NEWS

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Tooro Kingdom supreme council alias Orukurato Rwe Nsanju, Saul Mugasa, has resigned.    In his resignation letter sent to the Tooro King, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV dated May 3, Mugasa says he has served the cultural institution for over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A Kenyan banking group, I&M Holdings has entered the Ugandan market with the acquisition of Orient Bank Ltd, the 12th largest in Uganda.    The acquisition sees I&M take 90% of the bank from UK-based investment group 8 miles LLP and Morka Holdings Limited, a …

Kiboga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police Crime Intelligence is holding seven suspects in Kampala for their alleged involvement in vandalising electricity transmission lines mainly in Kiboga District. The suspects are Ronald Ssemaganda, Abdul Matovu, Lawrence Musoke, Obadia Matovu, Ashraf Turyatemba, Michael Niwamanya and Martin Mugiri.  The suspects were picked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has implored Ugandans to rise up against some of the newly approved taxes by parliament and the increasing public debt. Recently, parliament approved a Shillings 100 levy on a litre of petrol and diesel.   Harold Kaija, the Deputy …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of the Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) have condemned the repeated brutality against media practitioners by state agencies and security personnel.   The MPs say that journalists and media practitioners are key in sharing information, awareness creation and speaking for the voiceless, something which makes them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The East African Community Confederation of Constitutional experts led by former Ugandan  Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki has today interfaced with the Judiciary of Uganda soliciting their views on what they want considered in the regional constitution. The Confederation put in place in 2018 is currently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Education Service Commission has decided to reschedule its interviews to accord special attention to examiners to allow them to attend the 2020 National examination marking and assessment activities. Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB has been in panic since last week due to the failure of a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The European Union -EU Delegation to Uganda has expressed concern about situations of arrest and assault of journalists implicating security personnel that rarely progress to prosecution. Nicolaj Petersen, the Danish Ambassador to Uganda aired the EU’s concern while delivering a speech at the Uganda Editors’ …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Archbishop of Church of Uganda Most Rev. Stephen Kaziimba has endorsed the construction of an 80 million shilling three bedroomed house for the family of late Arch Bishop Silvanus Wani. Silvanus Wani was enthroned the 4th Arch bishop of Church Uganda in 1977 after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Public trust in the information disseminated by both Radio and Television in the country has remained consistent in the last two years, a research conducted by Tweweza in December 2020 has revealed. The findings were released this morning to coincide with the World Press Freedom …