Ramathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and secretary to the treasury -PSSTRamathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and secretary to the treasury (PHOTO /Courtesy)The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has re
Ramathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and secretary to the treasury -PSSTRamathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and secretary to the treasury (PHOTO /Courtesy)The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has re
Museveni hosting social media influencers on SundayPresident Yoweri Museveni has pushed back against long-standing claims by opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that he represents Uganda’s young generation challenging an ageing political establishm
It was a tense May evening in 2011 at State House Entebbe. Just days after his grand swearing-in ceremony at Kololo, Uganda’s long-serving leader, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, sat down for his first major interview. The gardens were glowing under floodlights, but politically, the atmosphere was anyt
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers began to stream in. They arrived first in small groups, then in clusters, their footsteps steady on the stone floor. A special Mas
Liverpool, Feb 24 Benjamin Sesko scored from the bench yet again as Manchester United edged out Everton 1-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium to secure a fifth victory in six outings under Michael CarrickThe Slovenian substitute's strike salvaged a point at West Ham United last time out, and he wa
Next Monday, believers and supporters are expected to gather at Rubaga Cathedral in a powerful show of faith and unity. The call was shared by David Lewis Rubongoya on social media, inviting everyone to come together and pray for Kizza Besigye, the sick, and all political prisoners. His message h
39th African Union summitKAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | A senior Ugandan official on Tuesday welcomed China’s decision to fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with diplomatic relations, starting from May 1, saying the move will accelerate industrialization and econo
Mrs. Dorothy KabandaKAMPALA — The Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) of Old Kampala Senior Secondary School has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Education, accusing it of protecting the school’s head teacher despite alleged financial mismanagement and punishing w
Aged 48-years, Charlotte Komugisha, a tik tok queen in Kampala has had her cohabitation relationship with Jim with whom she has three children (aged 19, 14 & 12 years) irretrievably become broken. One of her close friends says that the two lived together since 2007 in Kabowa from where they l
