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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence –CMI and Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force –JATT have arrested three prime suspects in the murder of President Yoweri Museveni’s nephew, Joshua Nteireho Rushegera and his female friend, Mellina Tumukunde on the Entebbe Expressway. The duo was gunned down around …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The land registry has presented documents showing how the family of Daudi Chwa II, the 34th King of Buganda lost their royal estate. The documents brought from the Land registry by  by acting Commissioner land registration Robert Opiyo indicate that the land was sold twice …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Police Force – UPF have revealed that two legislators from Tanzania and Britain lost their valuables at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference – CPC that concluded this week in Kampala. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga who declined to reveal the names of MPs whose property was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speakers and Deputy Speakers from countries under the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Countries Conference-PUOIC are scheduled to meet in Kampala this week, URN has learnt. The OIC member countries are Algeria, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda won the women’s 800m at the world championships here Monday, producing a sprint finish to claim the throne left vacant by the absent South African Caster Semenya. Nakaayi, 24, timed her race to perfection moving onto the shoulder of leader Ajee …

💠 TODAY 🇺🇬 ⏭ 9.50pm 3000 M Steeplechase final (Peruth Chemutai) ⏭ 10.10pm 800 M Final (Nakaayi, Nanyondo) Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Going by her performance in the heats, Peruth …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda on Monday designated the red beret and tunic as official military clothing that could land civilians who wear them in jail, essentially banning the uniform of opposition leader Bobi Wine and his supporters. The pop star turned leading opposition figure, who has announced he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cancer machine at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is down awaiting servicing. For the past two weeks, patients seeking radiation treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) have been bouncing after the Cobalt 60 radiotherapy machine closed down. According to Christine Namulindwa, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has issued a strong warning to Ugandans investing in cryptocurrencies, saying the government does not recognize them and citizens are on their own. A Cryptocurrency is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The government of Uganda is strengthening efforts geared towards citizen engagement/public participation in monitoring of public services. This was the general message delivered by Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut, the minister in charge of general duties at the inaugural open government workshop hosted by the Government Citizens …