Thursday , May 15 2025

The Independent

Kenya dents Uganda’s WCL cricket dreams

RESULTS #WCL3  ➡ *Kenya ??  178/4 beat Uganda ??  177/9 ➡ *Oman ?? 155/7 beat Denmark ?? 154 all out TOMORROW #WCL3  ➡ Uganda ??  vs Singapore 8.30am ➡ USA  vs Denmark ?? 8.30am Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Struggling Kenya still had enough Tuesday to virtually extinguish Uganda’s hopes of snatching a much sought place in World Cricket League Division Two. Uganda has …

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Make or break for Ugandan cricketers today

TODAY #WCL3  ➡ Uganda ??  vs Kenya ?? 8.30am ➡ Oman ?? vs Denmark ?? 8.30am Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda had better not be a one-batsman team if they are to keep any hopes of glory in the ongoing World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in Oman. Arnold Otwani has brought in nearly half of Uganda’s 365 runs as …

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Six students arrested after Rakai fire, ISO called in

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at St Benards Mannya Secondary school in Kifamba sub county Rakai district have been instructed to return home following the inferno that razed down the boys dormitory last night. The fire left nine students dead. The decision to close the school has been …

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Nine S3 students dead in Rakai school inferno

  Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine Senior Three students of St Bernard’s Mannya Secondary School, in Kifamba Sub County Rakai district have died after a fire that gutted a students’ dormitory last night. Deputy Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed the incident saying arson was suspected and a warden …

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ADF Rebels kill six, kidnap five in east DRCongo

  Beni, DR Congo | AFP |  Suspected Ugandan rebels killed six people, hacking one woman to death, and kidnapped five others — mostly children — in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, officials said on Sunday. Officials blamed the two attacks in Beni near the country’s border with …

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PICTORIAL: Bobi Wine Kyarenga concert

Bobi Wine performs concert in Uganda as police watch on Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan pop star turned opposition MP Bobi Wine appeared on stage on the outskirts of the capital Kampala on Saturday, in a concert attended by several members of the opposition and watched on by a …

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IN THE INDEPENDENT: What next for Kayihura?

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY What next for Kayihura?: Charges bogus, says Museveni But ISO says it has new charges THE LAST WORD The destiny of nations: Why some nations prosper and others stagnate and what we cannot …

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FINALLY: Ugandan cricketers get winning start

Day 1 #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? 167/5 36.2 Denmark ??165 Uganda wins by 5 wickets ➡ Oman ?? 166/5 42.5 Kenya ?? 164 Oman wins by 5 wickets SATURDAY Uganda vs USA Oman vs Singapore Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Eighty-eight runs from Arnold Otwani spurred Uganda to a much sought after winning start to …

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