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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 289 youth in Hoima district turned up for the recruitment of Local Defence Unit personnel. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently announced the recruitment of another batch of 10,000 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel countrywide. The recruitment targeted youths from the age of 18 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyer of the eight suspects charged with the attempted murder of Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has asked the state to drop the charges against his clients, saying that they are not responsible for the crime they are facing. The suspects are Sheikh Yusuf Siraji …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NGO Bureau is undertaking a thorough investigation into Chapter Four Uganda, a human rights organization which is among the 54 organizations suspended two weeks ago. The organizations were suspended for operating without licences, operating with expired licences and failure to submit annual returns. Chapter …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sub-county accountant in Bududa district has been arrested over alleged of forgery and theft of government funds. Rogers Mangoye, the accountant of Nakatsi sub-county is in police custody following his arrest on Monday after he failed to respond to police summons issued last month. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only two oil and gas firms submitted bids for the second oil and gas licensing round for the exploration of five blocks in the Albertine graben. One of the companies whose bids is being evaluated is DGR Global which owns majority stake in Armour Uganda-an …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of leaders in Gulu city are being investigated for manipulating the processes and disbursement of the Covid-19 relief cash. At least 11,472 people in Gulu city benefited from the Covid-19 relief cash that was distributed through the Office of the Prime Minister. The money …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier attached to NARO army detach in Akokoro sub-county in Apac district has shot dead a 20-year-old woman before taking his own life. The soldier is 45-year-old Samuel Ojara, while his victim is Sharon Akello. Ojara reportedly followed Akello to …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bukedea district are pleading with heads of security over the increasing cases of cattle theft. The residents say that they are losing cattle almost on a daily basis to unknown people. Their concern follows the alleged involvement of security officers in the vice …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Soroti has nullified the election of Moses Okia Attan as the Soroti City East Member of Parliament. In her ruling delivered this morning, Justice Anne Mugenyi Bitature said the election of Attan was conducted in non-existent wards of Aloet and Opiyai. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than two million children in Uganda have never been vaccinated against polio according to the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization. While Uganda was declared polio free in August 2020, the presence of unvaccinated children makes them vulnerable to vaccine derived polio, Ministry of …