COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | Are you promoting positive thinking? “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” Roy T. Bennett. Many people go for the negative that lands them in stress and some depression. Some people believe that positive thinking is steeped …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The coffee yield in Acholi sub-region has stagnated for the past three years.  The government introduced Coffee growing in Acholi in 1999 as an alternative cash crop to cotton, in a bid to fight household poverty. However, when the war by the Lord’s Resistance …

ANALYSIS THE ARTS  | THE INDEPENDENT | Ever wondered why while watching certain movies you get so gripped by or immersed in the story that you forget it is actually acted? Some times you get so bitter at a protagonist or you get so emotionally attached to a character. This …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | A section of Christians in Luwero diocese has organized a special service to pray and protest the nullification of the election of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula as their 4th Bishop. It comes days after Provincial Secretary of the Church of Uganda, Rev. Canon William Ongeng announced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ActionAid has raised concern about the report released by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) on the National Social Security Fund-NSSF investigations. The IGG launched a probe following more than 15 allegations involving abuse of office, corruption, and mismanagement of funds. The investigation targeted Richard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is seeking to remove khat (miraa) from the list of prohibited narcotic drugs in the statute books of Uganda. Khat is a flowering plant native to eastern and southern Africa. A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant, smoked or …

The prospect of a second private telecoms licence in Ethiopia comes after a massive previous bid by regional giant MTN failed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | BIRD AGENCY | Ethiopia’s July 1 unveiling of a tender for a second new telecommunications license opens Africa’s second-largest market to more competition and comes …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party candidate Eunice Otuko Apio has been declared the winner of the Oyam County North by-elections. Otuko Apio will replace Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, who was in May shot dead by his body guard Wilson Sabiiti. Otuko Apio …

Itojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apollo Nyagamehe commonly known as Aponye,  a prominent businessman in Uganda has died. Nyagamehe who was also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Chairman for Rukiga District died on Thursday in a road crash in Ntungamo district. The accident occurred at 9:00pm at Itojo. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has fined Lawyer Kenneth Kwesiga Bateyo Shillings 26 million for his involvement in a fraudulent land transaction. The same court also sentenced businessman George William Salongo Kagwa and land broker Chrispus Sali in the same matter. The court …