Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of Alhaji Akbar Adoko Nekyon has been laid to rest at his home in Apoki village, Chegere Sub County, Apac district. Nekyon died on Friday afternoon at Nsambya Hospital. Nekyon’s body arrived at 1:30 pm aboard a military helicopter, which landed at Abutaber …

More than 30 arrested in USAFI mosque raid Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Usafi mosque in Kisenyi on April 28, a total of 36 people suspected of involving in acts of terrorism and radicalism were arrested. The operation by the police together with other security agencies was done after an …

Court adjourns Lukwago, Kamya case to June Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The civil division of the high court has set June 11 as the date when the case in which Kampala city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago accuses Minister for Kampala Beti Kamya of masquerading as the city’s political …

East Africa’s oldest chimp laid to rest Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At 54, East Africa’s oldest known captive chimpanzee was laid to rest on April.28. Zakayo as he was known by fans and conservationists had succumbed to chronic gastroenteritis – inflammation of the stomach lining two days before. …

PEPFAR approves $408million funding to Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to receive $408million – about Shs1.5 trillion funding from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The money approved in Washington on April 20, is planned to be spent on among others procuring …

MP Amongin endorsed for the Pan African parliament job Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ngora woman MP Jaqueline Amongin who received the 2017 Mandela Leadership Prize has been endorsed by parliament to run for the seat of Vice Chairperson of the Pan African parliament, the advisory legislative house to …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Ugandan members of parliament have tasked the government to mitigate the increasing number of street children especially in urban centres. The call followed a motion moved by the chairperson of the parliamentary forum on children Bernard Atiku (Ind., Ayivu) to commemorate street connected children. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nekyon breathed his last at Nsambya Hospital on Friday afternoon where he was admitted for unspecified health complications. His nephew, the Uganda People’s Congress-UPC Party President, James Akena confirmed his death and told URN on phone that they are making funeral arrangements at Nekyon’s home …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Makerere University senior administrative officer who was recently seen in a video indecently assaulting a student from his office, has been charged before Buganda Road Court and remanded to Luzira prison on charges of attempted rape. Edward Kisuze was arrested by police on April …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters has summoned Lands, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Betty Amongi over allegations that she is involved in the mismanagement of the Land Fund. The summons signed by the Commission’s Acting Secretary, Dr. Douglas Singiza requires Amongi to appear …