Lumbuye before he was picked up in Turkey Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a heavy security presence along the roads leading to the Turkish embassy on plot 9 at Prince Charles drive in Kololo ahead of the deportation of popular Ugandan blogger, Fred Kajjubi, alias Lumbuye. Reports from …
Read More »From John Akii-Bua to Cheptegei
🔴 🇺🇬 ✳ Cheptegei ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World records ◉ World Champ ◉ Commonwealth gold ◉ World cross country champ ✳ Akii Bua ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World record ✳ Kiprotich ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World champ ✳ Chemutai ◉ Olympic gold Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Before Joshua Cheptegei stepped onto …
Read More »Uganda’s Chemutai 16th out of 88 as Jepchirchir gives Kenya Olympic marathon gold
📌 Marathon results 🇺🇬 ◉ Chemutai 16th 2:32:23 ◉ Chekwel 69th 2:53:40 SB 🔴 SATURDAY ➡️ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 1.45pm 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 12.00am Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & IOC | Uganda’s Immaculate Chemutai finished 16th out of runners in …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: We must learn to live with COVID
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY ‘We must learn to live with COVID’: Virologists say it’s only way out as disease won’t go away soon THE LAST WORD Uganda’s self-destructive impulses: How the ethnic divisions in our country drive …
Read More »Lumbuye to be flown to Uganda Saturday morning
Istanbul, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT& URN | Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye who was arrested in Turkey, will be deported to Uganda Saturday morning, Foreign Affairs State Minister Henry Okello Oryem has confirmed. “Lumbuye will be deported to Uganda tomorrow morning. On arrival he’ll put in custody and later brought to …
Read More »CHEPTEGEI GETS GOLD
📌 RESULT GOLD – CHEPTEGEI Joshua 12:58.15 SILVER – AHMED Mohammed (CAN) 12:58.61 BRONZE – CHELIMO Paul (USA) 12:59.05 🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 ➡ 1,500m FINAL – Nanyondo- 3.50pm 🔴 SAT ➡ Marathon (W) FINAL – I. Chemutai , Chekwel J 1am ➡ 10,000m FINAL (W) Chelangat 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon …
Read More »UNBS explains Temperature Gun inaccuracy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) insists that Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers should all give similar and accurate temperature readings if used according to their guidelines. This can only fail if the thermometers, also called temperature guns are either faulty, not up to standard …
Read More »Oil pipeline compensation rates stir fresh frustration in Rakai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is anger and frustration among a section of persons affected by the impending construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP, as the project implementers move to secure land in Kyotera and Rakia districts. The aggrieved include 21 households that will be physically displaced as …
Read More »Post Bank, telecoms explain Sh2.85Bn charges on relief funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint parliamentary team, comprising the Public and Local Government Accounts committees, has tasked officials from Post Bank Uganda Limited, MTN and Airtel to provide accountability for the 2.85 billion Shillings reportedly spent on administrative costs to send COVID-19 relief cash to vulnerable Ugandans. …
Read More »CHEPTEGEI: Now or never
🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 ➡️ 5,000m FINAL – Chelimo, Cheptegei, Kiplimo 3pm ➡️ 1,500m FINAL – Nanyondo- 3.50pm 🔴 SAT ➡ Marathon (W) FINAL – I. Chemutai , Chekwel J 1am ➡ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 🔴 SUN ➡️ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 1am Tokyo, Japan | …
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