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By Aloysious Kasoma The Catholic church all over the world has been surprised by the news from the Vatican that Pope Benedict xvi is set to resign due to health conditions. Pope Benedict delivered in Latin to members of a consistory or church council, announcing his planned resignation on Monday. …

By Julius Odeke The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has expressed their disappointment on how some of their party members were arrested on Sunday Feb. 10. The Chairman Electoral Commission for the FDC Dan Mugarurua told The Independent “Musumba is likely to be produced before court on Tuesday at …

By Julius Odeke The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has in strong terms denied supporting the Independent candidate, Betty Hamaba in the Butaleja’s by-elections that are slated for February 11. The Director in charge of recruitment and mobilization in the NRM secretariat Hassan Galiwango in an interview with The Independent …

By Aloysious Kasoma Members of Parliament on Local Government Committee took a day off to move around some parts of the city to inspect different projects done by Kampala Capital City Authority. The MPS however were not convinced with the quality of the work done by the authority in the …

By Julius Businge The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has urged strongly telecom subscribers to register their SIM card registration before the set deadline of Feb. 28. In a statement released on Feb. 8, the commission said no unregistered SIM Card will be connected on any network in Uganda after Feb. …

By Julius Odeke Building on its Kenyan experience in the East African Rift Valley with the Menengai geothermal project, the African Development Bank is working on an ambitious geothermal development program for Africa. Chawki Chahed Principal Communications Officer  said in a press that apart from the gigantic projects such as …

By Sarah Namulondo Scientists say focus should be on malnutrition, poor antenatal care Scientists from the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and their Health (INDEPTH) have released a report showing for the first time, the link between malnutrition, poor antenatal, and convulsive epilepsy. The report titled “Parasites …

By Julius Odeke Pundits say kinship could trump party loyalty President Yoweri Museveni understands the famous saying that in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies but permanent interests; in this case, the interests of NRM. The President was in Butaleja recently campaigning for Florence Nebanda Andiru, another daughter …

By Julius Odeke Superstition reigns as candidates jostle for favours from the dreaded medicine-men, the batuusa Picture this scene from late November 2010. Nominations of parliamentary candidates for the February 2011 election have just ended across the country. In Butaleja East constituency, the incumbent Emmanuel Dombo who is seeking his …

By Julius Odeke Its three days to elections in Butaleja district where electorates shall go to polls to vote for the woman Member of Parliament filling the vacant post that was left empty after the death of Cerinah Nebanda. The electoral Commission has slated February 11 to be the day …