Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) will open its APIs to third party innovators, simplifying service delivery, and enabling them to develop new solutions Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have today announced the launch of …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Drivers are seeking alternative routes through the villages today when floods cut off Kampala-Masaka highway in central Uganda after River Katonga burst its banks. There were increasing fears that the floods will also affect key bridges at Lwera on the same road. …

Shame that the late Col Charles Engola house had no CCTV. Could this death have been averted? Yes. COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Col Charles Engola died a few days ago. Whereas death is a given and at one time all of us will die, the difference lies on how one …

Conflict in Sudan between rival military interests is not only impacting the country’s people. It also threatens the country’s fast-growing agriculture sector as well as its natural resources – including oil, gold and gum Arabic. Fizzy drinks and candy manufacturers the world over should be worried. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala are searching for Augustine Sekajugo, a dental surgery student at Makerere University who has been missing for eight days now. According to his neighbor, Sekajugo left his rented room on May 2 at 1 pm, informing his friend that he was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda has expressed concern over the recent passage of the anti-gay bill by parliament, despite the controversy surrounding it. Speaking at the Europe Day celebrations held in Kololo on Tuesday evening, Jan Sadek, the EU Ambassador, stated that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC’s interim Head Coach, Jackson Mayanja, has been suspended for two games by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Competitions Disciplinary Panel. “The FUFA Competitions Disciplinary Panel has suspended Jackson Mayanja for two StarTimes Uganda Premier League matches effective immediately and fined …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Robert Karamagi, who died after being burnt at the home of musician Joseph Mayanja alias Jose Chameleon, is demanding fresh investigations into the circumstances leading to the death of their own. It is alleged that Karamagi, 27, was tied with a rope …

Hoima, Ugana | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are underway in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom for the 29th anniversary of the coronation (Empango) of Omukama Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Agutamba Rukirabasaija Iguru. The event, which commemorates the day Iguru ascended to the throne on June 11, 1994, is set to attract thousands of Kingdom subjects …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The World Bank has expressed concern over the low absorption of funds by local governments implementing the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) Additional Financing project. Out of the US$5.4 billion invested in the program, only 30% of the funds have been absorbed …