KHARTOUM | Xinhua | The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said Sudan continues to spiral into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening. “The lives of 800,000 people — of women, children, men, the elderly and people with disabilities — are hanging in the balance …
Read More »Six charged for attempting to shoot minerals minister
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six private security guards accused of attempting to shoot at State Minister for Minerals, Phiona Nyamutoro, have been charged with seven counts of threatening violence. They are Nobert Okurboth the Manager of Wolves security company in charge of Rubanda and Kisoro districts, Robert …
Read More »Chief Justice Owiny Dollo kick-starts Tororo College OBs sh3.1 billion drive
TC dinner helps raise over sh110 million in cash in one night Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Chief Justice Owiny Dollo has pledged to “help make St Peter’s College great again” as a sh3.1 billion drive by old boys of the Tororo school kicked off with a dinner at Silver …
Read More »Trade Ministry Official joins MPs in Luzira in Sh3.4 billion court case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for allegedly conspiring with three legislators and a lawyer to divert more than sh3.4billion. Kavundira on Monday afternoon appeared before …
Read More »Julian Assange freed after deal with US Justice Department
LONDON | Xinhua | Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Justice Department to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, with no additional prison time, according to court filings released Monday evening. Assange left a British prison on …
Read More »New NPA board urged to focus on NDP-IV goals
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Planning has emphasized to the new National Planning Authority (NPA) Executive Board the importance of meticulous planning, particularly in the context of realizing Uganda’s ambitious goals outlined in the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP-IV). “The Board needs to work …
Read More »School watchman Kitungulu arrested for ‘disciplining’ Kamuli pupils
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Kamuli District have arrested a 50-year-old man for reportedly flogging three pupils after the video of the incident went onto social media. The suspect has been identified as David Kitungulu, a watchman at Butegere Primary School in Butansi sub-county. The victims, …
Read More »Conviction rates from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases down 10%
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The conviction rates from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases have reduced by ten percent. This was revealed at the (SGBV) Post Phase 6 Session Review meeting held in Kampala on Monday. The meeting brings together different actors in the criminal justice system including the …
Read More »Namuganza joins Kadaga to unveil two tourism sites in Busoga
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two tourism sites have been unveiled in the Busoga Region. They are Kikalu Rock Hill and Namakoko Landing Site, all in Nangonde Sub County. They were unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, and State Minister …
Read More »Mbale school bans lunch-time praying sessions
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nkoma Secondary School in Mbale City has refuted allegations that it banned a Scripture Union and issued warnings to Christian students to forcefully embrace Islam. Jimmy Osillo Jimmy, a teacher and member of the disciplinary committee described the allegations as as mere propaganda. “We …
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