Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Police has confirmed that Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde will be charged with treason. The former security minister and now Presidential aspirant, was arrested Thursday night. Police said in a statement that the arrest follows “his utterances in a series of radio and television …
Read More »Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde detained
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde has been arrested. He was arrested on Thursday evening from his office on Impala Avenue in Kololo by a combined team of Special Forces Command – SFC soldiers and Counter-Terrorism Unit. The security agencies were led by the CID Director …
Read More »Kiir names new cabinet, hands defence to Machar’s wife
Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has named a new cabinet for the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), handing the ministry of defence to Angelina Teny, wife of Vice President Riek Machar. The main opposition SPLM-IO that nominated nine, took the prominent cabinet dockets …
Read More »Coronavirus: Akol ejected from plenary, Oulanyah ends self quarantine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kilak North Member of Parliament, Anthony Akol has been ejected from parliament and advised to self-quarantine. It came after Akol revealed to the house on Thursday afternoon that he had just traveled to South Korea and South Africa. The two countries have …
Read More »‘We play to win’: Simeone defends Atletico style after shocking Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone defended his side’s approach after dumping Liverpool out of the Champions League with a 3-2 victory after extra time at Anfield to progress to the quarter-finals, winning 4-2 on aggregate. The holders looked to have ended Atletico’s dogged resistance …
Read More »PANDEMIC: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days in a “tough” new effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has sparked a run on the stock market and is rapidly multiplying. The …
Read More »Police cyber unit commander arrested for soliciting sh223m bribe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simon Nkonge, the Commandant of the Cyber Unit at Kampala Central Police Station is in trouble for allegedly of extorting $60,000 (sh223 million) from a city businessman. Nkonge was picked up on Wednesday morning by operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence–CMI shortly after reportedly …
Read More »Some eye drops cause permanent blindness – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have raised a red flag against two popular eye drop brands Probeta and Dexamethasone, which are often applied to treat itchy eyes, discharges, pain and allergies. They say that the two have been found to cause permanent blindness. Dr Anne Ampaire, an ophthalmologist …
Read More »UPC ready to hold delegates conference in May
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples’ Congress will hold its national delegates conference in May. This was announced by Osinde Orach the party’s spokesperson, during a press conference held on Wednesday at the party’s headquarters in Kampala. Osinde said that party members who want to contest for any …
Read More »Iowa-based swimmer Athieno starts 2020 strongly
Best times | RESULT THIS WEEKEND 50 butterfly 29.88 | 50 yards freestyle 25.27 | 25.89 100 yards freestyle 54.86 | 56.3 200 yards freestyle …. | 2:06.36 secs 200 Yards Medley Relay…. | 2:03.22 200 yards free relay …. | 1:49.66 Iowa, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Two weeks …
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