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Dying elsewhere, booming in Uganda St. Peter’s Cathedral in Nsambya in Kampala is imbued with an aura that is unmistakably different from its environment. Upon entering the place, the atmosphere suddenly changes from the uniform bright light outside the edifice to a mild light interior made rich by colours filtering …

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has assured development partners that the 10th parliament is committed to the enactment of necessary electoral reforms for credible elections in 2021. Kadaga revealed that she will write to Uganda’s attorney general on the need for quick introduction of electoral reforms, including all the recommendations from …

Without a survey of the actual fish stock, fisheries managers focus on what they get out to ensure sustainability For some time now, fish catchers, processors, traders and government officials involved in Uganda’s fish sector have been saying that fish stocks in Lake Victoria are declining. The problem appears to …

Festive season and prolonged drought push prices high This year’s Christmas may not be merry as many could hope as prices for specific basic commodities increases ahead of the big day, The Independents analysis shows. The price of sugar has increased from Shs 3, 200 to Shs 5,000 per kilogramme …

The High Court Land Division on Monday issued an interim order stopping the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) from evicting residents of Kito and Namataba villages in Wakiso. The interim order was issued after the Deputy registrar Susan Kanyange observed that NEMA only gave a 21 days eviction notice to the …

The High Court in Kampala has granted permission to Rubaga South voter Habib Buwembo to file an election petition challenging the academic qualification of his area  Member of Parliament Paul Kato Lubwama. Justice Magret Oguli Oumo said he had found evidence of fraud on a court record,  Kato having told the Electoral Commission that he …

Makerere University Academic Staff  Association (MUASA) members have Monday voted to call off their strike, paving the way for a possible re-opening of the university. In an emergency General Assembly at the Makerere main campus, they voted 81 against 56 to call off the strike that led to President Yoweri Museveni closing …

COMMENT:By Elijah Kisembo Political abstraction creates rationalisation of actions of stronger party without listening to victims. Peace is not the absence of violence. However, violence is a clear reflection of the sometimes deceptive peace that we celebrate in our communities. Recently, the country woke up to an explosion of violence …

VIDEO:  Uganda Telecom Company is in the spotlight for reportedly operating outside the law, with Uganda Communications Commission saying it should have been closed. Uganda Communications Commission executive director Eng. Godffrey Mutaabazi says the company’s license needed to have been revoked earlier. Mutabazi was appearing before a parliament select committee …

COMMENT: Morris Komakech By closing the university, the government is deliberately devaluing it and pushing students to private universities My nieces and nephews are agitatedly seated at home waiting for Makerere University to re-open. I had earlier advised them against enrolling in Makerere University for obvious reasons – the rampant …