Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed reactions among local leaders in the Karamoja sub-region as the UPDF 3rd division commander prepares to leave his office to undergo a strategic course at the National Defense College Uganda. Brigadier General Joseph Balikudembe, who has been commanding the greater Eastern …
Read More »Mass rallies held in Istanbul ahead of Turkish presidential election
Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | Large-scale rallies were held in Istanbul, the country’s largest city, over the weekend, marking the final weekend before the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14th. On Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, representing the electoral coalition People’s Alliance, attracted hundreds of thousands of …
Read More »BOMB SCARE: Security operatives apprehend six in Nabweru
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces have apprehended several suspected terrorists in Nabweru, North Ward, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District following a report of a bomb threat in the area. Our reporters arrived at the scene to find numerous security personnel, including members of various forces and the …
Read More »UNRA needs three weeks to repair Kabale-Kisoro road
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has announced that it will require approximately three weeks to repair the damaged section of the Kabale-Kisoro road and make it motorable. The road section collapsed at Bwaara village on Thursday morning, resulting in heavy traffic on both …
Read More »New law to impose 30 per cent tax on betting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that will revise the existing tax of 20 per cent under the existing law to 30 per cent for a gaming activity. Clause 48(1) of the Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2016 states that ‘an …
Read More »Vlogger ‘Ichuli’ Tusubira’s killer waited two hours for his arrival
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigators suggest they are handling a case of a cool-headed, steel nerved professional killer who assassinated the well known vlogger Ibrahim Tusubira alias Isma Olaxes aka Jjaja Ichuli near the victim’s suburban home in Kampala on Saturday night. Police Closed Circuit Television –CCTV teams …
Read More »Kasumba and Opio win Seniors Regional Golf Open
Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Fred Kasumba and Jennifer Opio have claimed the overall Men’s and Ladies titles at the Seniors Regional Open for Central Uganda. Kasumba, returned an impressive score of 71 to claim his second title in 3 years at the par 72 Kitante course on Saturday. “It …
Read More »CHURCHES: Security agencies should ensure another Kanungu is avoided
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Kenyan police have exhumed over 100 of bodies from graves that have since been connected to a Christian pastor, who is being investigated on allegations that he directed his congregants to starve themselves to death. Many of the victims are believed to have been members of …
Read More »District Veterinary Officers get 1000 meat inspection kits
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hosts Workshop to Strengthen Veterinary Public Health Services in Uganda. Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF workshop to support District Local Governments (DLG) in producing quality and safe animal products for human consumption and the …
Read More »Family Business: How to survive third generation curse
ANALYSIS | Nebert Rugadya – URN | Uganda has severally been named among the top three enterprising societies in the world but is also a country where most locally-owned enterprises hardly last beyond their first birthday. Almost a third of adult Ugandans either own or co-own a business according to …
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