MOMBASA, Kenya | Xinhua | Four African transport ministers agreed on Friday to expedite the completion of the remaining sections of the high-speed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha, Kenya, to regional countries. The ministers of transport from Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Rwanda, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a motion to establish the National Institute for Teacher Education, marking a crucial step towards enhancing teacher training programmes in Uganda. The Minister of State for Sports, Peter Ogwang, presented the motion during the plenary sitting presided over by Speaker Anita Among …

‘These days a son can even kill his father over money’ COMMENT | SAMUEL MEYERSON | In the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda, a four-year outbreak of violent livestock raiding is finally subsiding – the result of a ruthless, informer-driven disarmament campaign by the army. But even as stability returns, divisions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has demanded a comprehensive statement on the UK sanctions against the speaker and two backbench members. The Speaker Annet Anita Among together with former Ministers Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu were on April 30 slapped with sanctions by the UK. Deputy Foreign Secretary, Andrew …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defence, Jacob Oboth, has said Uganda is ever ready for the formation of the Eastern Africa standby force. Oboth was speaking while meeting the Director of Eastern Africa standby force Brig Gen (rtd) Paul Kahuria Njema at Mbuya military headquarters in Kampala. …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Three teams are still involved in the race to win the Premier League this weekend, while three more continue their struggle to avoid relegation in a round of games that also has a lot to say about who will play in European competition next season. …

When China is making the world cleaner by providing quality electric vehicles (EVs) to global consumers, what has the United States been doing other than pointing the finger at China? Beijing, China | Yi Xin | In her recent trip to China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeatedly blasted Beijing’s industrial …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority PPDA has asked companies awarded contracts to construct seed secondary schools to provide timely accountability. The call is especially directed to schools funded under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UGIFT). Dr. Levi Kabagambe,  a Procurement Specialist …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a sigh of relief among fruit farmers in the West Nile sub region after Aringa Mango Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited (Ltd) is set to commence buying mangoes for processing at Yumbe Mango Factory this season. The factory which is located in Lodonga sub …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least eight schools in Luwero district are stuck with hundreds of iron sheets that were donated for renovation and completion of classroom blocks. In October 2023 the Ministry of Luwero Triangle donated iron sheets to 19 Primary schools in Luwero district. According to the …