Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ssekikubo was arrested this morning amid a scuffle which involved hundreds of herdsmen and cattle dealers who were resisting a blockage of their movement to the cattle market in Lwemiyaga town council. Ssekikuubo’s arrest follows a bitter standoff between him and Sembabule district security authorities, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Athletics Federation –UAF plans to send at least 30 athletes to the 2020 Olympics. The Olympics will start on 24th July to 9th August in Tokyo, Japan. Participating teams will compete in 50 disciplines including athletics. Uganda usually fields players in mainly weightlifting, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi has blamed the perennial budget deficits on government officials. He was on Thursday appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee chaired by Rubanda East MP Henry Muhakanizi. Muhakanizi was tasked by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi together with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Payment of traders who made losses in South Sudan is pending Cabinet approval. Last year, Parliament approved a select committee report recommending payment of Ugandan traders in South Sudan who lost their goods when unrest broke out in 2012. The move will see a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuel prices in Uganda to remain stable even when tensions between the United States and Iran have seen the global prices edge up a little bit, a dealer has said. According to Daniel Mushabe, the General Manager of Mount Meru Petroleum Limited, most dealers had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first Rotary Peace Centre in Africa has opened at Makerere University. Under the new Peace Centre which is to be hosted by the Makerere’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rotary and Makerere University will start offering a postgraduate certificate program to peace …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The UN refugee agency said Thursday it was investigating new allegations of fraud in its resettlement programme in Kenya and Uganda after a report in German magazine Stern alleging graft. “We can confirm that we have received allegations related to resettlement fraud in Uganda and Kenya,” …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force- UPF in partnership with Makerere University has started a mental assessment exercise for traffic police officers. The assessment started on Thursday with officers answering written and verbal questions that will be a basis of determining the magnitude of mental related concerns. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in Acholi sub-region are advocating for increased civic education among electorates ahead of the country’s 2021 general elections. The CSOs that operate in Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo, Agago, Omoro, Nwoya and Amuru districts asserted that educating the electorates is …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in downtown Kampala say they are worried at the rate at which their colleagues are closing shops due to unfair competition from Chinese traders. Traders dealing in hardware to general merchandise argue that the Chinese who used to sell the goods in …