Tag Archives: Uganda

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The shadow cabinet on Monday demanded a probe into atrocities allegedly committed by UPDF’s Fisheries Protection Unit on lakes in the country. The cabinet chaired by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga was responding to various complaints by fisheries communities around various …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Development Plan III (NDP III) has failed to hit the required target, halfway since it was launched, a report has revealed. NDP III is the third in a series of six development plans whose primary goal is “to increase average household incomes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nineteen people accused of manufacturing, planting, and denoting Improvised Explosive Devices-IEDs at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) and IPS building approximately two years ago have appeared before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. The suspects include Mobile Money Operators Yusuf Muwonge alias …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is improbable to list events that form a significant part of Uganda’s history and miss the 1966 attack on the palace of Kabaka Fredrick Mutesa II by the army under the command of then Col. Idi Amin Dada. Diverse accounts have been written in …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Emeritus Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, has been laid to rest at Nyamitanga Cathedral in Mbarara City. Archbishop Emeritus Bakyenga, who passed away at the age of 79 in Nsambya Hospital, was buried inside the church on the right-hand …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to increase trade with South Africa and invites businessmen with interest in East Africa to consider exploring Uganda’s various business and investment opportunities, Uganda through the Uganda High Commission in Pretoria is inviting businesses to explore investment in sectors such as agribusiness, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda’s Premier Charles Peter Mayiga has called for planning for development accruing from the oil and gas sector before the resources get out the ground. The Katikiro and some members of his cabinet spent three days this week touring oil and gas infrastructural developments like …

How Uganda’s former largest opposition party is killing itself using its own false narratives THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is in deep, deadly crisis. Its leadership is locked in a ferocious fight verbal and physical. Each side accuses the other of being bribed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) President Sarah Babirye Kityo has returned to office amidst tension. In April, Kityo was asked to step down by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, in a meeting attended by National Council of Sports-NCS General Secretary Patrick Ogwel, State …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety activists and experts have asked the government to curb indiscipline in order to reduce carnage. Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson recently told URN that 100 people had died within seven days last week, which translates to more than 14 people losing …