Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has made new police appointments two days after meeting the new Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba. In the new appointments, Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Fred Enanga, who has been police Spokesperson for nearly seven years has been appointed Deputy director …
Read More »NDA impounds drugs worth shs54.7mln from Northern, Eastern Uganda
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has impounded drugs worth 54 million Shillngs. The drugs were impounded during an operation conducted in districts in Northern Uganda and at the Busia and Malaba border points. 180 boxes worth 45 million shillings were impounded from the Northern districts …
Read More »Uganda’s core inflation up due to rise in tilapia fish, soap, chicken prices
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Headline inflation for June 2024 of 3.9 percent compared to the 3.6 percent registered in the year ended May 2024. The high inflation has resulted into the increase in prices of tilapia fish, dry soap, and chicken according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) …
Read More »World remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic
But earlier this month, the 194 members of the WHO World Health Assembly passed several International Health Regulations COMMENT | MICHAEL BAKER & ALEXANDER GILLESPIE | The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease …
Read More »Congo bound bus catches fire in Ntungamo
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders are counting losses after a Bus they were traveling in caught fire. The bus belonging to Friends Bus Company Limited registration number UBL 996N caught fire on Saturday opposite Jet Oil Fuel Station in Rubaare town council, Ntungamo district. It was transporting more than …
Read More »Luwero district stuck with motorcycles for extension workers
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four motorcycles donated by the Prime Minister to extension workers are rusting away at Luwero district headquarters over lack of number plates. In September 2023 Prime Minister Robinah Nabanja donated five brand-new motorcycles to agricultural extension workers in the Wobulenzi, Kamira, Zirobwe and Busika …
Read More »43,778 children in Hoima get vaccinated against measles
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima District health department has vaccinated 43,778 children against Measles. Those vaccinated are aged between 9 months and 5 years. They were vaccinated last week in the second round of the mass measles vaccination. The first round of the mass measles vaccination was conducted …
Read More »Rudiger upbeat on Germany’s Euro 2024 prospects after epic win over Denmark
BERLIN | Xinhua | When 2023-24 UEFA Champions League winner Antonio Rudiger turned up for a late press briefing at 45 minutes past midnight, the German defender wore a strong-willed facial expression. “We are ahead of three finals,” the Real Madrid star announced after the Euro 2024 hosts made it …
Read More »Rapper Kanye West has arrived in Moscow — producer
MOSCOW | TASS | US rapper Kanye West has arrived in Moscow, producer Yana Rudkovskaya reported via her Telegram channel. “Kanye West is already in Moscow! This is super news! He stopped in the very heart of the capital! Fingers crossed on the Luzhniki show! I’ll bet if it takes …
Read More »Police: 6 killed, 15 injured in Nigeria suicide bomb attack
ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least six people were killed and 15 others injured after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device at a busy motor park in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno on Saturday, police said. The suspected bomber targeted a wedding ceremony held near the …
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