Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba Wamala has told Members of Parliament on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that Jenifer Bamuturaki was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines following a presidential directive. Following an …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to seek the search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. “I find that the government has met its burden of showing a compelling reason/good …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA and the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID have started investigations into the source of numerous National Identity Cards and other various documents that were picked from Lubigi. Dozens of suspected stolen identity cards, passports, and vehicle number plates were recovered on Wednesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has banned the production and sale of locally distilled alcohol in Arua city after it reportedly claimed about 14 lives and left others hospitalized in West Nile. According to the Minister of State for Industry, David Bahati, Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), the enforcer …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya Airways (KQ), the country’s national carrier, said Wednesday it reduced its loss to 9.86 billion shillings (about 82.22 million U.S. dollars) in the first six months ending June from 95.75 million dollars recorded in a similar period in 2021. Allan Kilavuka, the chief executive officer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Security, Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi has revealed that government hast started plans to repatriate the body of former army representative Gen Elly Tumwine. Muhwezi made this revelation as lawmakers joined the rest of the country to mourn the late Gen Elly Tumwine. The …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute-UCI has set up a breast cancer clinic at the Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital with an aim of improving breast cancer care coordination services in the region. Dr. Collins Mpamani, a public health specialist from the Uganda Cancer Institute, says that …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has intensified surveillance on its western border following a reported Ebola case in the neighboring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior government official said Thursday. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua by telephone that they have also intensified …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Fifth Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation took place on Thursday in a combined online and offline mode, with delegates from the two sides agreeing to further strengthen media cooperation. Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim leaders in Luwero district have asked the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire to reign on security personnel linking terror activities to Islam. Several Imams and Muslims have been arrested from Luwero district since the year began for their alleged links to terror-related activities. The …