Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, has overhauled commanders in the directorate of Information Communication and Technology-ICT. This is in a bid to improve timely response to crime incidents captured by Closed Circuit Television –CCTV security cameras, The latest reshuffles of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club URA FC has appointed Simeon Masaba as interim coach after parting ways with their former head coach, Sam Simbwa. The tax collectors reportedly failed to reach an agreement with Ssimbwa following the expiry of his contract after serving the …
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Lumbuye before he was picked up in Turkey Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a heavy security presence along the roads leading to the Turkish embassy on plot 9 at Prince Charles drive in Kololo ahead of the deportation of popular Ugandan blogger, Fred Kajjubi, alias Lumbuye. Reports from …
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🔴 🇺🇬 ✳ Cheptegei ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World records ◉ World Champ ◉ Commonwealth gold ◉ World cross country champ ✳ Akii Bua ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World record ✳ Kiprotich ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World champ ✳ Chemutai ◉ Olympic gold Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Before Joshua Cheptegei stepped onto …
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📌 Marathon results 🇺🇬 ◉ Chemutai 16th 2:32:23 ◉ Chekwel 69th 2:53:40 SB 🔴 SATURDAY ➡️ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 1.45pm 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 12.00am Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & IOC | Uganda’s Immaculate Chemutai finished 16th out of runners in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY ‘We must learn to live with COVID’: Virologists say it’s only way out as disease won’t go away soon THE LAST WORD Uganda’s self-destructive impulses: How the ethnic divisions in our country drive …
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Istanbul, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT& URN | Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye who was arrested in Turkey, will be deported to Uganda Saturday morning, Foreign Affairs State Minister Henry Okello Oryem has confirmed. “Lumbuye will be deported to Uganda tomorrow morning. On arrival he’ll put in custody and later brought to …
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📌 RESULT GOLD – CHEPTEGEI Joshua 12:58.15 SILVER – AHMED Mohammed (CAN) 12:58.61 BRONZE – CHELIMO Paul (USA) 12:59.05 🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 ➡ 1,500m FINAL – Nanyondo- 3.50pm 🔴 SAT ➡ Marathon (W) FINAL – I. Chemutai , Chekwel J 1am ➡ 10,000m FINAL (W) Chelangat 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) insists that Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers should all give similar and accurate temperature readings if used according to their guidelines. This can only fail if the thermometers, also called temperature guns are either faulty, not up to standard …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is anger and frustration among a section of persons affected by the impending construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP, as the project implementers move to secure land in Kyotera and Rakia districts. The aggrieved include 21 households that will be physically displaced as …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
