By Julius Odeke The State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem also MP for Chua County in Kitgum district says the new envoy to the war-torn country; Prof. Sam Turyamuhika arrives in Mogadishu any time from now. He says, “Turyamuhika will be deputized by Maj Gen Nathan Mugisha, formerly …
Read More »AU Forces capture an airfield in Somalia
By Julius Odeke The Somali National army supported by African Union forces from the Ugandan Contingent on Monday evening captured a strategic airfield located 100km North East of Mogadishu. Maj Henry Obbo, Spokesperson Uganda Contingent says Jawhar airfield located in Middle Shabelle, 15 Km North of Jawhar town; fell to the …
Read More »ADB to revolutionize data management and dissemination in Africa
By Julius Odeke The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an ambitious program to significantly improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to facilitate wider public access to official statistics and to support countries in their efforts to improve data quality and dissemination …
Read More »Butaleja sympathy win
By Julius Odeke Issues new MP has to deal with in one of the poorest Districts The mother of one of the candidates beat up a policeman and the name of the father of another was erased from the voters register. Such was the drama and tension in the just …
Read More »Attacks and censorship erode press freedom globally
By Julius Odeke An unprecedented rise in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned in the past year coupled with restrictive legislation and state censorship is jeopardizing independent reporting in many countries, according to Attacks on the Press, a yearly assessment of global press freedom released today by the Committee …
Read More »Jamafest Festival officially gets underway in Kigali
By Julius Odeke The first-ever EAC Arts and Culture Festival officially opened Tuesday in Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda’s Minister for Sports and Culture Protais Mitali represented His Excellency President Paul Kagame as the Guest of Honor and presided over the opening ceremony at a packed Petit Stade. Performances from various artists …
Read More »AU Forces capture new positions in Somalia
By Julius Odeke The Somali National army supported by African Union forces from the Ugandan Contingent has on Thursday morning captured three strategic positions at Lower Shabelle in Somalia. The simultaneous operation saw a successful ejection of the Al Shabaab from the strategic towns/crossing points of Barrire, Aw dheegle, and …
Read More »Musumba and 17 others released
By Julius Odeke The Vice president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Salaamu Musumba has been released from police cells where she had been remanded a few hours before the Butaleja by-elections. The FDC’s spokesman Wafula Oguttu also an MP for Bukhooli Central told The Independent that, “Musumba …
Read More »Prof Ddumba clarifies on policy that led to MUK strike
By Julius Odeke Prof John Ddumba-Ssentamu has clarified on the policy Makerere University adopted that has led to students striking. In a press report that was released a day after the students strike, it says a section of the University students demonstrated on Feb. 11 over the implementation of the …
Read More »I will focus on Modern Agriculture-Nebanda
By Julius Odeke The Woman Member of Parliament for Butaleja district Florence Andiru Nebanda says her focus the moment she joins parliament is to modernize agriculture so that the people can fight poverty in their households. In an interview with The Independent she says agriculture is one of the projects …
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