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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) will undertake a mass enrolment and renewal exercise of National Identification (ID) cards in 2023, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi said. Muhoozi said NIRA will commence the mass enrollment exercise of National IDs in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Bank of Uganda and the National Planning Authority (NPA) have told Members of Parliament that the state of the economy is struggling because of global related factors. The officials were interfacing with the Committee on National Economy to discuss the state of the …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outbreak of the fall armyworms and drought has dashed the hopes of farmers in the Karamoja region to get out of the biting hunger. The parasites have destroyed several acres of maize, millet and sorghum gardens in the nine districts of Karamoja sub region. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of 58-year-old Shaban Batabaire Malore, a former renowned vehicle and coffee dealer in Busoga has called for expeditious inquiries into his shooting. Malore met his death at the hands of unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles on Saturday evening shortly after returning to his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Economic justice activists are worried that the anticipated intentions of the Parish Development Model-PDM may not be fully realized if women are not allowed equal or even higher stakes in its implementation. The program is a new strategy designed to improve household incomes and lift …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reverend Father Justine Eric Uma, the Parish Priest of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Gulu city has criticized President Yoweri Museveni for asking Ugandans to eat cassava if they cannot afford bread. During this year’s International Labour Day celebrations at Kololo ceremonial grounds, President Museveni …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers with stumped coffee trees in Rwenzori region will benefit from free organic fertilizers. Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA launched a campaign to stump out old coffee trees and rehabilitate abandoned coffee gardens across the country to help increase productivity. According to perfectdailygrind.com, stumping is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has said that the trial of wildlife crime-related cases across the country has been frustrated by a shortage of manpower in its wildlife prosecution unit. UWA is a semi-autonomous government agency mandated to conserve, manage and regulate Uganda’s wildlife. It manages …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala have arrested a metal welder following a fire that gutted one of the kiosks in the precincts of the National Theatre. Eyewitnesses say that the fire that started at around 12:30pm, is suspected to have been caused by sparks from welding activities …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families who are threatened with eviction from their ancestral land in Watembo and Boma villages in Buliisa district are pleading for the intervention of President Yoweri Museveni to save them. The residents are facing off with businessman Francis Kaahwa, who is …