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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The family of Lowena Rachael Nankya, a senior six student of Lugazi Mixed School who was hit by a rubber on the mouth on Tuesday this week is demand compensation from government. Nankya was hit by a rubber bullet shot by anti-riot police during their …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Marketers are an important resource for any business to thrive going by the contemporary issues affecting the global economy, according to the Managing Director for MultiChoice Uganda Limited Hassan Saleh. Speaking at the inaugural ‘continuous development forum’ for Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) at Serena Hotel on …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Archbishop, Paul K Bakyenga has warned church leaders and schools administrators against circulating fake messages on coronavirus alias COVID19. He says it is important for the leaders to heed to messages from the Health Ministry about the virus. Bakyenga says it is also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspected commanders of Ntinda and Katwe criminal gangs are in custody. They are Eric Kizza and Musa Kamoga. Kizza was picked up on Friday by Local Defense Unit personnel and Village Intelligence teams after being trailed for several weeks Kizza has more than 10 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Civil Division has dismissed with costs an application by city businessman, Sam Buchanan seeking to block his trial in the General Court Martial. Buchanan was arraigned before the General Court Martial presided over by Lt. General Andrew Gutti on August 20th 2019 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has awarded the Tooro Kingdom Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa Shillings 83 million in damages arising from a defamation suit she filed against The Redpepper Publications Limited. The suit stemmed from an article published by the Red pepper titled “Tooro Queen Mother …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the closure of the Annual Dental Conference and Symposium on Friday, dental practitioners encouraged clinicians and the public to embrace preventive dentistry as a way of dealing with enormous expenses involved in treatment and unnecessary loss of teeth to caries. Dr. Baker Nkulumbi, one …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Coronavirus continues to disrupt economic and social events as experts fear it may spread further and worsen the situation. The latest development concerns the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda that last evening (March 13) announced on behalf of the East African Community Institutes of …

Kigali, Rwanda | AFP |  Rwanda on Saturday confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus — an Indian citizen who arrived last week from Mumbai, the health ministry said. “He is currently under treatment in stable condition, isolated from other patients. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Health Ministry has warned Ugandans against circulating wrong information about corona virus on social media. Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services, says as the Ministry is struggling to keep Corona virus at bay, they are also battling misinformation spreading on social media …