Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works and Transport Minister General Edward Katumba Wamala has cautioned the new National Building Review Board-NBRB, to refrain from writing postmortem reports and instead prevent accidents from happening. The 16 member board which was inaugurated today will be led by Emmanuel Male, a former member of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people who allegedly planned to plant a bomb at the funeral of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen. Paul Loketch have been remanded. The suspects; Rashid Katumba, Najimu Luyenje, and Arafat Kiyemba, on Friday appeared before the Grade One Magistrate Doreen Karungi …

Banjul, Gambia | Xinhua | Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday promised to peacefully hand over power if he loses the upcoming presidential election in December. “I am a democrat. It is the Gambian people who make the decision. And Gambian people, whatever they decide I will respect that,” the president …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have killed six members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group, during offensives in the country’s northeastern Beni area since Friday morning, a military source said. Captain Anthony Mualushayi, military spokesman for Operations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have cautioned that allowing the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) to retain petroleum revenue will mark the beginning of an oil curse in Uganda. They have now asked the finance committee of Parliament to reject a proposal by the government to have UNOC …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons shortlisted for jobs in Pader district will not be interviewed if they do not present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This is in line with a directive issued to the District Service Commission by the Chief Administrative Officer Alex Chelimo. The district has registered a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese has imposed on the five arrested members of National Unity Platform-NUP with charges of plotting to overthrow the current government. The five were arrested by security operatives on Tuesday from Kamaiba ward in Kasese municipality. Police identified the suspects as Bryan Basisa, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent introduction of a 200 Shillings levy on each litre of cooking oil, and the 10 percent import duty on crude palm oil are responsible for the increase in prices of edible oils, cleaning products, and personal care items according to manufacturers. Crude palm oil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team from the State House Committee on Land Matters led by Hajjati Mariam Namayanja yesterday stopped an investor, Jonathan Wright, from evicting residents of Buziranjovu village, Nakisunga sub county in Mukono district. The intervention comes after numerous battles between the residents and the investor over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is expected to receive the National Local Content Bill, and will consider a cross-section of concerns raised by President Yoweri Museveni when the Bill was forwarded to him for assent. The National Local Content Bill was presented to the House in the 10th Parliament by …