NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan aviation workers on Tuesday called off their two-day strike, which had disrupted flights at the country’s main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) agreed to resume work following a meeting involving relevant government ministries and airport authorities. The strike …
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WASHINGTON,the United States | Xinhua | When U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariff package in 2025, he framed it as a cost to be borne by foreign exporters and governments. Ten months later, the tariffs remain in force. By September 2025, the trade-weighted statutory rate had climbed to …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalist Perez Rumanzi has lost a civil case against former Kabale District Police Commander, Dickens Bindeba, and former Kigezi Regional Operations Commander, Abraham Asiimwe. Rumanzi filed the case in the Mbarara High Court, seeking declarations that the alleged beating, molestation, and unlawful arrest he experienced …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Lino Anguzu, has withdrawn charges of defilement and aggravated trafficking that had been brought against socialite Nasser Nduhukire, also known as Don Nasser. The charges were formally withdrawn on Tuesday before the International Crimes Division of the High Court …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Gulu has further remanded National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Northern Uganda, Dr. Lina Zedriga, to Gulu Main Prison until February 24, 2026, as the State seeks more time to scrutinize her sureties. Dr. Zedriga first appeared on …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate court was forced to adjourn the hearing of the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy President Dr Lina Zedriga over technology flaws. Dr Zedriga this morning appeared before the court via zoom technology from her prison cells at Gulu Main Prisons in …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Ethiopian Airlines chief Girma Wake as a consultant and acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, the country’s national carrier. Museveni directed Minister of Works and Transport Edward Katumba Wamala to appoint Wake to serve as acting …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Wallen Nuwagaba Tumwiine, former Rukungiri Municipality FDC flag bearer, says he regrets supporting the opposition, because there is no political direction. In FDC’s 2020 party primaries Nuwagaba beat then incumbent Roland Mugume Kagyinda and Ingrid Turinawe to the 2021 flag. As Kagyinda conceded, …
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Madi-Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Madi‑Okollo District are investigating a suspected outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease following reports of livestock deaths in parts of the district. The most affected areas are Agulua, Wawafe and Etelemva villages in Arara Parish, Uleppi Sub-County, where several animals especially cattle and …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bunyoro University Task Force Committee is seeking Shs179 billion in the 2026/27 National Budget to finance the construction of the institution. Professor Samuel Kyamanywa, Chairperson of the Task Force, says once the funds are released, they will be used to begin construction of …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
