The Court of Appeal has thrown out two Independent MPs  representing Persons With Disabilities in Uganda’s parliament. Thrown out on Thursday are Wilson Norkrach for Northern Region and Hood Katuramu for Western Region on grounds of  lack  of the requisite  academic qualifications and bribery  of voters respectively. Justices Remmy Kasule, …

The High Court  in Kampala has declined to release on bail four people said to have murdered  Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu and his body guard Sgt. Stephen Mukasa in November last year. Justice Wilson Kwesiga ruled that there is no evidence on record that the accused persons’ right to afair and speedy …

Kampala, Uganda  | NSPC|  750 senior six leavers from all the districts in Uganda and students of Shimoni Primary Teachers College will undergo a two weeks patriotism training course at Shimoni grounds Bulindo, Wakiso District. The training, which will be conducted by National Secretariat for Patriotic Corps (NSPC), will take …

IN THE INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK: Nalufenya – Where innocents are tortured to confess COVER STORY Nalufenya: Stories from victims of police brutality put Kayihura, Muhoozi and Museveni on the spot THE LAST WORD A giant retires: What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of …

Eugene IAAF Diamond League Today: 5,000m 11.30pm Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei gets a chance to put his athletics season back on track when he runs against double Olympic 5,000m – 10,000m Champion Mo Farah and two-time World Cross Country king Geoffrey Kamworor at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday. Cheptegei, …

Friday: #ICCWCL3UG Uganda vs Oman (Kyambogo oval) Wednesday result: Uganda beats Singapore by 66 runs Uganda 217/9  in 50 overs (Otwani 47, Ukani 46,  Kayondo 41, Muhumuza 25*; Vijayakumar 2 for 39 in 10 ) Singapore – 151  ALL OUT in 44 overs (Kumarange 40, Mutreja 35; Mohammed Irfan  5 for 38 in 10, Frank …

KCCA  FC rivals Rivers United of Nigeria bounce back in CAF Cup: Group A standing  P W D L F A Pts FUS        2 1 0 1 3 1 3 Africain 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 Rivers    2 1 0 1 2 3 3 …

  Stockholm, Sweden | AFP |  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side’s season had been a triumph of pragmatism over poetry following their Europa League success against Ajax in Stockholm. In a poignant match scarred by Monday’s terror attack in Manchester, which left 22 people dead, United prevailed …

Miami, United States | AFP |  Former world number one Tiger Woods said Wednesday he is feeling better than he has for years and the 14-time major winner remains committed to playing pro golf again. In a blog posting through his Twitter feed, Woods spoke for the first time about …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP |  Britain has raised its terror alert to the maximum level and ordered troops to protect strategic sites after 22 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Manchester pop concert. Here is what we know so far about Monday’s attack, the deadliest …