Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Peasants’ Party (NPP), has officially launched and unveiled its leadership team. Although founded in 2004 by Hajj Elias Wamala Ssegujja and others, NPP has been one of the dormant political parties for several years; however, the party has now been revitalized after it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The motor vehicle industry sees electric vehicles dominating the industry sooner than previously expected, as positive sentiments grow. ‎They see the scepticism towards the EV reducing, including attitude about durability and repairability, with the main barrier to the growth of the market now being …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) announced on Friday that they had seized a major military base belonging to a senior commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Chris Magezi, military assistant …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has revealed that the owner of Skylines Tours and Travel Company scammed  job seekers 1.7 billion shillings. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that Asiimwe Chris, alias Don Chris, promised victims job opportunities abroad but failed to deliver. CID …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has commissioned the construction of Kabaka’s Lake Road in Lubaga Division.  This is one of the 24 roads set to be constructed in Kampala under funding from the Government. Speaking at the groundbreaking event on Friday in Lubaga, the …

Port Bell, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MV Kaawa, one of Uganda’s oldest ships, is ready for deployment again following almost a year of rehabilitation works. Works for the rehabilitation of MV Kaawa began last year and were expected to see the vessel fit to transport cargo between Port Bell …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety experts have asked the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to provide safe pedestrian crossing points at busy junctions such as Banda. Jackson Musoga, the programs officer for Safe Transport and Survivors Support Uganda (STASSU), said …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical professionals at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City have urged parents to embrace mandatory sickle cell screening for newborns as part of an effort to tackle the rising burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) among children. The call, according to medics, would …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | HIV incidence and related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa could significantly increase following the suspension of funding for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a new modelling study warns. The pre-print study, led by Dr. Jack Stone, Associate Professor …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to work with other countries in building a global network for dialogue and cooperation among civilizations. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the statement in a …