London, United Kingdom | AFP | Maurizio Sarri slammed Chelsea’s “strange reaction” as Jamie Vardy fired Leicester to a shock 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Sarri’s side paid the price for failing to convert their chances when Vardy netted early in the second half to hand the Blues …
Read More »Townsend scores wonder goal as Crystal Palace stun Man City
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola warned his Manchester City players they must learn from their mistakes after a shock 3-2 home defeat by struggling Crystal Palace left them four points behind leaders Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. The win ended City’s perfect home form …
Read More »Macron takes champagne and foie gras to French soldiers in Chad
N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron paid a pre-Christmas visit to French soldiers in Chad on Saturday, bringing enough champagne, foie gras and chocolate for 1,300 troops along with him. Macron landed at Kossei air base near N’Djamena, the nerve centre of Operation Barkhane, a four-year campaign …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Musisi bids farewell
THIS WEEK: Musisi bids farewell Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Outgoing Executive Director Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), Jennifer Musisi handed over office on Friday a day before Dec.15 a day she had set as her last day in that position when she tendered in her resignation in October. Minister …
Read More »THIS WEEK: 80% fail LDC final exam
THIS WEEK: 80% fail LDC final exam Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of lawyers graduating from the Law Development Center (LDC) were released on Dec.12 showing 20% of the over 800 that sat for the final exams to have passed. According to the Center’s Director Frank Nigel Othembi while …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Lusanja evictions illegal, Court
THIS WEEK: Lusanja evictions illegal, court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Dec.14, court ruled that an eviction of hundreds of people from a 75-acre piece of land in Lusanja village in Mpererwe on the outskirts of Kampala was illegal. In his judgment, High Court Judge John Eudes Keitirima ruled …
Read More »Fresh wrangle threatens proposed Kampala Oil Terminal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned construction of the Kampala Oil Terminal has suffered a setback as a result of a fresh land conflict pitting the government against one Gideon Kabuye Kirumira. The land, measuring 299 acres in Kiringente Sub County, Mpigi district, was identified in 2007 as a …
Read More »Committee recommends scrapping of political head title from KCCA Act
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Affairs committee of Parliament has recommended the scrapping of the title “political head of the Capital City” from Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) 2010 Act. The committee which has been scrutinising the amendment bill of the KCCA Act says the title, political head …
Read More »Waste sorters daring disease in the search for money
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a hustle to find a job, Peter Mubiru was introduced to the garbage world. Today Mubiru earns a living from collecting domestic waste across Kampala. Mubiru’s working day starts at 7 a.m., and unlike others, endures hours of standing at the back of a …
Read More »Ugandan printers reaping big from DRC campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ongoing campaigns and preparations for the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have given a boost to printing and graphics businesses in Kampala. Several traders operating along Nasser Road have secured numerous orders from DRC politicians in the run up to the …
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