Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 2,410 of the people who lost animals during the insurgency in Soroti District have been cleared for compensation. The list was revealed by the Soroti District Communications Officer, Abraham Ekwaru during an exclusive interview with our reporter ahead of the launch of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Family and friends of the late Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah have described him as a courageous and corruption-free person who wanted to shape the debate in Parliament. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the pre-funeral service for Jacob Oulanyah at his residence in Muyenga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Academic Staff Association-MUASA has protested a decision by the university management to summon four members for participating in an industrial action last year. The members of staff include; Dr. Fred Maniragaba, Dr. Anthony Tibaingana from the College of Business and Management, Francis …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A committee has been formed to verify the list of vendors that will occupy Mbarara Central Market. The committee was set up after a number of vendors complained missing on the list that was displayed last week. Nyombi Muhammed the chairperson of the vendors Association …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and Huawei on Friday signed an agreement to boost the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity in the country. Joe Mucheru, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that under the agreement, a total …

Mororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sub county chairpersons in the Karamoja sub-region are living in fear as cattle raiders shift their wrath on the leaders whom they accuse of “interfering” with their attacks. The most targeted leaders are the sub-county chairpersons and local councilors, alongside GISOs and PISOs whom the cattle …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in Lira have protested their planned eviction from the streets.  Last week, Lira City Council gave the vendors an ultimatum of five days to leave the streets. However, this directive has been rejected by the more than 500 vendors selling tomatoes, sweet bananas, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholics in Uganda have joined the universal church to pray for the return of peace and harmony in Ukraine and Russia by consecrating the two nations at war to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Feast of the Annunciation. On February 24, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has directed police detectives to clampdown on speculators perpetrating harmful propaganda that Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah did not die of natural causes. Oulanyah, 56, reportedly died of cancer of the colon on Sunday March 20th, 2022 from a hospital in Seattle, United …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | A month has passed since Russia launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine. The United States has not only failed to take practical measures to de-escalate the situation, but continued to “fan the flames” through weapon assistance and sanctions. The root cause of the outbreak …