Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic was paralysed along the busy Lira-Soroti highway this morning after a fuel tanker overturned and caught fire. The fuel Tanker registration number SSD 321V/ SSD 320V carrying an unspecified quantity of fuel belonging to Narus Company Ltd in Kenya was traveling from Eldoret …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident that occurred last night in Kakumiro district. The deceased persons whose particulars are yet to be established are market vendors who were travelling in a Fuso truck registration number UBE 854D from Kisengwe market …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Inspectorate of Government (IG) and the Attorney General’s office have dismissed allegations of abuse of office and corruption leveled against the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Board, and okayed the ongoing restructuring and phasing out of the position of directors. “… we hold the …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The mandate of the peacekeeping mission deployed under the East African Community Regional Force in the North Kivu Province of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended to December 2023. Troops from Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan and Burundi were deployed in territories …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on Health has resolved to summon National Medical Stores over persistent drug stockouts in government health centers. This follows appeals to the committee from Luwero and Mpigi district leaders over drug stockouts in health centers due to failure by NMS to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Reverend Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has attributed Uganda’s shortcomings in safeguarding the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change to a deficiency in the enforcement of laws and regulations. Archbishop Kaziimba observed that Uganda possesses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private sector stakeholders, led by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), in collaboration with the government and the African Management Institute (AMI), have introduced pioneering standards for Business Development Services (BDS) providers in Uganda. The standards represent a first for Uganda and the entire …

    Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen teams will face off in eight matches as Round 3 swings off in the Singleton Match Play Golf Challenge at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe Club this Saturday. Season two winners Shiela Kesiime and Toro Club lady captain Peace Amooti Kabasweka …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Interest rates on external debt are hampering efforts by African governments to harness their resources for the green energy transition. President William Ruto of Kenya said that while Africa is endowed with vast renewable energy resources, it is being limited by high-interest rates on …

“As the climate crisis escalates, fossil fuels and industrial agriculture – the two industries that are the largest contributors to climate change – continue to expand and thrive. Meanwhile, the solutions needed to address the climate crisis remain woefully underfunded,” the report reads London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The …