Ian Katusiime is a writer with The Independent based in Kampala, Uganda. He writes about politics, security, foreign affairs and national news in general. Share on: WhatsApp

Job Opening Posting Title: LIBRARIAN Job Code Title: LIBRARIAN Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA Duty Station: GENEVA Posting Period: 03 October 2016 – 01 December 2016 Job Opening Number: 66260 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

Job Opening Posting Title: Ethics Officer, P4 Job Code Title: ETHICS OFFICER Department/Office: ETHICS OFFICE Duty Station: NEW YORK Posting Period: 04 October 2016 – 02 December 2016 Job Opening Number: 64387 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE   Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO: KCCA Executive Director Jennifer Musisi has this afternoon paid a courtesy visit to NBS television, and applauding the television for successfully seeing through the just concluded 5th annual Kampala city festival.  Musisi lauded the television saying NBS association with the event, made this year’s festival bigger than any other held. …

VIDEO: Who “kidnapped” Rtd.Col.Dr. Kizza Besigye moments after the plane he was travelling in touched the ground at Entebbe International Airport? According to Besigye, officers wearing Civil Aviation Authority uniforms picked him from the aircraft, put him in a CAA vehicle, and drove him to the old airport where he was handed …

VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has denied claims by Ugandan opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye that he was arrested by their staff at Entebbe airport soon after returning from London, and then forcibly driven back to his home in Kasangati.     Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni has with immediate effect halted the policy that mandates all primary school head teachers to have university degrees. The president says head teachers who are diploma holders are now in panic to enroll for degree programs which he says will affect work in their schools. Share on:

VIDEO: The battle between the media and parliament is just about to begin after four media houses snubbed the summons by the Parliamentary committee on Rules, Privileges and discipline saying Parliament lacks the jurisdictions to summon them. It’s only the government News paper, the New Vision that appeared before the committee …

International community slams fresh call for war in S.Sudan Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  The international community on Thursday hit out at a call from South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar for renewed war with the government, raising concerns about heavy fighting in recent weeks. Machar, the former vice president, …

Friday Ghana vs Uganda, 6.30pm (LIVE SS4/UBC) Group  A :Libya, Guinea, DR Congo, Tunisia Group B: Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria Group C: Gabon, Morocco, Mali, Ivory Coast Group D: Burkina Faso, South Africa, Cape Verde, Senegal Group E: Uganda, Congo, Egypt, Ghana Matchdays 1: Oct 3-11 2016 2: Nov 7-15 …