How to handle the new wave of terrorism without helping terrorist achieve their political objectives THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On Tuesday, terrorists struck again exploding bombs that killed three innocent bystanders (may their souls RIP) and three people carrying the bombs. The initial suspicion was that …
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ADF, Islamic State, al-Shabaab working together COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent terror attacks in Kampala point to a change in tactics by the DR Congo-based Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and deeper Jihadi coordination with the Islamic State and al-Shabaab of Somalia. They apparently share training and technology …
Read More »Dr Ayume asks health workers to call off strike due to start tonight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Chairperson of the Health Committee of parliament Dr Charles Ayume has called on fellow medical colleagues to call off a proposed strike set to start midnight today. “To my fellow medical colleagues, Parliament approved the supplementary requests that where presented. This …
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses Basajjabalaba’s tax evasion appeal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba that was challenging the orders of the Constitutional Court to have him and his brother tried for conspiring to defeat tax laws. In a majority judgement of six Judges against one, the Supreme …
Read More »Uganda set to vaccinate entire adult population against COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda on Saturday said it is aiming to vaccinate the entire adult population against COVID-19 ahead of the full reopening of the country’s economy early next year. In a televised address about the country’s COVID-19 situation, President Yoweri Museveni said his government has expanded its …
Read More »Govt defends petroleum distributors as fuel prices shoot up
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has defended petroleum distribution companies in Uganda against accusations that they are overcharging motorists for fuel products. The ministry says that it is still convinced that the fuel product distributors are well within acceptable margins, but that …
Read More »Lawyers concerned over extra-judicial killings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Lawyers Association – UMLA has condemned the extra judicial killings of terrorism suspects in the country. The call comes at the time when at least eight suspected terrorists have been shot dead under suspicious circumstances by security officers during counter terrorism …
Read More »Security stepped up in Albertine region after ADF attacks
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security operatives in the Albertine region have cautioned residents settling on the shores of lake Albert that is bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo to be more vigilant following the twin bombings that happened in Kampala on Tuesday. Two explosions rocked Kampala on Tuesday; …
Read More »LIVE: Museveni vows to wipe out ADF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has described the recent twin bombings in Kampala as cowardly acts, pinning it on ADF rebels that he says the army has defeated before. “We have fought and defeated them in Somalia. At the right time we shall expose the criminality …
Read More »Farmers stranded with tomatoes, counting losses after drop in prices
Currently, a box of tomatoes is going for between Shs4,000 to 6,000 from Shs35,000 to 40,000 last season Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tomato farmers in Lango sub region are counting losses following the drop in prices of tomatoes. The sub-region has had surplus production of the perishable goods …
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