Henry won the Golden Boot award four times and scored a club-record 175 Premier League goals in 258 matches for Arsenal Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Premier League record goal scorer Alan Shearer and four-time Premier League Golden Boot winner Thierry Henry have today been announced as the first two players …
Read More »Police officers in Kikuube under investigation over fuel theft
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior police officers in Kikuube district are being investigated over fuel theft. The officers whose names have been withheld for fear of jeopardizing police investigations are accused of participating in the dubious fuel deals. They are alleged to be conniving with truck drivers to siphon fuel …
Read More »Rocket Health, UNDP unveil $40, 000 project to boost safety for tourists
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Telemedicine health provider, Rocket Health together with United Nations Development Programme have unveiled a project dubbed ‘Telemedicine for Tourism’ in Uganda to meet health needs of tourists visiting the country. Under this US$40,000 (approx.Shs144mn) project, a Rocket Health physician in one location can offer healthcare …
Read More »Lack of data on cocoa production hurting Ugandan farmers – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of data is the key setback in cocoa production and marketing in Uganda. Emmanuel Lubega, the Uganda-South Sudan national coordinator at the East African Business Council-EABC, argues that even when hundreds of farmers are involved in cocoa-growing, the country lacks accurate production data to attract …
Read More »UN chief commends all countries reaching zero malaria goal
United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday commended all countries that have reached the target of zero malaria. “We commend all countries that have reached the ambitious target of zero malaria,” said the secretary-general in his message for the World Malaria Day, which falls on …
Read More »Kasese remote communities to be connected to solar power next month
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in remote areas of Kasese district are to benefit from solar energy thanks to the construction of six solar mini power stations in Kasese and Rubirizi districts to enhance Uganda’s goal of achieving access to universal clean and renewable energy. The power stations …
Read More »Soroti RDC bars hawkers from selling goods in gov’t offices
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Resident District Commissioner-RDC Patrick Okumu has barred hawkers from accessing and selling goods around government offices citing security concerns. Okumu says that some of the hawkers are spies who access offices with intentions of stealing while others hatch plans that compromise security in the district. …
Read More »Rafael Nadal wins Barcelona Open for 12th time
Barcelona, Spain | Xinhua | Rafael Nadal beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 in the final of the 68th edition of the Banco Sabadell Barcelona Open, which is better known as the Conde de Godo Trophy, on Sunday to claim the title for the 12th time in his career. Nadal had …
Read More »NDA moves to register herbalists
NDA to register all herbalists to ascertain quality and effectiveness of herbal medicine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA is in the process of registering herbal medicine practitioners across the country in a bid to ensure the quality and safety of herbal medicine. Michael Mutyaba, the manager National Medicines …
Read More »Justice Chibita appointed head of Judicial Training Institute
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justice Mike Chibita is the new chairperson of the governing council of the Judicial Training Institute. He replaces fellow Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach Amoko following his appointment by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. “I have the pleasure to inform you that I have …
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