Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Civil Division has dismissed with costs an application by city businessman, Sam Buchanan seeking to block his trial in the General Court Martial. Buchanan was arraigned before the General Court Martial presided over by Lt. General Andrew Gutti on August 20th 2019 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has awarded the Tooro Kingdom Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa Shillings 83 million in damages arising from a defamation suit she filed against The Redpepper Publications Limited. The suit stemmed from an article published by the Red pepper titled “Tooro Queen Mother …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the closure of the Annual Dental Conference and Symposium on Friday, dental practitioners encouraged clinicians and the public to embrace preventive dentistry as a way of dealing with enormous expenses involved in treatment and unnecessary loss of teeth to caries. Dr. Baker Nkulumbi, one …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Coronavirus continues to disrupt economic and social events as experts fear it may spread further and worsen the situation. The latest development concerns the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda that last evening (March 13) announced on behalf of the East African Community Institutes of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Leader of Opposition, Nathan Nandala Mafabi has condemned the arrest of Gen. Henry Tumukunde, saying it is a sign of cowardice by President Yoweri Museveni. The former spy chief and Security Minister was picked up by a joint security from his Kololo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new presidential Initiative on wealth and Job creation has been launched in Karamoja. The national project run under the Microfinance Support Centre was unveiled by State Minister for Finance Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune. The 100 billion Shillings project which targets organized business groups of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people accused of the murder of social worker Maria Nagirinya and her driver Ronald Kitayimbwa have been committed to High Court for trial. The suspects are Coporiyamu Kasolo (Arsenal), Johnson Lubega, alias  Eto’o and Manomano, Nasif Kalyango, Hassan Kisaka alias Massada, Sharif Mpanga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Rules Privileges and Discipline has recommended that Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake be cautioned for his actions against Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. The rules committee has completed its investigations into the conduct of Zaake who reportedly insulted Nawangwe for …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | The cattle rustlers were asleep, resting ahead of a raid, when automatic gunfire tore through their camp. Ambushed by rival herdsmen, encircled and outgunned, they were cut down, one by one. Koba Ngacho was lucky. Shot three times and left for dead, the young rustler …

Washington, United States | AFP | Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected more than …