Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TA lightning strike claimed the lives of two children in Rubanda district on Friday. Treasure Arinda, a 13-year-old son of Vincent Wednesday and a primary five pupil at Kacherere Primary School, and Elia Mwebesa, also 13 years old and son of Patrick Barigigye, residents of …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. The UN General Assembly, in a resolution, acknowledges the significance of the Lunar New Year, which is observed in …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s renowned long-distance runner, Joshua Cheptegei, has expanded his support to football in the Sebei Sub-region, aiming to identify and empower youth talent beyond athletics. In an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network, the world and Olympic Champion expressed his belief that the youth in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The agreement by close to two hundred countries that they should transition away from burning the fossil fuels that are warming the planet overshadowed the call for nuclear energy. With most of the delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) settling down, parties …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Mbale City, the police have apprehended a man suspected to be the ringleader behind the theft of motor vehicle number plates in the city and its environs. The suspect Abdullah Manira,36, was captured at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. He was lured there under the pretense …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 kiosk owners operating along Ntare Road in Mbarara yesterday morning stormed the offices of Mbarara City Council protesting their eviction. The Kiosk Owners were given an ultimatum to vacate the area within seven days or face maximum force. However, the welders operating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says that he is not bothered by the pressure from Western nations over his decision to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, saying that while others may worry, he does not. Museveni assented to the bill on May 26th, 2023, imposing …

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibanda Resident District Commissioner Caleb Tukikiriza has lifted the temporary ban on overnight activities. The ban had been imposed as a result of a security threat in the area, particularly following the recent attack on the neighboring Kamwenge district by suspected Allied Democratic Forces …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakasongola District Council has passed a resolution banning the Security Committee from recommending applicants for the award of tenders to collect dues from the cattle markets. The District Security Committee recently resolved to screen applicants before they are selected by the Procurement Officer for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A whistleblower has petitioned the Inspectorate of Government to investigate Principal Judge Flavian Zeija, and Prof. Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University for alleged land fraud. The whistleblower, identifying himself as Godfrey Deogratius Ouma, points to the alleged illegal consolidation of suits …