COMMENT | HENRY NJOROGE | President Yoweri Museveni recently recently commissioned the Regional ICT Infrastructure and E-Government Services in Gulu City and called for the adoption and use of ICT in public service delivery in transforming Uganda into a knowledge-based economy. The Uganda Vision 2040 identifies ICT among the key …
Read More »Former VP Ssekandi wins round 1 in court versus Masaka mistress
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrates Court in Masaka has ruled that Laetitia Nakimbugwe, a mistress involved in a property dispute with former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi does not have rights over his fortune. Nakimbugwe was dragged to court by Victoria Nawangi, an appointed administrator of Ssekandi’s …
Read More »Anger on social media after Parliament stops ‘Nyege Nyege’ Festival
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the cancellation of the planned ‘Nyege Nyege’ music festival scheduled to take place Itanda falls in Jinja. The three-day festival was scheduled to start on September 15th and run to September 18th, 2022. However, Among says that …
Read More »POLICE VIDEO: CID have finally got Sipapa, case of aggravated robbery filed
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team from crime intelligence directorate has arrested Ugandan socialite Charles Olim popularly known as Sipapa over a sh1.6 billion robbery from a South Sudanese national Jacob Arok. For the last five days, crime intelligence and criminal investigations directorate have been hunting for Sipapa …
Read More »Education State Minister urges schools on physical education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Ogwang, the state minister of sports, has urged school administrators to engage learners in co-curricular activities so as to prevent them from being idle, participating in illegal activities like strikes. Ogwang made the remarks while closing a workshop on ‘Teacher Change Maker Development …
Read More »SECURITY: 12 countries meet in Kisoro for military discussion
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military officials from 12 countries on Monday have held a special closed door meeting of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism -EJVM in Uganda’s south western border town of Kisoro. URN has learn that the confidential discussions stemmed from the fighting between the March 23 Movement …
Read More »Kezi Leo at it again with “Gwe Nalonda”
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Kezi Leo, the fast-rising Afropop and Rnb Artist is a Ugandan artist taking the scene by storm. On Friday, he dropped his new love song named “Gwe Nalonda” which was inspired by actual occurrences in his life Gwe Nalonda” is a Luganda phrase that …
Read More »Army, Police deny they have in custody a missing NUP supporter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have denied holding Teddy Nalubowa, a National Unity Platform Unit-NUP supporter, who was reportedly abducted from Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district last month. Nalubowa’s family claims that she left her rented room in Kyebando in Nansana Municipality at around 06:00 pm …
Read More »UN seeks uniform standards for food and agricultural products in Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Delegates attending the opening of the Africa Regional Food Safety conference in Kampala are pushing for formulation of uniform standards for food and agricultural products meant for export in the region and globally. Speaking at the meeting which will be on until the 13th …
Read More »Masaka land brokers defy City ban on sale of small plots
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Council authorities are faced with an uphill task of enforcing a ban on the creation and sale of undersized plots due to the reluctance of land brokers to heed the directive. In July this year, the Masaka City Executive and the Roads Committee …
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