Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has described the recent twin bombings in Kampala as cowardly acts, pinning it on ADF rebels that he says the army has defeated before. “We have fought and defeated them in Somalia. At the right time we shall expose the criminality …
Read More »House passes Biden’s social spending bill, sends it to Senate
Washington, USA | XINHUA | The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly passed President Joe Biden’s roughly 2-trillion-U.S.-dollar social spending and climate bill, sending it to the Senate, where it faces changes. The House passed the so-called “Build Back Better” bill by a vote of 220-213, after House Republican …
Read More »UPDF: Two suspected Jie warriors killed in fire exchange
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspected Jie warriors have been killed in a fire exchange with the UPDF in Kotido district. The exchange took place in Namaire Village in Kalosarich near Toror Hills in Panyangara Sub County yesterday afternoon. According to the UPDF Spokesperson for 3rd Infantry Division, …
Read More »Farmers stranded with tomatoes, counting losses after drop in prices
Currently, a box of tomatoes is going for between Shs4,000 to 6,000 from Shs35,000 to 40,000 last season Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tomato farmers in Lango sub region are counting losses following the drop in prices of tomatoes. The sub-region has had surplus production of the perishable goods …
Read More »Dr. Ayume: Do not rush school reopening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr. Charles Ayume has advised the education ministry not to rush adecision to reopen schools until the safety of learners and other people in the sector is guaranteed. The MP Koboko Municipality made the remarks at Kololo …
Read More »MTN raises mobile money ceiling to Sh20 million as drive for shares increases
MTN raises share-buy limit to Ushs20m a day, talks of good Rresponse to IPO Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom company, MTN has made a last-minute ditch to attract as many applications for the company’s shares as possible, with the closure of the Initial Public Offer, IPO, coming to …
Read More »Kenya urges manufacturers to expand range of goods
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Friday urged the local manufacturing community to expand the range of products available in readiness for the expansion of market opportunities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Betty Maina, the Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, called …
Read More »RDC accuse CAOs of losing corruption fight
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Resident City Commissioners have blamed the increasing corruption on the unwillingness by the chief administrative officers to fight against the vice. According to the RDCs, their efforts to fight the vice have been frustrated by the CAOs who have failed to implement recommendations given …
Read More »Health, education ministries to hand over projects to army engineers immediately
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministries of Health and Education are due to handover all government-funded projects to the army’s engineering unit for implementation by the end of this month. This is part of the directive of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni earlier in the year, that the construction …
Read More »Drivers face tough new laws over cellphone use in vehicles
London, UK | Xinhua | Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles, the British Department for Transport (DfT) announced Friday. While it is already illegal in Britain to text or make a …
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