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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has officially assumed the leadership of Church of the Uganda (CoU). He was enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of Church of the Uganda (CoU) at a colorful ceremony held this morning at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. The special …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Archbishop-elect Rt. Rev. Dr. Steven Kaziimba Mugalu is today being enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of Church of Uganda in a special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe. Outgoing Archbishop the Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali will officially hand over the Provincial …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to take precaution and protect themselves against the deadly COVID-19 alias coronavirus. In a message posted on twitter on Saturday afternoon, Museveni urged Ugandans to take personal precaution and mainly wash hands as a preventive measure, as …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  The UN health agency on Friday upgraded the global risk from the new coronavirus to “very high”, saying the continued increase in cases and countries affected was “clearly of concern”. “We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of candidates that opted to sit for Science related combinations at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations (UACE) remains low according to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). The revelation was made during the release of the UACE examination results that took place in …

Huge taxes will continue to water down dividends Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Have you ever imagined running a company that hands over a huge chunk of its revenue to government as tax compared to shareholders’ dividends? This is the situation that managers at the British American Tobacco Uganda …

What next as city’s busiest street goes car-less, gets recreation parks? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Luwum Street has been one of the busiest motorized sections of Kampala city for years. Located just a block off the city’s main access; Kampala-Jinja Road, and connecting to the city’s main international …

Trigger happy Lt. Col Juma Seiko makes UPDF the target Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On Feb. 9, one of Uganda’s well-known army officers; Lt. Col. Juma Seiko, was being chauffeured in a small saloon car through a busy market area when the car got into an accident. Accounts …

✳ Dr. Riek Machar Teny, First VP ✳ Dr. James Wani Igga, VP ✳ Taban Deng Gai, VP ✳ Rebecca Nyandeng Garang, VP Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Saturday, formally rejoining the government in the …

  Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 4th Quadripartite Heads of State Summit has set new conditions to be met before the Rwanda-Uganda border is re-opened. The summit, according to a communique,  recommended that  Uganda should within one month verify allegations by Rwanda about action from its territory by …