Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen pupils of Kitura Church of Uganda Primary School in Kitura sub county, Kiruhura district sustained serious injuries following the collapse of the Primary 3 and 5 classroom block at around 5pm on Monday evening. The injured pupils are recieving treatment at Mbarara Regional Referral …
Read More »Court rejects businessman Francis Onebe’s bail application
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has declined to release on bail senior accountant, Francis Onebe who is battling charges of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a septic tank at their matrimonial home in Muyenga. In a ruling read for him by the High …
Read More »Arsenal can move 5 clear, while Liverpool have to beat Wolves for Euro hopes
🔴 WEDNESDAY ✳ Arsenal vs Everton 10.45pm ✳ Liverpool vs Wolves 11pm London, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal have the chance to open a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday night when they entertain struggling Everton, while Liverpool need to recapture some form against Wolverhampton. Arsenal go …
Read More »KCCA division speakers remanded for holding unlawful assembly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA division speakers have been remanded to Luzira prison for staging unlawful assembly. The speakers; Charles Lwanga Lubya of Makindye division, and Justus Akampulirwa of Kawempe division, were arrested on Monday from Parliament where they had gone to petition the Speaker …
Read More »Parliament to reintroduce Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new bill seeking to control acts of homosexuality is due to be presented in parliament. The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among told a gathering of legislators and religious leaders during the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service held at Parliament this morning that the legislature is determined …
Read More »Argentina boss Scaloni signs new deal
Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Lionel Scaloni has extended his contract as Argentina national team manager until 2026, the South American country’s football association said on Monday. The announcement came less than three months after the 44-year-old led Argentina to glory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when his previous …
Read More »Courts starts defence hearing in Kirumira murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has commenced defense hearing of murder suspect of former Buyende District Police Commander, Muhammad Kirumira and his friend Resty Nalinya Mbabazi. The duo was gunned down by unknown people on 8th September 2018, in Bulenga, Wakiso district. Subsequently, several people …
Read More »MASAKA: Parishioners in fear over persistent chruch break-ins
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing anxiety among priests and parishioners in Masaka Diocese over the persistent church break-ins. Unknown thugs have robbed four separate churches in different parishes in the diocese within two weeks. The affected are St. Joseph’s Lwaggulwe Parish Church in Kyannamukaka sub county, Masaka …
Read More »UN body seeks new global consensus on safeguarding human rights
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | United Nations (UN) human rights chief Volker Turk on Monday deplored the weaponization of human rights in the context of geopolitical shifts. Turk, who took office as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights last October, was speaking at the opening of the 52nd regular session …
Read More »KIKUUBE: Children reported dead as parents pitch camp at RDC’s office
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children belonging to families that were evicted from villages in Kyangwali have so far lost their lives at the office of the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC where their parents have pitched camp. More than 60,000 people mainly women and children were evicted from the …
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