Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ronald Ssegawa, a resident of Bishop Mukwaya in Bwaise I in Kawempe division is suffering from excruciating pain following torture by his abductors. Unidentified people kidnapped Ssegawa near Avis Company along Tula road a fortnight ago. According to his family, they searched for Ssegawa in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has started considering the Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking the recognition of the Maragoli as one of the indigenous tribes in Uganda. Kibanda South MP Jack Odur Lutanywa, the mover of the Bill on Tuesday defended the bill before the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei has opted out of the National Cross Country Championships due this weekend in Tororo town to concentrate on his preparations for the Monaco Run 2021. Cheptegei wants to break the 5 km world record he set at Monaco Hercules Run last year. He …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to proceed with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The Senate voted 56-44 that the impeachment trial of Trump is constitutional despite calls from some Republicans to dismiss proceedings. Six Republican senators voted with all 50 Democrats. “The …

Court has set Thursday, February 11 as the day to meet with all the parties to agree on the matters that are going to be determined in the hearing. The court is expected to give its verdict not later than March 17. ANALYSIS | BAKER BATTE | It is almost 20 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is seeking 12 Billion Shillings to purchase new garbage collection trucks to improve sanitation in the city. According to the Director of Public Health at KCCA Daniel Okello, they plan to purchase two trucks for each of the five divisions of …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda on Tuesday received three disinfectant robots to help in cleaning and disinfecting areas such as treatment centers and hospitals as means to limit the spread of the COVID-19. The robots, each of which can disinfect up to 15 rooms in an 8-hour shift will improve …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s central bank on Tuesday introduced a new banknote of 1,000 South Sudanese pounds (SSP) as the east African nation continues to struggle with hyperinflation amid a shortage of foreign reserves. Dier Tong Ngor, governor of the Bank of South Sudan, said the bank …

Parliament stays approval of UGX 292Bn supplementary budget after letter is ready from the Uganda Land Commission   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has postponed the approval of a Shillings 292billion Supplementary budget request by the government to among others procure more facemasks, ambulances and compensate Lusanja land eviction victims. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Human Rights Committee of parliament has decided to postpone investigations into cases of electoral violence due to funding. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga directed the committee to take stock of the human rights violations that marred the electoral process. Although the committee was …