Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa has warned the Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to “avoid turning our gains into vain.” He called upon the TCCs and other international partners to “establish predictable and sustainable solutions …

Hoima, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |  Security Minister Lt Gen. Henry Tumukunde has apologised to mourners at Suzan Magara’s funeral for the government’s failure to rescue her after she was was kidnapped in Kampala on February 7, 2018. Suzan Magara, a cashier with at Bwendero Dairy Farm (BDF), was murdered and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Exactly a year after his release from Luzira, the former director of Economic Monitoring at the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Teddy Ssezi Cheeye is dead. According to the police, he was knocked dead March 1 by a speeding boda boda (motor cycle) as he crossed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Loans saga: Matia Kasaija and his team at the Finance Ministry find themselves in a very tight corner as they look for Shs29.2 trillion to finance a new budget BUSINESS Inside the SGS contract saga: …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda has stepped up investigations into recent corruption allegations by indicting the Commissioner for Refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister Apollo Kazungu. Simon Gerald Menhya has been appointed acting commissioner. Hillary Onek, Minister of disaster preparedness and refugees and Musa Ecweru, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said government will consider getting DNA records of every Ugandan in order to effectively fight crime. “DNA records of everybody are good to compare with blood samples, sweat, sperm etc found at the scene of crime. Palm-prints are better than …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Fitzgerald Magara has narrated the ordeal the family went through in the search for their daughter Suzan Magara, who was found dead on Tuesday. “We’ve had difficult days from the 7th of February when we started looking for Susan,” he told mourners at the requiem …

New Delhi, India | AFP |  A bridegroom in New Delhi has been killed by a stray bullet after a member of his wedding party opened fire to celebrate the occasion, police said Wednesday. Deepak Kumar, 21, was shot while leading the party to his bride’s home in the Indian …

Mumbai, India | AFP | Thousands of heartbroken fans lined the streets of Mumbai Wednesday as India said farewell to Bollywood legend Sridevi Kapoor following her shock death from accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel bathtub aged just 54. Some carried roses while others held photos of the late screen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been directed to investigate the existence of active sim-cards that are not properly registered and are being used by criminals. “All telecom operators are on notice, if they don’t switch off illegally acquired sim-cards they will be penalized …