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Kampala,  Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |  The High Court in Kampala Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old girl to 12 years imprisonment for murdering her one-month-old baby. Justice Moses Kazibwe convicted Florence Gelaki on her own plea of guilty, after she accepted  having  drowned her baby Elvis Sande in a dam. Gelaki …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several butchers were arrested Thursday as Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and  Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) conducted a joint operation on butcheries across the city. One Joseph Kayondo and Ssekabila were arrested after Public Health Inspectors found a concoction of chemicals being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The assented copy of the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2017. UGANDA Constitution Amendment Act 2017 by The Independent Magazine on Scribd Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | GODFEY SSALI  | A dramatic day at the High Court today started with supporters of Speaker Rebecca Kadaga protesting briefly before Justice Margaret Oguli Oumo ruled that a case filed by MPs questioning a decision to throw them out of parliament during the Constitution Ammendment Bill, should …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Makerere University administration has declined to issue a formal response until later to the report done by the Visitation Committee into the mismanagement of the institution. The Visitation Committee came up with several recomendations following the completion and hand over of the 355-page …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading telcom company Airtel has started the new year by hitting the 10 million customer mark. The milestone cement’s Airtel’s position as the fastest growing telecom in the Uganda and the company has pledged to continue investing heavily towards improving the quality of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As many revelers around the country were waiting for the clock to hit midnight so they can finally cross over into the “promised land of 2018” with fireworks and prayers for some, Africell Uganda seized the moment to launch a mega voice, sms and …

Makerere gallery features explorations of ancient culture through paintings Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Turkey has a rich cultural heritage. It is largely known as part of the cradle of civilization in Europe with recorded history stretching back over 15,000 years ago. It remains a dominant influence on contemporary European social, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni have flagged off the Uganda Cranes team headed to the fifth African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals starting in Morocco on January 12. Uganda are drawn in Pool B alongside Zambia, Ivory Coast and Namibia. The team …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a bill removing presidential age limits, a spokesman said Tuesday, clearing the way for the 73-year-old’s expected sixth run at the Uganda presidency in 2021. The controversial constitutional amendment removes the age limit of 75 …