Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has for the first time spoken out publicly about the arrest and push for the release of Rwenzururu Cultural leader, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere, saying the issues will be resolved. He made the statement on Wednesday during the commissioning of the One-Stop …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catherine Atukwatse, 34, a mother of three and resident of Kemikyera cell, Sheema municipality has spent three years in the Intensive Care Unit at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital due to chronic kidney failure. Admitted to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit in …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district councilors want the Resident District Commissioner, George William Wopuwa transferred for alleged interference in council business. The angry councilors resolved unanimously on Wednesday to recommend Wopuwa’s immediate transfer from the district. They accused him of among others overstepping his mandate, witch-hunting and harassing …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | A former chairman and two other senior managers of Japanese major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. admitted in court Thursday to having bribed a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive to win sponsorship rights for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hironori Aoki, 84, along …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North on Wednesday evening confirmed the arrest of Samuel Mulondo, a deserter from the Special Forces Command-SFC, over suspicion of plotting to attack Luuka central police station. Mulondo, force number RA 217246, was arrested while wearing Islamic clerical attires and seated outside …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled on Wednesday that the United States was violating international trading laws by requiring Hong Kong products to be labeled as “Made in China.” The U.S. origin marking requirement has violated the country’s obligation under the trade body’s rules, said a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Wednesday, President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the one-stop border post-OSBP and new border export zone-BEZ in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha, Kasese district. The World Bank financed the construction of the OSBP facility to the tune of over Shillings 5 billion through the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation-GLTF project. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached an agreement with the Ugandan government for a release of about 240 million US Dollars (873.8 billion Shillings) in financing to the country. The agreement which is subject to approval by the IMF Board, is part of the …

United Nations | Xinhua | The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to designate Feb. 12 each year as the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism. The resolution was adopted with 154 votes in favor, 0 against, and 4 abstentions. Belarus, the …

One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization-WHO has updated its recommendations for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine calling for one dose for girls and young women aged between nine and twenty years. They also recommended two doses …