Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people in Nwoya district are in police custody accused of burning the newly built Lii Sub-county head offices while trying to harvest honey from the ceiling. They are Gloria Becky Atim, an office attendant at Lii Sub-county, Francis Okello a Boda boda rider …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira District local government is stuck with Shillings 4 billion meant for the recruitment of staff, especially in the health department. The money, which was disbursed to the district at the beginning of this Financial year, is laying redundant in the district’s account pending …

MAGICAL KENYA OPEN – Select final results 1⃣ J Campillo 🇪🇸 266 (-18) 2⃣ M Kawamura 🇯🇵268 (-16) 6⃣5⃣ M Kibugu 🇰🇪 283 (-1) 7⃣8⃣ W Besseling 🇳🇱 289 (+5) ✳ Ronald Rugumayo 🇺🇬 (hole-in-1 day 1) Nairobi, Kenya | CAPITALFM.CO.KE |   “I just have one word to describe it: …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two men found together in a lodge in Namisindwa district, have survived the wrath of angry residents who accused them of engaging in sodomy. The two, Rogers Wabuya and Derrick Wamwangu, both residents of Bukiabi sub-county were rounded up by residents after being found in a lodge in  Bumbo town …

Fulham 0 Arsenal 3 London, UK | ARSENAL.COM |  Arsenal’s victory against Fulham on Sunday was their 100th win of the Mikel Arteta era. Arteta brought up his century in his 168th game in charge, meaning his overall win percentage of 59.5 per cent is the highest of any Arsenal manager in …

Algiers, Algeria | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Algeria’s leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune has held talks with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who is on a three day visit to the north African country. The talks are said to have covered several areas of mutual interest, as Algeria reportedly plans to spend $1 …

Kampala, Uganda | VIPERSSC.CO.UG |  Ugandan giants Vipers SC have wrapped up the capture of experienced tactician Alex Isabirye from Premier League side BUL FC. The gaffer comes in as a direct replacement for the recently released Beto Bianchi Pellister, who parted ways with the club towards the end of last …

DAY 3 – Select results 1⃣ J Campillo 🇪🇸  ✳ 200 (-13) 2⃣ R Macintyre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿  ✳ 201 (-12) 4⃣4⃣ M Kibugu 🇰🇪 📷  ✳  210 (-3) 💠 Venue: Muthaiga 💠 Total prize money $2million. 💠 LIVE: Results (click) Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG |  When Mutahi Kibugu tees off at 9.15am today, the distinct …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday sent a message to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, warmly congratulating him on his election as Chinese president. Putin said he would like to extend his warm congratulations to Xi on the occasion of his election as president of …

Jinping also elected chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by a unanimous vote Beijing, China | Xinhua | Xi Jinping was unanimously elected Chinese president on Friday at the ongoing session of China’s national legislature, leading the country of 1.4 billion people …