Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts believe Uganda could benefit from the East African Region “economic war” between the two local giants, Kenya and Tanzania. A fight for Uganda’s cargo has emerged in the past two years, with Kampala seeking to take advantage of the war, by tabling new conditions. Apart …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of legislators from Buganda region have today demanded that the new Minister of State for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja apologizes for statements made regarding the Mailo tenure system. Addressing journalists at parliament, the MPs led by Buikwe South representative Dr. Lulume Bayiga …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has signed a contract with a Russian Company to provide digital trackers to all vehicles in the country. At a ceremony held on Friday at the Office of the President in Kampala, Waiswa Bageya the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have stormed a guest house on Muyenga Hill in Kampala and found 14 girls living in terrible conditions while being prepared to be taken to a European destination. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Oweyesigyire said that the 14 girls were found at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister,  Robinah Nabbanja has revealed she will soon brief President Yoweri Museveni about threats directed at her. Nabbanja made the revelation to journalists at parliament shortly after attending the Bunyoro Parliamentary Caucus on Friday. She said some unidentified people have alreaedy started threatening …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah on Friday quietly returned to the country, sources have revealed. Oulanyah has been out of the country for one and half months. He last presided over Parliament at the reading of the 2021/2022 financial year budget at Kololo …

Global artists bring world together in “Imagine” moment during Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Global artists Angélique Kidjo, Alejandro Sanz, John Legend, Keith Urban and the Suginami Children’s Choir brought all five continents together in today’s Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Hundreds …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda’s next war: Experts warn as phones of politicians are hacked THE LAST WORD Ethiopia’s failed reform: How Africa’s most successful economy has produced a political crisis that may tear it apart ANALYSIS …

Maternal deaths increase as health workers shift to care for COVID-19 patients Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s response to COVID-19 has negatively impacted maternal, child and neonatal health, according to data by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA says the biggest and longest lasting impact is …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Weightlifter  Julius Ssekitoleko, who went missing for a few days in Tokyo and was finally traced, has today returned safely to Uganda. He vanished from the Olympic village facilities in Izumisano City last week, leaving a note saying he was seeking to stay in Japan. He …