Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a scuffle between Eddie Kwizera Wagahungu, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate, and his Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) rival, James Owebeyi Mugyemani on Monday afternoon over a campaign venue in Rubuguri town council, Kisoro district. The two are contesting in the Bukimbiri …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday stressed Sudan’s position in condemning all forms of extremism, terrorism and criminal activities. Al-Burhan made the remarks when addressing a workshop organized by the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) in …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An unidentified assailant has slit the throat of Grace Nambozo, a parish chief in Sironko district and resident of Wagagai cell, Nkoma ward in Mbale City Northern Division. Namboozo met her death at around 7pm on Monday evening. Namboozo’s friend who met her before she was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has quashed the decision made by the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Judith Nabakooba, to interdict the Secretary to Uganda Land Commission, Barbara Imaryo. Imaryo was interdicted by Nabakooba to pave way for investigations into allegations of mismanagement of …

UWA and Space for Giants give hope to Uganda’s most picturesque tourist spot Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and conservation non-profit, Space for Giants, have entered into a co-management partnership agreement to revive and promote Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve as one of East Africa’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye-based UPDF General Court Martial has convicted two people who were arrested during the November 2020 riots on charges related to wearing red berets. They are Richard Tiriganya and Alex Kadyama also known as Abdu Nasur, residents of Mukingo village, Nakawa division and Makerere Kivulu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Crime Intelligence-CI have arrested two suspected hardcore criminal gang members of a car theft racket in Kampala and recovered seventeen stolen vehicles sold in Mbale district. The suspects have been identified as Nsubuga Hassan alias Mukwaya, and his colleague Alex Musisi alias Mark Butyampa from Mukono …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed the application challenging the appointment of Fred Kanyangoga Bamwesigye as the Director General Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA. In his ruling delivered on Monday, Justice Musa Ssekaana said the appointment was “lawful and the process complied with law”. According to Justice …

How the annual events fan the flame of ethnicity | GRETCHEN BALDWIN | Each year, Rwandans at home and in the diaspora remember those killed in the 1994 genocide. In just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists. They were targeting members …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunication companies have reported that their operations over the last six months have been affected by what they call a difficult macroeconomic environment, characterized by the skyrocketing cost of living and foreign exchange rate. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the inflation rate rose for …