Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gideon Omony, a veteran radio presenter in Lira is in urgent need of sh120 million for a kidney transplant. In December last year, Omony, the Deputy Head Teacher at Fatima Aloi Comprehensive Secondary School and a presenter at Radio Wa 89.9fm in Lira City …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has issued a fresh warning on government performance next financial year, citing the increased financial risks. This, the Fiscal Risk Statement warns, is likely to reverse the recent economic gains and disrupt the external debt reduction plans …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on notice in the case where the government is challenging the Constitutional Court’s decision barring military courts from trying civilians. This pending case was filed as an appeal by the Attorney General following a successful petition …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition in which Civil Society Organization Initiative for Social Economic Rights (ISER) wanted to stop a parliamentary resolution to guarantee sh1.4 trillion to an Italian Investor for construction of an ultra-modern Hospital in Lubowa. In a unanimous …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has said the UK cannot falsely accuse any Ugandan and he lets it pass. He has therefore tasked the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo, and the Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka to provide him with details, after the British High Commissioner reported …

Wobulenzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Wobulenzi town council are holding a self-proclaimed Jesus and his follower for rejecting to be enumerated in the ongoing National Population and Housing Census. Enumerators met strong resistance at Katikamu Luyima zone in Wobulenzi town council on Monday after a man who …

MOSCOW | TASS | If the West wants to solve the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield, “so be it,” Sergey Lavrov, candidate for the post of Russia’s foreign minister, told a Federation Council committee meeting discussing his reappointment. “If they want [to resolve the conflict in Ukraine] on the battlefield, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Museum has witnessed a remarkable increase in visitor numbers, surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels by an impressive 137 percent as of December 2023. This resurgence signifies a significant recovery for the tourism sector, which was severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. During the …

GAZA | Xinhua | The Hamas-run health authorities on Monday warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip could collapse within hours due to a severe fuel shortage. “As a result of the failure to bring the needed fuel to power hospital electricity generators, ambulances, and transport employees to …

CAF Clears Mandela National stadium to host International Matches Uganda vs Botswana June 7th Uganda vs Algeria June 10th Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cleared Mandela National Stadium-Namboole to resume hosting internationally matches. According to a statement shared by the Ugandan FA Spokesperson …