Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Relatives of one of the two men who were electrocuted in Mukono town this week while working on a transformer have pitched camp at the Umeme offices demanding for justice. Moses Kasiita was working together with Jacob Mutalaga on a transformer in Wantoni trading …
Read More »Court to decide on Natete mosque land row
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema has set August 14th, 2020 to deliver judgment on a dispute between the Registered Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma Sect and Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC over the land hosting Natete mosque. In 2003, Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma …
Read More »U.S. may lose in Trump’s TikTok war, expert warns
New York, US | XINHUA | As the Trump administration is threatening to ban popular apps including TikTok and WeChat, “the United States may lose in Trump’s TikTok war,” warned an expert. Wei Shangjin, professor of finance and economics at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and School of International …
Read More »Sanjay asks NRM delegates to ignore racial biases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanjay Tanna, the former Tororo Municipality MP who is vying for election as the Eastern region NRM vice chairperson has asked party delegates to discard racial prejudices and focus on the candidate’s capacity to deliver. Speaking to URN in an interview shortly after addressing NRM …
Read More »Bayern, Barca set up Champions League quarterfinal clash
Paris, France | XINHUA | Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Bayern Munich hammered Chelsea 4-1 at home on Saturday to progress to the Champions League last eight 7-1 on aggregate. The German champions, who have won 18 straight games since February and haven’t lost since December, will face Spanish …
Read More »Congolese kidnappers demand for UGX 4M to free 10 Ugandan fishermen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Congolese militias holding ten fishermen they kidnapped from Lake Edward in Rukungiri district are demanding for a ransom of Shillings 4 million to release them. The fishermen were rounded up on Monday evening by the Congolese militiamen when they ventured into the lake to check …
Read More »African conservationists urge enhanced protection of lions amid threats
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | African countries need to strengthen protection of lions and other iconic carnivores amid threats to their survival linked to poaching, habitat loss and diseases, conservationists said on Friday ahead of World Lions Day to be observed on Aug. 10. Edith Kabesiime, wildlife campaign manager at …
Read More »Air pollution reduces global health expectancy by 2 years: study
Chicago, US | XINHUA | An analysis of data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) conducted by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) finds that particulate pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years, relative to what it would be if air quality met the …
Read More »NUP founder Kibalama speaks out on petitioners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former president of National Unity, Reconciliation and Development Party- NURDP that has since evolved into the National Unity Platform-NUP, Moses Nkonge Kibalama has disowned Lillian Odinga and Edward Seremba. The two petitioned Electoral Commission recently challenging the manner under which their party evolved into …
Read More »EU offers support to iron ore exploration unit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has offered Euros 800,000 (about Shillings 3.5 billion) to Uganda to develop an iron ore exploration unit in the Department of the Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) in Entebbe. In a notice prior to commencement of the work, the EU says the …
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