Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has castigated the Judiciary which he said has denied two constituencies representation in Parliament for a year. Mpuuga said the Opposition was disheartened that the Judiciary has failed to prosecute MPs Allan Ssewanyana (NUP, Makindye …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima Grade One Magistrates court has further remanded Pastor Denis Kintu of Empowerment City church to prison. Pastor Kintu was remanded together with his co-accused Brian Nsimbe until September 9, when the court will hear their bail applications. The two are facing 17 counts …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia has earned more than 560 million U.S. dollars in revenue from gold exports during the last Ethiopian 2021/2022 fiscal year, which ended on July 7, an Ethiopian official said Wednesday. State Minister of Ethiopia Ministry of Mines Thomas Tut said the bulk of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four supporters of the National Unity Platform have been charged with common nuisance. The four were arrested while going to deliver a petition at Parliament on the plight of Ugandan domestic workers in the Middle East. The four who include Nansana West ward LCV …

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, has expressed concern about the malnutrition crisis in Somalia amid a looming famine. UNICEF Representative in Somalia Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef said disease outbreaks have spiked between January-July period, with at least 8,400 suspected cases of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Sept. 01, Prudential Uganda and Prudence Foundation launched the SAFE STEPS road safety campaign, a public service programme aimed at raising awareness about road safety, by providing clear and simple life-saving messages on road safety. The initiative was created and developed by Prudence Foundation, …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Kenya plans to rely on imports to lower the cost of electricity for household and industrial consumers, a government official said Wednesday. Daniel Kiptoo, director general of the Energy, and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that neighboring East African …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Chief Justice Martha Koome says Monday’s Supreme Court judgement was the “work of God”. Speaking at a funeral in MCK Muiteria Church in Imenti North of her late aunt Salome Maingi Gakii, she attributes the judgement to God. “The verdict was for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 5,000 more Closed Circuit Television-CCTV cameras are needed in order to monitor criminal gangs in the slums of the Kampala Metropolitan area, the Director of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the Uganda Police Force, Senior Commissioner of Police –SCP Yusuf Ssewanyana has revealed. According to Ssewanyana, …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll in the Kasese mudslides has reached 15 people. Six more bodies were recovered Wednesday afternoon in addition to the 9 recovered earlier in the day. Seven people were taken to different health facilities with serious injuries. The mudslides occurred at around …