Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has been told that the Electoral Commission was duped to approve minutes and resolutions indicating that a delegates conference had been conducted and Robert Kyagulanyi elected as the new leader of National Unity Platform (NUP). Paul Simbwa, the former secretary-general of National Unity, Reconciliation …
Read More »Two men die fighting for a woman in Mukono
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two men have died fighting for a woman at Kiyunga, Kyampisi sub county in Mukono district. The deceased have been identified as Hassan Kiwango 45, a timber dealer and Hakim Katende 48, a driver, both residents at Kiyunga living in neighbourhood of about 100 …
Read More »Champs Liverpool take on Arsenal
Saturday 26 September 13:30: Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United 16:00: Crystal Palace v Everton 18:30: West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea 21:00: Burnley v Southampton Sunday 27 September 13:00: Sheffield United v Leeds United 15:00: Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United 17:30: Manchester City v Leicester City 20:00: West Ham …
Read More »Security blocks prayer hungry muslims at old Kampala mosque
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After more spending more than 6 months without going to the mosque due the lockdown that was put in place by government to curb the spread of covid-19, many muslims in Uganda who had missed 26 Juma prayers have today resumed going to the mosques. …
Read More »Moroto quarantine centre closed ahead of school reopening
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sole isolation centre in the Moroto district has been closed following plans by the government to reopen schools. The isolation centre had been hosted in Nadunget Senior Secondary School. The centre was officially closed on Thursday and all suspected cases advised to self-isolate …
Read More »City mayoral candidate arrested shortly after nomination
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Gulu have arrested Alfred Okwonga, a candidate for Lord Mayor of Gulu city shortly after his being nominated. Okwonga was arrested on Friday at around midday along the Ring road in Pece-Laroo division shortly after successfully being nominated from the Gulu district …
Read More »Real Madrid head to Estadio Benito Villamarin to face Real Betis
Friday 25 September 21:00: Eibar v Athletic Bilbao Saturday 26 September 13:00: Deportivo Alaves v Getafe 16:00: Valencia v Huesca 18:30: Elche v Real Sociedad 21:00: Real Betis v Real Madrid Sunday 27 September 12:00: Osasuna v Levante 16:00: Atletico Madrid v Granada 18:30: Real Valladolid v Celta Vigo 21:00: …
Read More »Thugs clobber businessman to death in Kakumiro
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thugs have waylaid and hit to death a business man in Kakumiro district. The deceased has been identified as 58-year-old Simon Atagwireho, a businessman in Kihuna trading center, Kakindo sub county in Kakumiro district. The incident happened on Thursday night at 10pm a few kilometers …
Read More »New 2kms-long crack alarms Sironko amidst looming landslides
Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As heavy rains continue pounding the highland Bugisu sub-region, a new 2 kilometre-long crack has appeared and is causing panic in Gombe town council sub county of Sironko district. The new crack has has cut through three cells and also struck a primary school …
Read More »Two COVID-19 patients safely transfused with plasma
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have so far been transfused using convalescent plasma as a treatment for coronavirus disease or COVID-19. This treatment being tried in a number of countries around the world involves the use of antibody-rich blood from recovered patients to intravenously treat those that …
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