Hopeful patients get first experience at Uganda’s first public women’s hospital Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | People wander around. Some take selfies and group photos. All rave about the convenience, the décor and point at the nicely positioned potted fresh flowers and photo frames hanging over neatly painted sky …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | The cost of taking over Crane Bank continues to skyrocket and could hit way over Shs. 500 Bn, The Independent can exclusively report. The latest revelations indicate that the lawyers, who represented Bank of Uganda in the entire process of taking over Crane Bank …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Since the military arrested the former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, they have sought to pin him for the murder of former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The Independent has learnt that the team actively investigating Kayihura on alleged connection …
Read More »
Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330-800neo, the new version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, featuring new wings new Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines, new systems and a new Airspace cabin interior. The agreement was announced at Farnborough airshow by …
Read More »
SGR: Chinese contractor faces boot as Kutesa camp returns Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni is renegotiating the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contract – again. And the negotiations are not going his way, meaning that once again the project is likely to be delayed even more. …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | South Sudan’s warring leaders agreed to a power-sharing deal in Uganda Saturday that will see the rebel leader return to his position as vice president, Sudan’s foreign minister said. “It has been agreed that there will be four vice presidents: the current two vice presidents, plus …
Read More »
Entebbe, Uganda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan and South Sudan leaders were locked in day-long talks in Entebbe Uganda where President Yoweri Museveni hosted yet another session as the region continues to search for permanent solutions to the political problems of South Sudan. President Salva Kiir and his …
Read More »
Uganda’s Kashamba: For migrants in Spain, survival means squats, odd jobs Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Francis Kashamba got 10 euros for a 14-hour day and Lamine Sarr survives as a street vendor. For these illegal migrants in Spain, Europe has proved to be more of a purgatory than the …
Read More »
Belgium beat Brazil 2-1, will play France in World Cup semi-final Kazan, Russia | AFP | A superb first half display by Belgium ended Brazil’s hopes of a record sixth World Cup crown as a Fernandinho own goal and a superb Kevin De Bruyne strike proved enough to win 2-1 and …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Why can’t Uganda build Standard Rail?: Latest on why Chinese contractor faces boot as Kenya,Tanzania,Rwanda,go ahead. THE LAST WORD In defence of social media tax: Why taxing mobile money and social media is a …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price