Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) forward Allan Okello and Kawempe Muslim’s Juliet Nalukenge have been crowned the male and female best footballers of the year, 2019 at the Airtel FUFA Awards. They took home a prize of sh1million and a car. “Last year (2018), I …

  Athieno breaks Snow Globe Classic 100 and 50 freestyle records set by Davey Zoe last year ✳ Girls 11-12 50 Free 25.79 12/15/2019 Athieno Wandera – DSMY -IA ✳ Girls 11-12 100 Free 55.56 12/14/2019 Athieno Wandera – DSMY -IA Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | With another incredible time of 25:79 seconds in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament who have been appointed to Cabinet say that their appointment is a call to serve and a sign of confidence in their previous service. Some of those appointed in the new cabinet announced last evening include Kyaaka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works and Transport Minister Monica Azuba Ntege has welcomed her redeployment from cabinet saying that, the new posting gives her enough time to concentrate on her private life and business. Azuba who has served as Minister of works for the last three years, was …

  Athieno breaks Snow Globe Classic 100 Y record set by Davey Zoe last year Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | US-based swimming prodigy Athieno Grace Wandera has grabbed the first of two medals she is gunning for – and she did it in style on Saturday. Athieno set a new personal best …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | With no communique shared with journalists, the second meeting to discuss the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Angola between Uganda and Rwanda in August concluded quietly in Kampala on Friday. Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and Rwanda’s Minister of State …

Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | US-based swimming prodigy Athieno Grace Wandera will aim to improve on all her best times when she takes on some of America’s top youngsters at the  Snowglobe classic over three days from today. DesMoines Iowa this weekend hosts a popular swimming competition that has attracted …

  Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Following a series of high-level meetings with President Yoweri Museveni and local business executives, Momar Nguer who recently led a business delegation of top French executives to Uganda declared the mission a success. The 25-member delegation recently traveled to Kampala under their MEDEF …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a political “earthquake” in Britain after a thumping election victory which clears the way for the country to finally leave the EU next month after years of paralysing deadlock. With all but one result declared for the …