Los Angeles, US | THE INDEPENDENT | South African comedian Trevor Noah paid tribute to two of his Ugandan writers as the team for ‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ picked an award for ‘outstanding variety talk series’ at an historic 75th Emmy Awards. Noah makes history as the first African …
Read More »UPDF Officer in court of insubordination
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj. Travers Kibuuka, the former second in command of the Zoka army Detachment under the 71st Battalion has been pinned by his superiors over insubordinate behavior. In July this year, the fourth Infantry Division Military Court martial chaired by Col. George Nambafu charged Maj. …
Read More »UPDF commander demands sh600M over defamatory story
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Major Travers Kibuuka, the commander of the 71st UPDF battalion, is demanding at least Shillings 600 million from Daily Express, an online media platform, and Amacha Goli, for a story that he says has defamed him. On March 17th, 2023, Daily Express published a …
Read More »‘Uganda has 90 fully licensed driving schools’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The works and transport ministry has revealed that it is not aware of illegally operating driving schools. Karim Kibuuka, the head of motor vehicle inspection section at the ministry, said their latest data shows the country has 90 licensed driving schools. Kibuuka’s response followed …
Read More »Experts question standards of locally fabricated, modified buses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport does not have adequate resources to verify the quality of fabricated or modified buses before they are licensed to transport Ugandans. The majority of buses on Ugandan roads are lorries or trucks whose chassis have been converted into …
Read More »NSSF to educate savers ahead of retirement
Majority of the Fund’s retirees are making wrong investment decisions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | It is now evident that savers need advice on how to invest their long time savings as they transition to retirement, according to Richard Byarugaba, the managing director of the National Social Security …
Read More »Cliff Kibuuka’s metropolis
Artist shows off his immense love for Kampala Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Cliff Kibuuka will talk about Kampala City anywhere, any time – but not anyhow. He loves the city and sees only good even in its bad side. He adores its bustle and multi-cultures. In his latest …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Father Kibuuka ordained bishop of Orthodox Church
THIS WEEK: Father Kibuuka ordained bishop of Orthodox Church Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A move that angered clerics in the Catholic Church, Father Jacinto Kibuuka was on Nov.12 ordained as the first bishop of the antiochian central and Eastern Orthodox Church at his MAMRE International Prayer Centre in Namugongo. …
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