Kampala, Uganda | FRANK MUGABI | Women Members of Parliament have called for the elevation of Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) groups to increase production with an eye on the export market. The MPs noted that many of the women groups they have visited are engaged in sectors whose products are …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | An East African summit scheduled for December 27 to help broker an end to Burundi’s political crisis has been postponed for a second time, according to a regional bloc organising the talks. Burundi has been caught up in crisis since President Pierre Nkurunziza sought a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has appealed to Ugandans to return to the purpose for which Jesus was born in order to have meaningful Christmas celebrations. He says that due to the festivities that surround the commemoration of the birth of Jesus, many …

Washington, United States | AFP | US politicians and international allies scrambled Friday to make sense of President Donald Trump’s momentous foreign policy decisions for Syria and Afghanistan — epic reversals that prompted Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to quit. Trump’s historic moves to pull out of Syria and slash troop …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boat operators on Lake Albert have been warned against overloading passengers during the festive season. Lake Albert is busy during the festive season with many of the Ugandans and their relatives crossing the lake to celebrate Christmas with their relatives in the Democratic Republic of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Governor of Uganda’s Central Bank Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has insisted that he was right to close seven commercial banks between 1993 and 2017. Mutebile made the remarks on Thursday as he gave his closing remarks on the ongoing probe by parliament’s Committee on Commission’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Central Bank Executive Director Supervision, Justine Bagyenda has been granted access to her passports to enable her travel for Christmas Holidays. COSASE Chairperson Abdu Katuntu, however, told Bagyenda that the committee will resume work on 8th January 2019 and that she will be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted more time to the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to conclude the probe into closure and sale of seven Ugandan commercial banks. The two and half year term of the current committee led by Bugweri County MP Abdu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of High Court has set January 11th, 2019 to confirm the charges against Jamil Mukulu, the jailed Commander of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces. Mukulu and 37 others are currently facing several charges related to crimes against humanity, war crimes and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Music promoters and events managers have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to intervene in the suspended music concerts of Bobi Wine. The petitioners say they have incurred huge losses for failing to host concerts involving the Kyadondo East MP and artist, Robert Kyagulanyi …