✳ RESULTS 🇺🇬 ➡ Cheptegei 1st in 2 MILE 8:09.55 ➡ Kiplimo 4th in 2 MILE 8:10.16 ➡ Chemutai 7th in 3000M SC 9:10.87 ➡ Nakaayi 6th in 800m 1:58.03 (PB) ➡ Nayondo 4th in 1500m 4:00.72 Eugene, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s star athlete Joshua Cheptegei continued continued …
Read More »Magogo gets another term as FUFA President
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 97th General Assembly of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has re-elected Moses Hassim Magogo to serve as President for another four years. He was unanimously voted by acclamation by the 83 delegates who attended the Assembly today at the Wash and …
Read More »Chemutai, Chepetegei to race in Eugene tonight
✳ Cheptegei -2 Mile – 11.56pm ✳ Kiplimo -2 Mile – 11.56pm ✳ Chemutai -3000m SC – 11.12pm ✳ Nakaayi -800m – 11.48pm ✳ Nanyondo -1500m – 12.12am Eugene, USA | URN & XINHUA | Three Ugandan medalists at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games are set to face off with other stars when the Eugene …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Increase Parish Model fund to Sh1.1 Trillion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked the National Resistance Movement-NRM party MPs to support the proposed increase of the Parish Development Model Fund budget from the current 200 billion to 1.069 trillion Shillings. In the current financial year 2021/2022, parliament appropriated only 200 Billion Shillings towards …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination set to start at schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government plans to extend Covid-19 vaccination centres to schools. This was revealed Friday by the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni as Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released A Level examination results. Last week the minister made a call to all …
Read More »Maj Gen Lokech is dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech ‘the Lion of Mogadishu’ is dead. “The IGP with deep sorrow regrets to announce the sudden demise of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Paul Lokech. He passed on from his home this …
Read More »Uganda lifts ban on travelers from India
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has lifted the travel ban on travelers from India. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng told a news conference on Friday that the country has now been placed under category 2, down from category 1 countries, implying that travellers …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: COVID and schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY COVID and schools: Why keeping them closed is dangerous THE LAST WORD The defeat of liberal imperialism: Why poorly armed Taliban triumphed over the US military after two decades of war COMMENT Urgent …
Read More »JANET MUSEVENI: Cabinet to decide schools re-opening date
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has urged students over 18 years and teachers to get vaccinated, as that will determine how soon schools will re-open. She however added that, “this does not mean that those selected learners will report to …
Read More »Why Museveni is targeting Mailo
Experts say land issue might end badly, if not handled well Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Since President Yoweri Museveni’s ‘attack’ on Mailo land ownership — one of the four land tenure systems under which Ugandans can own land—public debate has reached a crescendo with Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi …
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