Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan troops fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been instructed to hold their positions and wait for further instructions. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Commander Land Forces of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), tweeted late on Wednesday that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has ordered for a retrial of a petition filed by Nazigo sub county councilor, Ritah Nabadda challenging the victory of Idah Nantaba as the Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament. The order for a retrial has been made by a panel …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Oyam district have accused police of extorting money from them in order to handle their cases. The allegations were raised during a community meeting organized by the office of the Prime Minister in conjunction with Oyam district local government in Iceme and Minakulu …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has decided to drop Jimmy Ekemu and identify another candidate for the Soroti East Constituency by-elections. Ekemu hoisted the NRM flag in the 2021 polls and came fourth in the race that attracted six candidates. When the Court of Appeal …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday that it will shut down another turbine engine on the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, thus significantly reducing the amount of gas delivery to Europe. As Germany’s Siemens, the manufacturer of the gas turbine engines, failed to provide …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has rallied legislators to undertake in-depth research to enrich their input and add value to the country’s legislative processes. She made the call while addressing lawmakers at the opening of the three-day training seminar for members of the 11th …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With a population of 330,000 residents, Gulu City is the largest metropolis in Northern Uganda, which further points to one among the new cities that is inclined to endure a very high rate of urbanization. This is the position of the Uganda Support to Municipal …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has created an independent department that will boost the collection of local revenue. Local revenue collection was under the office of Finance and Planning and was controlled by the Principal Finance Officer. The new revenue department will now be managed by the …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Tuesday said it will promote the use of local currencies in order to boost trade amongst African countries. Prudence Sebahizi, the Chief Technical Advisor at the AfCFTA Secretariat told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya that currently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is aiming to increase its forest cover to 15 percent from the current 12.4 percent over the next financial year starting from July 1, so as to mitigate environmental degradation. “Central Forest Reserves will be protected from encroachment by re-surveying and marking of 6,200 …