Should the General be banned from social media? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has a new moniker. He is now called “The Tweeting General”. It is a joke on his rather choice tweets. But Gen. Muhoozi’s tweets are no jokes. His latest controversial tweet …
Read More »POLICE: Ugandan domestic worker was murdered
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The examination of body samples removed from the corpse of Milly Namazzi has revealed that all the internal organs were intact. Namazzi left Uganda for a domestic job in Saudi Arabia in 2019. She was expected to return home after the expiry of her …
Read More »NFA halts planting of non-indigenous trees in Mabira
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA Executive Director Tom Obong Okello has halted the planting of non-indigenous trees in Mabira and Kisisita forest in Buikwe district. Okello who toured the two forests on Saturday was surprised that people who were approved by NFA to restore the …
Read More »The journey of gorilla conservation in Africa
SPECIAL FEATURE | Gorilla mania is not a recent phenomena as you might think. A long succession of fascinating people have been caught in the spell of the mountain gorillas. The first scientist to study gorillas in the wild was Carl Akeley of American Museum of natural history. He journeyed to …
Read More »Yeko takes gold at World University Cross-Country
🥇Dismus Yeko UGA 28:00 🥈Dirk Markus Georger GER +0:07 🥉Brian Wangwe UGA +0:12 Aveiro, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT | Ndejje University’s long-distance runner Dismus Yeko on Saturday won Gold at the FISU World University Cross Country Championships Aveiro, in Portugal. The 17-year-old stunned a strong field composed of the world’s top university …
Read More »Retired head teacher, wife found dead
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A retired head teacher in Serere district and his wife have been found dead. Francis Esiaru, 87, and Gabudesia Ikwam, 78 were discovered dead on Saturday by neighbors who were concerned that the old couple had not come out of their house since morning. …
Read More »Gen Muhanga calls for reinforcement against ADF
Bunia, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF wants a reinforcement force to back the UPDF against the Allied Democratic Force-ADF rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The operation’s overall Commander, Maj. General Kayanja Muhanga says the additional zonal forces will be essential in providing security …
Read More »Deputy Speaker rejects MP Zaake’s written apology
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has rejected the apology from Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake. Sources who preferred anonymity in order not to jeopardize their relationship with the powerful deputy speaker, said Zaake went to Anita’s office with a written apology but …
Read More »URA lost UGX14Bn due to Katuna border closure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA lost over fourteen billion shillings in revenue collections owing to the three-year closure of the Uganda-Rwanda border post of Katuna. Rwanda on Monday this week fully reopened its land borders with Uganda. The Rwandan authorities had partially reopened the border on January …
Read More »Craft in Uganda: A trajectory of tribal artifacts to modem day crafts
Artifacts mirror the rich and diverse cultural heritage of different communities in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The art of craft making has always been part of the Africans way of living. In the prehistoric times, many communities across the continent produced tribal artifacts as a means of …
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