Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has responded to a video critical of how COVID-19 patients are being treated in Masaka, saying what was recorded was a temporary shelter, as they await a well furnished main ward that is being renovated. The patient complained …

Kampala taxis to get new route stickers  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Having completed the registration exercise of all taxis in Kampala, the Ministry of Works and Transports will soon issue special route stickers for use in the city. “Taxis will soon be easily identifiable with route charts, numbers, …

  Lilongwe, Malawi | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Malawi’s new President Lazaurs Chakwera has promised a new beginging for his country, as he was sworn in Sunday by Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda SC. “I know there many of you who didn’t vote me and the prospect of my presidency gives …

  COMMENT | Jjuuko Nathan | Lawyer Apollo N Makubuya on the 25th of June 2020, petitioned the President of the republic of Uganda, the Speaker of parliament and the Lord Mayor among others, praying for the decolonisation and renaming of streets, monuments and other landmarks in Uganda. Motivated by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Besigye –Bobi Wine:  Why their alliance is an inconvenience ANALYSIS Fighting COVID-19 with music: Why government should work with the musicians producing it – including Bobi Wine THE LAST WORD Uganda’s misguided COVID …

  Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | Over 52,000 Ugandans have petitioned government to rename streets in Kampala and other landmarks in the country that were named by colonialists. In a document addressed to President Yoweri Museveni and Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga yesterday, the petitioners said that the continued display …

    Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a new $5 million (Sh8 billion) programme to support the revival of bars and eateries in the region after restrictions are lifted following the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund dubbed “Raising the Bar” will from next month …

  Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | The Club Restaurant owners Association of Uganda( CRAU) has today petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to intervene in the reopening of bars, clubs and restaurants. Despite joining thousands of Uganda last month in donating cash towards the fight against Covid-19, the club …

Analysis of Uganda’s COVID-19-defined general elections COMMENT | JOSEPH MUKASA NGUBWAGYE | Last week, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda launched a new road map for the 2021 general elections. The most controversial pronouncement was that the process, including campaigns and polling, will be “scientific”. In his words, the EC Chairman …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed an appeal and upheld the decision of the High Court in a suit filed by Bank of Uganda, on behalf of Crane Bank Ltd (in receivership), against Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Ltd. In dismissing the appeal, …