Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The partners in the oil and gas industry in Uganda intend to supply solar energy to power the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in transporting crude from Hoima in western Uganda to Tanzania’s Tanga Port. The energy will be used at the six pump stations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Medical Interns will go on strike next week if the government does not address their demands. The interns want the government to increase their monthly allowance from  900,000 to the minimum wage of a U4 doctor which stands at 3 million Shillings. In a statement …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The loser in the Entebbe Municipality Mayoral elections has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to overturn the victory of Fabrice Brad Rulinda. In his petition before the Civil Division, the petitioner Vincent De Paul Kayanja says that the elections conducted on January 25th …

 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  XINHUA |  Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday expanded its movement control to the whole country till June following the recent spike of the COVID-19 cases in the country. COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka topped 125,000 with 2,672 new cases reported a day earlier, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Nurses and midwives under their umbrella organization the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council  have called off their impending strike after coming to an agreement with government. The strike was called off after government committed to allocating 44.9 billion Shillings  that will go towards providing a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Unity Party (NUP) has dismissed claims that their leader Robert Kyagulanyi is planning to hold a parallel presidential swearing ceremony. NUP says it is a cheap trick by security operatives to ‘steal money from President Yoweri Museveni’. NUP spokesman and MP Elect for …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  12 people have been rescued after a boat capsized on Lake Albert. The boat was from Kyehoro landing site in Kikuube district to Panyimur fish market in Pakwach district. The accident occurred in the wee hours of Monday morning at around 2:30 am near Fofo …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bishop of Soroti Diocese, Rt. Rev. Kosea Odongo has expressed shock at reports that the Minister of  Disaster Preparedness beat up, and wounded the clergy in the area. The injured churchmen are undergoing medical treatment. It is reported that State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Buganda Kingdom has asked President Yoweri Museveni to ensure the return of all kingdom properties in his new five-year term. This comes ahead of Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.  The president-elect secured a sixth term in the 14th January 2021 general election in which he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A letter written by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda about the dates for the election of the new Speaker of Parliament was unnecessary, according to the current Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The Clerk to Parliament last week released the swearing-in program of the MPs to the …