OBITUARY | Ronald Musoke | Christopher Columbus Sembuya, the remaining founder of Sembule Group of Companies, one of Uganda’s indigenous companies renowned in its prime years for making radio and television sets, “landline” telephones and even street lights passed away quietly in Kampala Hospital on Jan.11. But, in perhaps a …

THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M MWENDA | At exactly 5.30am on Sunday morning January 23rd 2022, the governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, breathed his last in a Nairobi hospital. He had been battling illness for several years. While Mutebile’s body has died, his deeds will continue …

✳️ Archbishop Ssemogerere: Episcopal Motto: Let us grow into the Life of Christ ✳️ Dr. Kizito Lwanga’s Motto: Pray and work that you may have life. ✳️ Cardinal Wamala’s Motto: I Put My Trust In You ✳ Cardinal Nsubuga’s Motto: Mother, give light to the blind. Rubaga, Uganda | THE …

✳ Cameroon 2 Comoros 1 ✳ Gambia 1 Guinea 0 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT |  Hosts Cameroon are through to the quarter finals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 following an eventful 2-1 victory over Comoros. Karl Toko Ekambi gave the Indomitable Lions lead just before …

🔴 Nigeria 0 Tunisia 1 🔴 Gabon 1 (6) Burkina Faso 1 (7) Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Tunisia are through to the quarter final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021. The Eagles of Carthage defeated 10-man Super Eagles of Nigeria 1-0 in a …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has taken over the funding for the reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini. The directive was issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while in Oyam District during a meeting with the Members of Parliament and other leaders from the Lango sub-region, on Saturday. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen. Otafiire Kahinda wants the Uganda Prisons Service to make garments for both the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces and Uganda Police Force. Otafiire made the remarks while commissioning the new garment workshop machinery at Kitalya Mini Max Prison. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile will be remembered for encouraging people not to worry about the level of individual prominence they have achieved in life, but worry about the individuals around them that need to be helped to become better. In one of his statements as a Rotarian, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All dormant stalls and lock-ups in public markets across Kampala will be reallocated to persons in search of working space, the Minister in Charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda has said. The pronouncement was made after an assessment on the status …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Office of the Attorney General to use National Identification Numbers(NIN) instead of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for processing compensation for war debt claimants in Northern Uganda. The Finance Ministry had tasked all claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso …