Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has confirmed a 30 member Shadow Cabinet appointed by the Leader of Opposition (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga. This was during this afternoon’s plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Anita Among. Mpuuga officially presented the names of legislators appointed on the Shadow Cabinet. This comes after …
Read More »Stray elephants invade Kitgum district
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herds of elephants have strayed from Kidepo Valley National park into community farmlands in Orom sub-county, Kitgum district. The elephants reportedly invaded three parishes of Gule, Lungayura and Lolwa in early June according to reports from local authorities. Orom sub-county chairperson Johnson Todera Acellam says …
Read More »UCI records 298 Covid-19 cases among cancer patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has had 298 of its patients test positive for Covid-19. These were identified through an initiative that requires everyone seeking cancer treatment to first undertake a Covid-19 PCR test. Dr Nixon Niyonzima who heads laboratory services at the Institute told …
Read More »Suicide: South Sudanese girl jumps off an apartment building
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 20-year-old girl South Sudanese girl has committed suicide by jumping from the 4th floor of an apartment in Wakiso district. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identifies the deceased as Nyameisha Kueth, who has been staying with her stepmother in Nabweru in …
Read More »Nakawa market vendor found dead inside shop
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A vendor in Nakawa market has been found dead in her shop. The deceased is Hadija Nakyanzi, who has been operating shop number SH118 in Nakawa market. Information obtained from other vendors indicates that Nakyanzi alias Hajjat has been a resident of Salaama in Makindye …
Read More »Bukomansimbi coffee cooperative starts direct farm management model to increase production
Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukomansimbi Cooperative Union has developed a direct farms management system to boost the production of coffee. The new farm management model is an alternative farming practice where the farmer entrusts the management of their coffee plantations to a cooperative society and only waits to share …
Read More »Uganda’s Peec Energy wins prestigious SEED Award
Three Entrepreneurs in South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda will be awarded matching grants of between €10,000 – €15,000 Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan firm that offers smart metering solutions for solar mini-grids, is one of three winners of the 2021 SEED Low Carbon Award (SEED Awards). The other …
Read More »LC I chairpersons in Mukono mobilize food for vulnerable people who missed relief cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Council chairpersons in Mukono municipality have started mobilizing for food to support vulnerable people who missed out on Covid-19 relief funds. The LCI chairpersons at Ggulu ward, Wantoni, Kitete, Ngandu and Kitega are reaching out to people of goodwill for support. They argue that …
Read More »Vendors in Kampala decry delayed distribution of mosquito nets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in the different markets of Kampala have decried the delayed distribution of mosquito nets. Last month, President Museveni asked vendors to sleep in the markets to reduce contact with family members as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19. Museveni then directed the …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth National park registering record increase in wildlife population
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen Elizabeth National Park is recording a boom in its wildlife population. In the 2018 wildlife census, UWA registered 3,953 elephants in Queen Elizabeth national park up from 2,913 elephants in 2015. Today, this number has grown to over 4,000 elephants while buffalos whose figures …
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