Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alliance Française Kampala (AFK) on January 21st, organised an Open Day French market which was an opportunity to bring together the Uganda and French communities and give a glimpse into the languages and cultural programs at Alliance Francaise. The event started at 10:30am and ended …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating circumstances under which one of their own shot a bus tout working with Baby Coach in Kisoro district. Ronald Twijukye from Community Police Post in the heart of Kisoro town shot Stephen Munyantwari, 28, a resident of Kagezi village in Muhindura parish, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control has cautioned Ugandans against falling into traps by people purporting to help them secure visas, passports and jobs. The directorate says that cases of passport, visa and job scams have become rampant in recent months, many of them …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned new sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and Britain and vowed to take retaliatory measures. Iran reserves the right to take retaliatory measures against such “failed policies” and will soon announce its new list of sanctions against the “human rights …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Museums and Monument Bill, 2022 that was returned by the President in November 2022 has been reconsidered by the House. The Bill was passed for the second time during the plenary sitting of Tuesday, 24 January  2023 chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Congress on Tuesday that classified documents had been found at his home in Indiana. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said in a statement that Pence reached out on Tuesday about the misplaced documents. “He has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has appealed to the Budget Committee to reinstate a Shs10 billion allocation for Emergency Medical Services and Disease outbreak response. In the Financial Year 2019/2020, government committed a budgetary allocation of Shs10 billion to support the Emergency Medical Services …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministers for Works and Internal Affairs have been directed to present a joint statement to the House on allegations of extortion at Entebbe International Airport. The directive by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa was made during the House sitting on Tuesday, 24 January 2022. “The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Education has been tasked to expeditiously carry out investigations into same-sex vices in schools. This follows a directive given on the matter by Speaker Anita Among on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. On Tuesday, 24 January 2023, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa expressed concern …

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | A new research led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has found that being judged online can negatively affect the mood and cognitive functioning of adolescents. The study, published in the Scientific Reports journal in December 2022, examined the impacts by having …