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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda urgently needs to check the food safety crisis or risk the burden of illness and deaths dues to the consumption of toxic food and beverages. A number of experts warn that the food we consume is getting contaminated right from the garden, storage, markets, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims have been urged to continue upholding Islamic practices and deeds even after the end of the Holy Month of Ramadhan. Muslims celebrate Eid al Fitr, the day to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan and thousands have converged at different mosques …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Executive Director, Dr Chris Mukiza, has dismissed social media reports that his contract has run out. Mukiza said he was appointed to his position on March 30, 2019, meaning his five-year contract ends on March 31, 2024. The …

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Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Otuke District are fleeing their homes, following raids by suspected Karamojong warriors. Since the beginning of the year, an estimated 400 heads of cattle have been stolen and several members of the community severely wounded by the suspected rustlers in Otuke and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has revealed that she split the files of suspects implicated in the Iron Sheets scandal to secure more convictions. Police revealed last month that they are investigating 53 people including Members of Parliament, Ministers, and Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Islamic Scholar Dr. Abdul-Hafidh Walusimbi has guided Muslims to perform Eid and Friday Juma prayers separately. Dr. Walusimbi, who is also the Dean of the faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language and Head of department Shariah at the Islamic University in Uganda, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The welfare of police and army officers dominated the debate of the Defence and Internal Affairs sector as Members of Parliament called for improved working conditions. The debate followed the presentation of the sector report by the Chairperson of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee,  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s representatives in international organisations have been denied participation due to fail to pay subscriptions. According to the Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Norah Bigirwa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supposed to pay annual subscriptions to international organisations amounting to Shs32.36 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Attorney General has asked Court to dismiss a case in which lawyer Steven Kalali sued the government challenging the dilapidated accommodation structures of the Uganda Police Officers. The Attorney General says government has budgetary constraints but it is in the process of ensuring …