KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda will send six players to the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2024 to be hosted in Nanchang, China. Simon Mugabi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) told Xinhua on Thursday that the junior national team of three boys and three …
Read More »13 year old girl drowns in Lake Bunyonyi
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 13 year old girl on Saturday evening drowned in Lake Bunyonyi while fetching water. Monica Musinguzi, a primary six pupil at Kagorogoro primary school and daughter to Edward Ndyomugyenyi, a resident of Kifurugutu in Kagorogoro village, Butanda sub county, Kabale district drowned at around …
Read More »Museveni tasks army to probe into Buddo shooting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly tasked the army spy and investigations agency to investigate the Tuesday gold shooting incident at Buddo junction which left two people dead. Museveni, according to sources has directed Defence and Intelligence Security (DIS) formerly Chief of Military Intelligence (CMI) to …
Read More »Karamoja Regional Council pays tribute to Simon Peter Aleper
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karamoja Regional Council has paid tribute to the former Member of Parliament for Moroto municipality, Simon Peter Aleper. Aleper who was also National Resistance Movement Central Executive Committee Member died in a fatal motor accident at Bukoona along Iganga-Tirinyi road in the wee hours …
Read More »Jinja College Old Students fundraise for shs3 billion dormitory
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Old students of Jinja College SS under their umbrella body of Jinja College old Boys Association-JICOBA have embarked on a drive to raise 3 Billion Shillings to construct a three-stored dormitory complex. Once completed, the new structure is expected to accommodate over 500 students. The …
Read More »Mindset change in climate change fight
Heads of state and government must seize this moment, change course, and start valuing ancestral knowledge COMMENT | SONIA GUAJAJARA | The climate disasters unfolding around the world – including unprecedented floods in Brazil, Africa, and China, heat waves in Asia and the Middle East, and persistent droughts in Europe and …
Read More »Ugandan, DR Congo troops rescue another 23 abductees from ADF rebels
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Troops of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday successfully rescued another 23 abductees from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in their joint military operation in the eastern DRC, a Ugandan spokesperson said. The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and …
Read More »Uganda Premier League champions SC Villa sack Serbian coach Stojanovic
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda Premier League reigning champions SC Villa have terminated their contract with the Serbian head coach Dusan Stojanovic. William Nkemba, the SC Villa chief executive officer announced on Saturday that the club had parted ways with Stojanovic. “The club wishes Dusan well in his next …
Read More »Hoima Catholic Bishop ordains 11 priests, 9 deacons
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Hoima Catholic Diocese Vincent Kirabo Saturday ordained 11 priests and nine deacons at Our lady of Lourdes cathedral Bujumbura in Hoima city. Bishop Kirabo who was the main celebrant during the ordination ceremony appealed to the newly priests and deacons to go …
Read More »Entebbe Pentecostals get overseer
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches in Uganda (NFBPCU) has commissioned Pastor Godfrey Mulonde as the Entebbe Division overseer to take charge of the fellowship’s affiliate churches in Entebbe, Katabi, and Bussi Island. Mulonde took an oath, promising to “respect, maintain and defend the …
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