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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are stuck with the case file involving State Minister for ICT Aidah Nantaba, whose false alarm on suspected assailants resulted in the killing of a biker, Ronald Ssebulime. Police spokesman Fred Enanga told the weekly police press briefing this morning that investigators were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has quashed the findings and recommendations of the 2015 Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) probe against Marvin Baryaruha, the former legal counsel of the Authority. In a judgment delivered on Friday in the Civil High Court Division, Justice Ssekaana says the …

  Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Stanbic Bank Holdings Limited has suspended trading on the Kampala based Uganda Securities Exchange until further notice. In a notice signed by Paul Bwiso, the USE chief executive officer, circulated on April 01, said that the institution is undergoing reorganization through the formation of a …

Stephanie Rivoal, the outgoing French Ambassador spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about her highs and lows of her two-and-half year stay in Uganda. Uganda was your very first post in your diplomatic career. How have you found your stay here? It is my belief that modern diplomacy touches three …

Hundreds killed and over 800 square miles covered in water | The Independent | Tropical Cyclone Idai struck the Sofala ‘province of Mozambique in the waning hours of March 14, causing damage and flooding that could make it one of the worst weather disasters to ever hit the Southern Hemisphere. …

A total of 25 solar companies and eight financial institutions were the beneficiaries of a USAID Power Africa co-sponsored exhibition at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Held under the theme ‘Financing East Africa’s Power and Energy Sector’ the event showcased products like grain mills, boda …

  Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reported conflict brewing up between South Sudanese refugees and host communities in Adjumani district over the scarcity of wood fuel. According to Francis Abi Kirile, the chairperson Refugee welfare committee in Boroli settlement camp, they have had disagreements and disputes …

Ruth Jane Aceng, the minister for health, revealed that Uganda is in the process of developing a comprehensive roadmap for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) over the long term. Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Speaking at a stakeholder’s dialogue organised by Novartis at Sheraton Hotel, Aceng in a speech read …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is preparing to zone Wakiso before it is elevated to a city status in the near future, State minister in charge of local government Jenipher Kacha Namuyangu has confirmed. The proposal of Satellite Cities has been discussed over the years, however, …

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is currently admitted at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where she is being treated for fatigue-related illness. Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Shortly after returning from a trip to Morocco and the U.S., Kadaga was taken ill at Nakasero Hospital. Speculation of Kadaga’s …