NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday nominated 10 Cabinet secretaries, including four from the main opposition party, in an effort to form an all-inclusive government. Ruto nominated the main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairman John Mbadi to head the National Treasury. The other three …
Read More »Museveni returns two bills for reconsideration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Higher Education Students Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to Parliament for reconsideration. In a letter read by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, at the sitting of the House on Tuesday, …
Read More »Man arrested for assaulting friend for dancing with lover
Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namisindwa District are currently holding a 25-year-old man known only as Pyusi on allegations of cutting and injuring his Kenyan counterpart for dancing with his girlfriend at a funeral. Pyusi, a resident of Manyali village in Bukokho Parish, reportedly attacked Toney Kisebe, a …
Read More »African Union calls for continental integration in mid-year coordination meeting
ACCRA, Ghana | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) on Sunday opened its sixth mid-year coordination meeting in Accra, the capital of Ghana, calling for the peace and solidarity of the continent. The meeting on the theme of “Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century” brought together the AU, …
Read More »Police Recruitment: 69 arrested for presenting forged academic documents
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Masindi have arrested 69 recruits for allegedly presenting fake academic documents during the just concluded recruitment exercise. The recruits were arrested on Saturday after they reported for training at the Kabalye police training school in Masindi district. They reported at the …
Read More »FINCA MD urges on data usage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | James Onyutta, Managing Director, of FINCA Uganda, gathering data about customer preferences, market trends, and industry dynamics, can help businesses make decisions based on facts rather than assumptions or intuition. “Using research has opened our eyes to many opportunities and helped us solve numerous business …
Read More »Biden to address nation on withdrawal from presidential race
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES | TASS | US President Joe Biden confirmed that he would address the nation on the subject of withdrawal from the US presidential race on Wednesday. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET [midnight GMT], I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, …
Read More »‘Night owls’ appear to have better brain function, new study finds
But there is a wide range of cognitive performance within each chronotype ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A person’s chronotype defines what time of the day a person is most active based on their sleeping patterns. For example, are you the type of person who wakes up early and is most active …
Read More »ANTI-CORRUPTION DEMO: Key roads leading to the Parliament closed
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan police on Tuesday closed off several key roads leading to the country’s parliamentary building where protesters were planning to march to express their displeasure at what they call rampant corruption in the government. Public vehicles are not allowed on these roads, which are …
Read More »Kenya Anti-government Protest: Security heightened at main airport
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan authorities on Tuesday heightened security in and around the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital of Nairobi, the country’s main airport, ahead of anti-government protests. Young Kenyan protesters, or Gen-Z, have threatened to disrupt airport operations to protest President William Ruto’s decision …
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