Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Youth and Children, Balaam Barugahara, has called upon the Uganda Police Force to intervene in the ongoing clashes of gangs loyal to musicians Patrick Mulwana alias Alien Skin and Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso. Alien Skin’s gang forcefully invaded Buganda Kingdom’s end-of-year …
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Playing games with lives of political prisoners COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Can newly appointed Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, deliver on his pledge to parliament and country to secure freedom for several jailed members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)? The missing Ugandans …
Read More »Music promoters seek permission to stage Christmas concerts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Music promoters and concert organizers in Uganda have asked the government to allow them a 10 day window at the end of the year, to organize and stage concerts. This they say will help them in mitigating the effects of the lockdown on their livelihood, …
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