Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Attorney General has opposed Lawyer Male Mabirizi’s application, which seeks a declaration that the investigations, arrests, detentions, and subsequent prosecutions of some suspects implicated in the diversion of iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja are illegal. The Attorney General, in an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As joint security forces continue to piece together the motive and perpetrators of the killing of renowned Vlogger Ibrahim Tusubira, also known as Isma Olaxes or Jajja Ichuli, progress is being made in the investigations. Eleven videos captured by police and private cameras have …

Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Ronald Rugumayo has received a $3,000 boost from his sponsors RwandAir ahead of his second Sunshine tour event, the Zanaco Masters due on May 18-21 at the Lusaka Golf Club. “We are so committed to sponsoring him and we believe in him,” Ivan Mugisha, …

Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Troops under a peacekeeping mission in the war-troubled province of North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have recovered 120 cows from suspected Nyatura militia. The animals were recovered between the weekend and Monday from the militia operating in the areas of Kinyandoni, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates Court in Mengo has ordered the government to compensate lawyer Male Mabirizi with five million Shillings for violating his right to access information. Mabirizi wrote to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Transport on July 23, 2021, seeking access to …

COMMENT | IAN RUMANYIKA | As world leaders often gather to discuss alarming climate concerns, including the most recent Conference of Parties (COP) gathering in Cairo, Egypt, it serves everyone in the manufacturing sector well to remind ourselves of the long-underappreciated duty among those who manufacture, to consider the environment. …

Zimbabwe is taking advantage of a technology used in South Africa and China, to develop ammonium-based fertilizers from coal SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | A Zimbabwean government-owned entity, Verify Engineering, is preparing to use locally available coal to develop ammonia-based fertilisers as the country ramps up agricultural productivity. “We …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament on the Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation have expressed concern over the delayed payment of workers operating in the sericulture project saying that it could be the biggest problem hindering its growth around the country. Sericulture is the art and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, David Kasura Kyomukama, has called upon the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) to prioritize research and technology that addresses the problems of ordinary farmers rather than just publishing articles in journals. Kyomukama …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Aruu County member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto has voluntarily handed himself to the Police. Otto walked to the Aswa River Region Police Headquarters in Gulu City Monday morning where police received him. This comes five days after the Police launched a manhunt …