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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has overruled Parliament, and given organisers of the Nyege Nyege international festival a green light for it to go ahead as planned September 15th to 18th, 2022. “We have tasked the Ministry of Ethics and Integrity, as …

Concern as number of lions killed in the Queen Elizabeth National Park since 2018 rises to 17 SPECIAL FEATURE | On March 20, last year, six lions were found dead in the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park located about 400km southwest of Kampala. This brought the number of …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Kenya’s incoming President William Ruto said Monday his administration will prioritize economic turnaround, peace, reconciliation, and cohesion once he is sworn into office next week. Ruto in a televised address to the nation soon after the Supreme Court declared he was validly elected as Kenya’s …

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London, UK | Xinhua | Liz Truss, foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has won the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest and will replace Boris Johnson as the country’s new prime minister. In the runoff, Truss beat her rival, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by winning approximately …

Moment of Truth for Kenyans as Supreme Court Rules on President-elect Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court of Kenya will give its Kenya elections verdict today at midday. The court will either confirm William Ruto as the President-elect or nullify the results. Kenyans are divided on whether the Supreme …

20,000 graduate in first ever unified national army  Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni’s attendance of the first graduation of the Unified Forces of South Sudan cast him in the spotlight again as a mainstay in the security matrix of the East African and Great Lakes region. …

Moment of Truth for Kenyans as Supreme Court Rules on President-elect Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court of Kenya will give its verdict today on the country’s recent general election. The court will either confirm William Ruto as the President-elect or nullify the results. Kenyans are divided on …

  London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s top long distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo will feature in the Great North Run Half marathon in England. The duo are currently preparing ahead of the run slated for September 12th. They will face tough opposition from Ethiopian star runners …