Kenya alleges maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania have high levels of mycotoxins that are consistently beyond safety levels Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are questions lingering as to why Kenya abruptly banned Uganda’s maize exports to the country disregarding all EAC protocols. The last related incident was in 2018 …
Read More »More women than men get SAGE monthly payments – Minister
Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) provides for older persons 65 years and above a monthly stipend of 25,000 Shillings Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social Development Peace Mutuuzo says that elderly women have been recorded as the biggest recipients of the national …
Read More »Museveni sues Daily Monitor, vows to make the newspaper bankrupt
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to run Daily Monitor newspaper bankrupt over a recent story indicating that his inner circle had received jabs of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine months ahead of health workers and other vulnerable groups. The Daily Monitor reported the story on 23rd …
Read More »Kyagulanyi’s mechanic narrates torture ordeal in UPDF barracks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On December 30th, 2020, Bony Obicho, 25, a mechanic who was working on National Unity Platform-NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi damaged campaign cars was among the more than 100 campaigners who landed at Kalangala island where the pop-star-turned-politician had gone to campaign. A father of two children, …
Read More »Education ministry asks local gov’ts to revert UGX 23Bn meant for study materials
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has directed all local governments to revert a total of 23 billion shillings which had been sent to them to print and distribute self-study materials for lower primary learners. Ismael Mulindwa, the director of basic and secondary education confirms …
Read More »Kansaga man torches house with wife and children inside
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabalagala police station is holding a man for attempting to burn his wife and two of his children in the house after a heated disagreement. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango has identified the suspect Nkenga Muhammad who set the house ablaze this morning after …
Read More »MP Gilbert Olanya dismisses Acholi group endorsement of Oulanyah for speaker
Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah declared his intention to challenge Kadaga for Speaker of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kilak South Member of parliament Gilbert Olanya has distanced himself from the recent decision by the Acholi Parliamentary Group-APG endorsing the Omoro county legislator Jacob Oulanyah for the speaker’s race, …
Read More »Busia traders stuck with metric tons of maize
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Produce traders in Busia district are stranded with metric tons of maize worth billions of Shillings following Kenya’s ban on the importation of maize from Uganda. Busia produce market is one of the major hubs for produce and maize is one of the major commodities. …
Read More »Huge U.S. military spending undermines global security
U.S. military budget is fuel for instability and chaos on our planet Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Huge U.S. military spending is not only an important indication of Washington’s pursuit of an aggressive foreign policy, but a cause of instability and chaos across the world, a Russian military expert has …
Read More »Aswa region records 33 murders in 66 days
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aswa region has recorded its 33rd murder case since the beginning of the year. Thirty-three murders in sixty-six days translate to one murder every second day on average. The latest murder is by 19-year-old Justine Ojok, a resident of Amilobo village, Lamogi sub county in …
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