Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promoted Brig Gen Richard Otto to the rank of Major General. Otto was recently appointed the chairperson of the South Sudan supervisory mechanism which monitors the implementation of the peace process on behalf of Uganda as a Guarantor of the …
Read More »Kenyan asks court to quash 2-year sentence for threatening Uganda’s DPP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Kenyan National Jared Oloo Okumu has asked the High Court in Kampala to quash the two year jail term handed to him on charges of cyber stalking and offensive communication. Okumu was on October 11th 2022 convicted by the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife …
Read More »Experts plan first Medical Information Expo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers are set to conduct a medical expo aiming at sharing knowledge between experts and health consumers. This is due to the raising scarcity of medical or health misinformation. Speaking to URN in an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Daniel Tumwine, a Pediatrician who …
Read More »OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT: Time should not be the natural enemy of a man’s integrity
COMMENT | Jackson Oboth | Your Excellency, I will start by congratulating you upon winning yet another battle – the battle against COVID- 19. I am the age mate of your son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (Gen.MK) so for that matter, I qualify to be in the bracket of your children, not …
Read More »Filmmakers get expert tips on financing and film distribution to tap into global market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Film and TV shows in Uganda have for the past two years marked tremendous improvement and growth in quality of the films and overall how best filmmakers can reap from this trade. Sets have never been busier in Uganda. It all points to the …
Read More »MAAIF, FAO, NARO and partners launch water-saving, drought-resistant rice
Mbale, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) under the recently launched Phase 3 of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme on June 22nd, launched the Hybrid rice variety (WDR-73) developed by Shanghai Research Institute in collaboration with National Agriculture Research on organisation (NARO). …
Read More »Kasese families receive bodies after DNA tests
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The remains of 11 students who were killed by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF in Kasese District have been handed over to their families. On June 16th suspected rebels attacked Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School killing 37 students and seven other members of the …
Read More »Tax expert cautions Parliament on enactment of Islamic Banking law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has been advised to carefully deliberate the enactment of the requisite laws to govern the operations of Islamic Banking in Uganda, warning of the likely ramifications in case of any lapse. Tax expert, Cephas Birungyi, a Team Leader at Birungyi, Barata, and Associates …
Read More »NEC given deal to renovate Lumumba Hall
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The renovation of Makerere University’s Lumumba Hall is set to take off as the University hands over the dilapidated structures to a UPDF firm. Block A of the hall has been out of use for about 17 years. Blocks B and C were closed …
Read More »Sudanese army chief urges civilians to take up arms to fight paramilitary forces
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Force Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday urged those who are able to carry arms to join the fight against the paramilitary forces. “We ask all the youth of my country and whoever can defend not to hesitate or delay …
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