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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Indian national has been found dead in a guest house in Kikuube district. The deceased is 40-year-old Mike Sultan, a resident of Hoima city. His lifeless body was found lying in his room in Kasonga guest house, Kasonga village, Kasonga parish in Kangwali sub-county …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead David Odong, 45, the Deputy Headteacher of Ogom Seed Secondary School in Pader district. Richard Okello Lawang, the LC I chairperson of Pabit village told URN on Tuesday that the gunmen shot Odong at around 8:00pm on Monday near Pakwelo …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev. Charles Okunya Oode, a priest formerly attached to Kumi Diocese has challenged a letter written by Rt. Rev. Michael Okwii Esakan, the Bishop of Kumi Diocese demanding accountability for education funds and projects in the Diocese. Kumi Diocese has been under controversy over the …

Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Alacho, the officer in Charge of Kato police station in Manafwa district has been found dead in his office. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson says that Alacho’s lifeless body was retrieved from his seat in his office on Tuesday morning. He says …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district task force has called upon clan leaders to join hands in mobilizing the population to go for the mass covid-19 vaccination campaign. The appeal follows the low uptake of the mass covid-19 vaccines in the district since the second phase of the vaccination …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been sued for allegedly excluding elderly people from accessing Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE), and public health services among others due to lack of national identification cards. The government was sued together with National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA, by three Civil …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC) has secured land in Gulu city for the construction of a giant water reservoir, thanks to the family of the late speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah. His elder son, Andrew Ojok handed over the 60×60 meter plot situated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala has ordered for a retrial in the case where Betty Ssentamu challenged the decision of the High Court in Mpigi. A panel of three justices; Elizabeth Musoke, Irene Mulyagonja and Monica Mugenyi have set aside orders of the …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) 5th Division Infantry Court Martial has sentenced one of their own to a thirty years jail term, for killing a civilian in Madi Opei town council, Lamwo district early this year. Private Ronald Odera who was attached to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The board chairperson of Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited, Enrica Pinetti snubbed Parliament’s Trade Committee which had invited her to explain an agreement signed with government to process coffee. The company was instead on Monday represented before the committee by the company secretary, Moses Matovu, …