Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anita Tumuramye, a female presenter at the district based, Kanungu FM, has dragged her manager, Nelson Kagote Twinamatsiko to the police for assault. She claims that Twinamatsiko assaulted her when she demanded her commission on an advert of a school she brought for the radio …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Letshego Uganda Limited has issued a media statement responding to media allegations that its Chief Executive Officer, Giles Aijikwe has fled the country after illegally selling a borrower’s property for his personal gain. Issued on Jan .31, the statement reads in part: We wish to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Anita Among, has said Parliament will continue in its efforts to ensure that Uganda’s culture and heritage is kept intact. She said this while launching the Parliamentary Forum on Gender and Culture on Tuesday, 31 January 2023. The Speaker, who is the patron …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited on Jan 31st, opened its 11th showroom in Soroti. Speaking at the launch, George Arodi, the Chief Executive Officer Uganda Baati, said that the decision to open a new route to market through showrooms was to bring convenience to the customers who …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two men in Kasese who were arrested for possessing a human skull have been sentenced to two years in jail. On Tuesday, the Grade One Magistrate court presided over by Allan Nyakana, sentenced Raphael Bwambale, 40, and Mikidad Muhindo, 50 after they both pleaded guilty …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has attributed the decline in performance of once best schools in Kampala, and the country in general, to the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. While addressing journalists at the City Hall in Kampala, Lukwago said that the once …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to rectify the recurrent challenges in remittances of pensions, gratuity and salaries of public servants, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) has instituted an audit into the payroll. This revelation was made by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to …

Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria and Senegal cruised their way through to the final of the 7th African Nations Championship on Tuesday after beating Niger and Madagascar respectively in the semifinals. In front of their fans, the Desert Foxes did not find any problem securing their ticket to the final, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has reportedly named five people in its custody, out of a list of 25 missing Ugandans that was tabled by Leader of Opposition-LOP Mathias Mpuuga. The said five were reportedly named during a closed door meeting convened on Tuesday at the office of Deputy …

London, UK | Xinhua | Three years after the United Kingdom’s (UK) departure from the European Union (EU), there is now a reasonable consensus that the effects of Brexit on the country’s economy have been negative, and public support for it has been decreasing, a scholar has said. “It’s more an …