Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed the package of constitutional reforms he had proposed, including a clause giving him an option to run for two more terms. The Kremlin has published the 68-page law spelling out the constitutional reforms on the official website. Putin’s signature triggers a special procedure …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Archbishop, Paul K Bakyenga has warned church leaders and schools administrators against circulating fake messages on coronavirus alias COVID19. He says it is important for the leaders to heed to messages from the Health Ministry about the virus. Bakyenga says it is also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspected commanders of Ntinda and Katwe criminal gangs are in custody. They are Eric Kizza and Musa Kamoga. Kizza was picked up on Friday by Local Defense Unit personnel and Village Intelligence teams after being trailed for several weeks Kizza has more than 10 …

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, …