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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former rebel Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA Commander, Thomas Kwoyelo has asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to transfer him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands for trial. Kwoyelo cites numerous delays in his trial for the request, saying he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has asked the Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to isolate youth who have started attacking Dr. Kizza Besigye and other party leaders in the name of people power. Addressing journalists at the FDC headquarters on Monday, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police have finally confirmed the death of Commissioner of Police, Christine Alalo. The deceased officer was one of the 147 passengers aboard Ethiopian Airline flight ET 302, which crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda statistics indicate that the country exported goods and services worth $299 million in January.  This is an increase of $11 million compared to the value of goods and services exported in December 2018 valued at $288 million. The monthly statistics released …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition peoples’ government led by Dr. Kizza Besigye has announced that they will open diplomatic communication with the Rwanda government. The move, they say is aimed at calming simmering diplomatic tensions between Uganda and Rwanda. Two weeks ago Rwanda closed its Gatuna boarder …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has embarked on a nation-wide data collection exercise across all education institutions in the country to facilitate planning. The exercise is spearheaded by Uganda Bureau of Statistics –UBOS in conjunction with the Education and Sports Ministry. It will be supported by the Department for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Graduate students at Makerere University have expressed the need to have more interactions with their supervisors which they say will help them graduate on time. In an interview with URN, Ambrose Katungi Muhwezi, a Master of Public Health Student on Distance learning said students …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Department of Safety and Security has confirmed that it lost 19 of its staff members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed more than 150 people yesterday. Among the dead are seven staff of the World Food Programme and two from the …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A total of 461 students – attained qualifications in different fields of the accounting profession at the 11th graduation ceremony for the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA-U) held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on March 07. Of this total, 397 qualified …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St Peter’s College Tororo has elected a new team to lead their Old Boys (OBs) association. Samuel Wasike was on Thursday March 7 elected unopposed as chairman at the Annual General Meeting of the St Peter’s College Tororo Old Boys Association (SPECTOBA) at Hotel …