The wounded person was one of the street-cart vendors who sell …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have agreed to complete and sign a Host Government Agreement for the East Africa crude oil pipeline by end of June this year. The new deadline comes after week-long negotiations between Ministers from Tanzania and Uganda. The protracted negotiations at Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The draft bills detailing reforms recommended by the Supreme Court in the aftermath of the 2016 general elections are ready for submission to Cabinet, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire has said. The amendments relate to the 10 recommendations that arose out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni’s BoU probe details leak: IGG accused, Mutebile, Kasekende under fire THE LAST WORD URA’s unnecessary headquarters: Why government of Uganda’s approach of owning buildings to save on rent is economically unproductive MOTORING Stolen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi has joined Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative as the City Leader in Residence. Musisi resigned as KCCA executive director after a seven year successful tenure in December last year. She was the first …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP |  Nearly a million dollars in cash was stolen from a suitcase owned by ousted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, state media reported Friday, as three suspects including a relative of the former leader face trial for the theft. According to updated court papers Mugabe had filled …