Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said that the Minister of Finance will not fund the travel budget of Parliament in the next financial year. Among told MPs on Wednesday and accused the Ministry of Finance of trying to stifle the operations of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has summoned jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi to appear in court and take plea on charges related to offensive communication. In the summons, Mabirizi is required to appear in court on March 7th, 2022 to answer charges of offensive communication, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee of parliament has the jurisdiction to investigate and discipline any legislator for their conduct outside the precincts of the House, the committee chairperson Abdu Katuntu has stated. He delivered the verdict on Wednesday following an objection raised by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disowned a controversial social media statement by the first son, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday evening, Gen Muhoozi, the Commander of the Land Forces tweeted that “majority of mankind (that are non-white) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only about 35 percent of the boarding schools in the country have complied with fire safety guidelines, URN has learnt. Dr. Denis Mugimba, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education and Sports disclosed this to URN in an interview about the latest fire incidents in …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Tuesday announced that it will woo landlocked east African nations to use its China-built Lamu port to enable them to boost their international trade. Stephen Ikua, the director-general and chief executive officer of the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Development Authority …

Hong Kong, China | Xinhua | The recent Indo-Pacific strategy unveiled by U.S. President Joe Biden is at odds with his pledges to avoid conflict and a cold war with China, according to a recent editorial published by the South China Morning Post. Most aspects of the document lean toward countering …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has directed Mbarara city authorities to display a list of market vendors who will occupy Mbarara central market before allocation of space. According to Magyezi, the rightful vendors are those that were initially in the market before the …

UGEFA supports sustainable Ugandan enterprises to scale and contribute to a green and inclusive economy Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The EU-funded Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA), which supports sustainable Ugandan enterprises to scale and contribute to a green and inclusive economy, has announced that it is accepting applications for …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has embarked on a campaign to stop drug hawkers in Arua city. Emmanuel Omirambe, the NDA West Nile regional manager notes that drug hawkers in public places including streets and commercial buses have increased ever since Arua was elevated to city …