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By Julius Odeke Government of Uganda has learnt with shock and sorrow the sudden death of the Honorary Counsul for the Royal Kingdom of Thailand, James Mulwana who passed away on Tuesday Jan. 14 2013. In a press release, the minister for information and National Guidance, Mary Karooro Okurut read, …

By Julius Odeke A meeting by the Heads of the African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank Group has resolved that the member states will celebrate 50th anniversary of OAU/AU in May 2013. The heads who include; Nkosana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African …

By Julius Odeke Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) is dismayed by government’s effort to criminalise free expression under the guise of enforcing the law against incitement of violence and control of political and media indiscipline. In a press conference that was held at Hotel Triangle in Kampala on Monday, …

By Julius Odeke Uganda’s Soyenkwo Kibet caused a major upset by clinching the men’s 12-kilometre race title at the cradle of Kenya’s distance running at the Eldoret Polytechnic. Over 1,000 athletes were in action in the sixth leg of the Kenya Commercial Bank/Athletics Kenya national cross country series with top …

By Julius Odeke Uganda’s tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has published the names of organizations that have defaulted tax payments and has vowed to prosecute them if they do not clear their outstanding tax arrears within seven days. Among the defaulting companies disclosed include; Luwero Industries with an outstanding …

By Julius Odeke With only 51 days to elections in Kenya, the high court has ordered that the date for the switch off of the analogue television signal be delayed, preferably until after the March poll. Justice Isaac Lenaola said an immediate move to digital would be unfair to Kenyans …

By Julius Odeke Following the creation of several alliances in Kenya’s’ presidential elections that is due in March 4, the joint ticket of Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka would clinch the presidency if elections were held today, an opinion poll shows. The Infotrak Research and …

By Julius Odeke The Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu spoke to The Independent’s Julius Odeke about his plans for Uganda’s oldest institution of higher learning. You are a new VC of Makerere University, an old institution with high repute.  How are you planning to change it? The Vice Chancellor is …

By Julius Odeke Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should bring to account soldiers involved in a raid on a radio station in the eastern town of Kabambare, and the arbitrary detention and beating of two of the station’s journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Soldiers of …

By Julius Odeke The Government of the United States of America has launched an exchange program for Media Professionals from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and the United States. The Secretary General for Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) Stephen Bwire Ouma says the program is a four-part, two-way media program run by …