Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded two convicts and two prisoners, including a charcoal burner for terrorism and the murder of former Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Namazzi Kagezi. The accused include Daniel Kisekka Kiwanuka, a peasant farmer and charcoal burner residing …

✳Diesel I. Middlemen’s price – $118 II. Price from bulk suppliers or Refiners -$83 ✳ Petrol I. Middlemen’s price -$97.5 II. Bulk suppliers or Refiners’ price- $61.5 ✳ Kerosene: I. Middlemen’s price – $114 II. Bulk suppliers or Refiners’ price – $79 Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Luwero have arrested a school director over allegations that he defiled six under age girls, all candidates of the primary seven class, and made one procure an abortion. The suspect has been identified as Jonah Ssebamanya the director of Kings Palace Primary …

Gaza , Palestine | Xinhua | Israel’s military said its forces reached on Sunday the coast of Gaza City and encircled Hamas in the city, as the Palestinian death toll in the enclave rose to 9,770 amid Israel’s relentless bombardment. The Israeli military said in a statement that the armored 36th …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdul Rashid alias Njovu, leader of a group that is suspected to have killed two tourists and their Ugandan driver in Queen Elizabeth Park last month has been captured, President Yoweri Museveni has said. “This is to inform you that one of the killers of the tourists and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Key suspects in the murder of  Justice Joan Kagezi have been arrested. The DPP Jane Frances Abodo has sanctioned charges of terrorism and murder against four key suspects that were involved in killing the Late Joan Kagezi, who was a Senior Assistant DPP/Head, in 2015. …

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COMMENT | SAMUEL MASEREKA AMIRALE |  In the complex realm of civil aviation, the intertwining roles of regulatory bodies and service providers can create significant conflicts of interest. When a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) takes on the dual responsibility of regulating the industry while also operating as a service provider, the …

Amman, Jordan | Xinhua  | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would enable the Hamas movement to regroup its forces, Jordan’s state-run Petra News Agency reported. He made the remarks during a joint press conference in Jordan’s capital Amman with Jordanian …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club- URA FC have announced that they have appointed  former Uganda Cranes icon David Obua as the team Head Coach replacing Fred Muhumuza who has been interim coach for three months. The official announcement by the club put an end …