Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | President William Ruto has nominated Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the next Deputy President following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua Thursday night. Kindiki’s name has been submitted to the National Assembly where MPs are expected to vote on it. Speaker Moses Wetang’ula announced …
Read More »Kenya VP Gachagua impeached
Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | The Senate has upheld the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after two days of hearing. He becomes the first deputy president to be impeached in Kenya’s history. At least 53 senators have voted to uphold the first charge. The motion of impeachment …
Read More »D-DAY: Kenya VP taken ill as Senate pushes for impeachment
Senators to proceed with DP ouster trial in his absence Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | The Senate on Thursday voted to continue with the impeachment trial of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in his absence. Senators voted in acclamation to object to a procedural motion to adjourn the sittings to …
Read More »Uganda Cranes has one foot in Morocco AFCON 2025
✳ South Sudan 1-1 Uganda ✳ Congo 1-1 South Africa Uganda top of group with 10 points, Senegal and DR Congo seal TotalEnergies CAF AFCON places as Sudan sinks Ghana Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT & CAFONLINE | Uganda Cranes are very close to returning to the continent’s top …
Read More »Uganda Cranes eye 10 point mark to qualify for AFCON 2025
Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Both Uganda Cranes and South Africa have an opportunity to secure their places in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) if they win their upcoming matches against South Sudan and Congo Brazzaville, respectively, on Tuesday. Currently, the two teams lead Group K with …
Read More »Uganda’s SGR project comes back to life
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of Uganda’s leg of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will finally start next month, eight years after its launch in Kampala by East African Presidents. Uganda has signed a landmark $3bn (£2.3bn) contract with Turkish construction firm Yapi Merkezi to build a 272km …
Read More »ULS: Uganda’s AG no longer recognized as ‘Head of the Bar’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | In an unprecedented move, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) has said it has issued EXECUTIVE ORDER RNB 1 of 2024 expelling the Attorney General and Solicitor General and their representatives from their society council. The statement signed by newly elected ULS President Isaac …
Read More »Battle of the Hashtags
Inside Uganda’ s social media disinformation campaigns COVER STORY | As Uganda edges closer to yet another election cycle in 2026, The Independent’s RONALD MUSOKE revisits one of the most controversial government decisions during election campaigns; the January 13, 2021 ban on Meta’s platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and You Tube on …
Read More »D-DAY: Egypt and Sudan dismiss new River Nile agreement
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | Egypt and Sudan have rejected the recently ratified agreement on The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA) which was expected to come into force today, 13th October 2024. The Agreement aimed to among many initiatives, establish the Nile River Basin Commission to succeed …
Read More »Uganda Cranes secure 2nd victory in AFCON 2025 qualifiers
🇺🇬 Uganda 1-0 South Sudan 🇸🇸 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Liberia 🇱🇷 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1-1 Eswatini 🇸🇿 🇿🇲 Zambia 0-0 Chad 🇹🇩 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1-1 Gambia 🇬🇲 🇧🇯 Benin 3-0 Rwanda 🇷🇼 🇨🇲 Cameroon 4-1 Kenya 🇰🇪 🇪🇬 Egypt 2-0 Mauritania 🇲🇷 🇳🇬 Nigeria 1-0 Libya 🇱🇾 🇿🇦 South Africa …
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