Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is harboring a number of highly trained assassins with sophisticated techniques to execute high profile attacks, according to Maj. Gen Mugisha Muntu, a former army commander and now president of the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT political party. Muntu was speaking from Medipal International Hospital …
Read More »Gen Katumba’s shooters hiding in Bukoto, Ntinda areas – Security agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel from the joint intelligence and operations teams believe that assassins who riddled Gen Edward Katumba Wamala’s military vehicle with bullets on Tuesday morning are still hiding within Bukoto and Ntinda areas. Gen Katumba was attacked along Kisota road by gunmen riding on motorcycles …
Read More »Museveni reiterates government commitment to increase doctor’s salary
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met leaders of the Uganda Medical Association over the ongoing sit-down strike demanding for better working conditions. In a statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni reiterated his government’s commitment to salary enhancement for medical practitioners and scientists in …
Read More »Oulanyah urges MPs to legislate with decorum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has urged the Members of the 11th Parliament to conduct business with dignity and respect for each other. Oulanyah told legislators attending their induction on the Rules of Procedure that their conduct in and outside Parliament has a bearing on …
Read More »Huawei launches HarmonyOS 2 for smartphones
HarmonyOS is an alternative to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS Shenzhen, China | Xinhua | Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Wednesday officially launched its operating system HarmonyOS 2 for smartphones, providing customers worldwide with a competitive alternative that works on a diverse range of devices. HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng in Chinese, is …
Read More »AU suspends Mali until restoration of constitutional order
AU calls on military to ‘urgently and unconditionally return to barracks’ and to refrain from further interference in Mali’s political process. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission has suspended Mali from the pan-African bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the country following the latest …
Read More »New KCCA speaker dismayed by authority’s low budget allocation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly elected Speaker of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, Zahara Luyirika has expressed dismay over the low budget allocations to the authority during the budgeting process. Speaking at City Hall after taking oath as KCCA speaker, Luyirika said it’s a disgrace that while the city …
Read More »40 arrested for violating curfew in Jinja
Jinja Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city have arrested forty people for violating the 9:00 pm night curfew. The suspects are being detained at Nalufenya police station. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday night from the suburbs of Budhumbuli and Wanyama in Bugembe ward, Jinja City. They were …
Read More »Ruth Aceng warns MPs against taking off masks in Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has warned members of Parliament against removing their masks while speaking on the floor of the house. Dr. Aceng, the Lira City Woman MP was speaking today at the briefing of members of the 11th Parliament. While …
Read More »Mukono task force bans burials without Covid-19 examination
Mukono District Health Officer Dr. Stephen Mulindwa alleges that people are succumbing to COVID-19 without being tested Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district Covid-19 task force has suspended all burials until the bodies are examined for the coronavirus disease. This will be implemented by the village health teams-VHTs and local council-LC …
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