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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kabarole district are worried about their plantations following the spread of banana rust thrips disease in the area. The disease has affected several banana plantations in Karangura, Kichwamba, Mugusu, and Karangura sub countries. The disease has also ravaged several banana gardens in Fort …

  🔴 Election of Speaker TODAY ➡ Picking forms NRM secretariat WEDNESDAY ➡ CEC NRM meeting THURSDAY ➡ NRM Caucus meeting FRIDAY ➡ Elections Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | West Budama Central MP Jacob Oboth Oboth will contest for Parliament Speakership, a source has revealed. The State Minister for Defence …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A strange colour and strong stench covering River Nyamwamba in Kasese district over the last few months has triggered fear of contamination among residents who depend on its water for domestic consumption, suspecting it could be polluted with copper and cobalt minerals. The residents suspect …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have urged Ugandans not to resist or fight with robbers, in the event that they have already been cornered. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that many people are being killed or severely injured by robbers because they try to put up resistance once …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clerics from Acholi sub-region have called on the public and family members of the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, to remain calm and desist from speculating the cause of his death. Oulanyah, 56 was pronounced dead by President Museveni in a tweet on Sunday …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district has postponed the planned eviction of pastoralists following the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament. On Sunday, the security committee of Lamwo, together with clan leaders held a meeting at Palabek town council and resolved to start the eviction on Monday …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district health officials have halted the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise over the low turn up of people. The district embarked on the second phase of mass covid-19 vaccination on March 15, with the exercise meant to last for a week. This was after the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city on Monday arrested Amina Mutesi, a resident of Kaitabawala zone in Northern division for stabbing her husband, Emmanuel Tasaga aged 45 to death. The deceased has been taken to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem, while the suspect is being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission has attributed the existence of ghost teachers to headteachers. Recently, the commission started the validation process for teachers in post-primary institutions in the central region to clean up the payroll, establish the status of teachers and staffing gaps. This is meant …

Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been arrested and detained as the police in Kassanda investigate murder and aggravated defilement of a 10-year-old girl. The police said that Hope Tumukunde, the deceased, was found dead hours after she was sent to fetch water from a dam with her …