Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Gabon’s ailing President Ali Bongo left Morocco on Monday to fly home days after security forces there foiled an attempted coup, a source close to the leader said. “Doctors have judged that the journey does not present any danger for his health,” the source said, …
Read More »Bahati asks pastors to support FBO policy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Finance for Planning, David Bahati has asked pastors to support the draft Faith-Based Organization policy because it is aimed at creating a better working relationship between the government and church. FBO’s policy, a legal framework designed to monitor and …
Read More »Delayed transmission of Uganda Police transfer list causes panic
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among police officers over the delayed transmission of a transfer list of more than 140 police officers. The transfer list which was released on Saturday has been in the communication room without being transmitted. The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola …
Read More »Lokodo suspends Pastor Ssempa from Pornography Control Committee
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Martin Ssempa has been suspended from the Pornography Control Committee (PCC). Ethics and Integrity Minister, Fr. Simon Lokodo announced the suspension in a letter dated 18th December 2018. “I in the meantime, I wish to inform you that your stay on the …
Read More »Trump under fresh scrutiny over relationship with Russia’s Putin
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump faced uncomfortable new questions Sunday about his relationship with Vladimir Putin despite his angry dismissal of a report that he has kept top aides in the dark about his private conversations with the Russian leader. Republican lawmakers generally defended the …
Read More »WHO orders mandatory ebola screening at Entebbe Airport
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization-WHO has ordered for mandatory Ebola screening of all passengers entering the country through Entebbe International Airport. Initially, airport authorities were screening only passengers returning on flights from Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. However, according to Simon Ebachu, the head of …
Read More »Lake Victoria fishermen struggle to remove Water Hyacinth
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen on Lake Victoria continue struggling to remove the water hyacinth at Port Bell landing site. The weed has from the early nineties blocked fish landing sites and communal water points along the lakeshore. It is highly disastrous to the lake for its ability …
Read More »CHOLERA: NWSC, KCCA move to improve hygiene
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewage Corporation and Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA are to work together to improve hygiene in the city following the Cholera outbreak. Cholera was confirmed in Kabowa, Rubaga Division early this week. This was after two …
Read More »Xi makes his day: Kim boosted by China talks, say analysts
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came away from his fourth meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping with his hand strengthened in nuclear talks with the US, analysts say, even as Seoul urged him to do more. Beijing is Pyongyang’s sole major ally and …
Read More »Independent MPs need more attention – Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has asked Commonwealth Parliaments to pay attention to independent members, who she said are laying increased claim for wider space in the multiparty arrangement. In a meeting to set the agenda for the bi-annual Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding officers Conference scheduled …
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