Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Electoral Commission has come out to explain why some of the youths had their names missing during the election today for youth village committees across the country. In some parts of the country, the elections were marred by violence caused especially by missing names on …
Read More »Police to clampdown on unruly Subaru motorists in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Police has said they are going to clampdown on unruly Subaru motorists in Kampala. The development follows an incident that happened on Sunday evening at a police checkpoint in Buloba where a fleet of Subaru racers who normally form a racing convoy stopped and became aggressive …
Read More »FC Barcelona sack coach Setien and announce ‘restructuring’ of first team
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | FC Barcelona sacked coach Quique Setien on Monday following an emergency directors’ meeting called in the wake of Friday’s 8-2 UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. The club confirmed the decision in a communique issued after a meeting that lasted for over four …
Read More »Was the pre-tournament break a big advantage for French and German clubs?
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Each of the four clubs to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals enjoyed a break in the lead up to the finals in Lisbon. Did the early culmination of the French league in the latter stages of April and the late finish of the German …
Read More »Court declines to block NRM CEC elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by Moses Banalekaki to block the election of members of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party Central Executive Committee-CEC. Banalekaki petitioned the court accusing CEC, NRM’s second top organ for allegedly resolving not to nominate candidates …
Read More »Aine picks presidential nomination forms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Christopher Aine has picked presidential nominations forms at the Electoral Commission. Aine arrived at Electoral Commission offices on Jinja road exactly 12:45pm on Monday dressed in an African shirt and khaki pair of trousers. Together with his driver and right hand man, they matched to the …
Read More »Wu Lei signs new contract with Espanyol
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Chinese international forward Wu Lei has signed a contract extension with Espanyol, the Barcelona based outfit confirmed on Monday. Wu Lei’s previous deal was due to expire on December 31 of this year. The striker has agreed new terms which will keep him at the …
Read More »UPDF gun recovered from murchison poachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT A security team comprising of officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate – CID and Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF have recovered another UPDF gun in the ongoing hunt for poachers in Murchison National Park. Assistant Commissioner of Police – ACP Francis Olugu said the UPDF …
Read More »FINA announces 2021 swimming World Cup calender
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | FINA, world swimming governing body, announced the FINA swimming world 2021 calendar, which will include six legs from September to October 2021 across Asia, the Middle-East and Europe. According to a FINA news release on Monday, the first cluster of the 2021 season will be …
Read More »Buvuma residents struggle to resettle after landslides
Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Residents affected by fresh landslides in Bukiyindi village in Buvuma district are struggling to find new land for settlement. About 28 residents now have lost houses and gardens from the evolving land movements that started in May this year. The slides that started after heavy rains …
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