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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Masaka city have petitioned the Electoral Commission over intimidation and interference of security personnel in the ongoing exercise to compile the voters register ahead of women’s elections. The NUP leadership has asked the Electoral Commission to reign over what …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court bailiffs have clashed with occupants of Plot 1 C along Iganga road in Jinja City Southern Division. It all started after the bailiffs working on behalf of Vijay Kotecha, cordoned off the premises on Wednesday afternoon and broke doors and windows before throwing out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has distanced itself from the alleged payout to legislators. This follows a claim by the National Unity Platform (NUP) party that MPs had been paid 40 million in cash from Parliament. A dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak freely …

ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The 24th annual report on the state of human rights and freedoms in Uganda 2021 compiled by the Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has come under scrutiny from the experts and rights activists for paying little attention to human rights issues witnessed during the 2021 general …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) launched a new law that prohibits the exploitation of children. Known as the Kampala Capital City Child Protection Ordinance 2022, the law criminalizes children loitering in public places, begging or soliciting, vending or hawking and bans the sale …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education Janet Museveni has invited Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU officials for dialogue. UNATU declared a nationwide strike at all levels starting Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects, support staff, and school administrators. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business has stalled in the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General court-martial at Makindye following the expiry of the contracts of the court officials. The contracts of the 29 General court-martial officials led by their chairperson, Lt. General Andrew Gutti expired on June 9th, 2022. …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has shelved plans to construct the regional court of Appeal in Mbarara and Gulu cities this financial year due to budget constraints. The Judiciary Permanent Secretary, Pius Bigirimana told URN in an interview at the Judiciary Headquarters in Kampala Wednesday that while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has remanded former presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye to Luzira prison on charges of inciting violence. Besigye together with former Rubaga South Constituency Parliamentary candidate, Samuel Lubega Mukaku, were remanded by court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A strike is underway for teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union who are protesting the salary enhancements for Science teachers. This follows the government’s decision to increase the salaries of science teachers to the tune of sh4million while the art teachers and those in …