Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Cranes goalkeeper Denis Onyango is Uganda’s Sports Personality Of The Year 2016. Onyango was named the country’s best at a glitz and glamour event Friday night by the Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA). The South African based goalkeeper becomes the first individual footballer to be crowned …
Read More »Onyango favourite for 2016 USPA top sports award
Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Africa’s best home-based football player of 2016 Denis Onyango is favourite to be named Uganda’s Sportsman Of The Year 2016 on Friday night. Onyango, named best African Player of the Year Based in Africa early this year, is one of three nominate for the Uganda Sports …
Read More »NETBALL: Uganda vs South Africa for positions 5-8
Friday (playing for 5th-8th positions) Uganda vs South Africa 1pm Jamaica vs Scotland 11am Semi-finals New Zealand vs Fiji 5pm Australia vs England 7pm Quarterfinal results FT: Uganda ?? 37 – Fiji ?? 39 (see video and tweet feed bottom) FT: New Zealand 69 South Africa 32 Gaborone, Botswana | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Uganda’s …
Read More »Ruhinda MP Kahonda’s bail application flops due to prosecutors strike
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Jailed Ruhinda County Member of Parliament Rtd Captain Donozio Kahonda is to stay in prison for two more weeks until July 24, 2017 when Jinja High Court Judge Eva Luswata will preside over his bail application. This because on Thursday, there was no prosecutor …
Read More »Constitution Bill on compulsory land acquisition splits parliament
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A section of Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday vowed to rally their colleagues in Uganda’s Parliament to shoot down the proposed Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2017. The MPs argued that if enacted into law, instead of helping government acquire land for development, the proposed …
Read More »Rukutana presents Constitution Amendment Bill to parliament
Deputy Attorney General of Uganda Mwesigwa Rukutana has today read Bill 13, The Constitution Amendment Bill 2017, that proposes acquisition of public land upon compensation. It was presented by Rukutana “for the first reading” and Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, according to the rules of procedure, committed the bill to the …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Elders advise Muntu to leave FDC
In The Independent this week: COVER STORY Elders advise Muntu to leave FDC over Besigye: FDC elders explain alternative plans for him for 2021. THE LAST WORD Too much ado over nothing: Why Museveni is most likely going to succeed in amending the constitution to remove the age limit. …
Read More »LIVE: New Zealand waits for winner between Uganda and Fiji
Quarterfinals FT: Uganda ?? 37 – Fiji ?? 39 (see video and tweet feed bottom) FT: New Zealand 69 South Africa 32 Scotland vs Australia 3pm Friday (playing for 5th-8th positions) Uganda vs South Africa **** MATCH PREVIEW Gaborone, Botswana| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Champions New Zealand got off to a flying start in …
Read More »Jailed Public Service Officials get bail pending appeal
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Court of Appeal has granted jailed former Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Service, Jimmy Lwamafa bail, pending determination of his appeal challenging the 7 year jail term he was handed by the Anti-corruption court; for authorising the illegular expenditure of 88bn shs as NSSF to …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Uganda is richly populated
Busia, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda’s big population is the country’s most important asset. Speaking in Busia July 11 as Uganda joined marked the World Population Day, Museveni hailed the NRM government for interventions that have resulted in citizens living healthier and longer lives than ever …
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