In the Independent this week: COVER STORY Divided State House: The inside story as President Museveni faces family pressure to quit. BUSINESS Next big thing at MTN: Company plans to widen data usage, lower tariffs. ANALYSIS Sex life of Ugandans: Population survey reveals most sexually active, violent at home and …
Read More »What vaccines does your child really need?
With new vaccines coming at increasing prices, parents are facing tough choices The numbers of children receiving vaccinations in Uganda is up and the government’s recent move to pass a law criminalising anti-immunisation sentiments appears to be partly behind the surge. The increasing popularity of vaccination has experts like Dr. …
Read More »Minister, MPs clash over Chinese petty traders
Legislators sitting on the parliamentary committee of trade recently clashed with Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde over the presence of Chinese traders still involved in petty trade. The follow decisions reached earlier that that the foreign traders either set up bigger businesses or leave the country within 3 months. Kyambadde whose …
Read More »Arrests over Major Kiggundu’s murder continue
Days after the murder of Maj. Sheikh Muhammad Kiggundu on Nov.26, the police arrested Sheikh Yahya Mwanje, the acting Tabliq Sect leader at Nakasero Mosque for interrogation in connection with the death of the former. Maj Kiggundu was shot dead together with his body guard at Masanafu, a Kampala suburb. …
Read More »Jailed Rwenzururu King Mumbere applies for bail
Jailed Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere on Thursday applied for bail before Jinja High Court, saying he is of advanced age and gravely ill. Mumbere wants to be released on bail pending his trial on various capital offences he is facing in relation to the recent Kasese killings. Court will sit to set a …
Read More »VIDEO: Police confirm death of 63 in Kasese
VIDEO: Kasese remains tense as Police confirm the death of 63 including 49 insurgents and 14 police officers in the ongoing clashes. Police also say 139 militia have been arrested with several weapons and ammunition recovered. This morning, lorries carried suspects from Rwenzori east regional headquarters to different detention centers, …
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