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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of High Court in Kampala has ordered the Immigration office to give people of Somali origin citizenship as long as they fulfill requirements of the law. The judgment issued through email by Justice Musa Ssekaana arises from a case filed in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has appealed to women to lead the fight to preserve the environment. The Nnabagereka was on Friday speaking to hundreds of women from 16 of Buganda’s 18 counties in Bulange Mengo as the Kingdom commemorated the Buganda Women’s …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s court has fined Carol Birungi, sh30 million for unlawful possession and trafficking of narcotics. Last month, Birungi was found with 91 pellets concealed in her private parts destined for New Delhi-India. The 26-year-old Birungi appeared before the Entebbe Chief Magistrate, …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube District Local Government has stopped all illegal sand mining activities in Kisenyi village, Kinogozi parish. The district leadership promised it will ensure that all sand miners in the area stop the mining operations and apply for environmental clearance certificates, from the district natural …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Cranes has started preparation ahead of their Uzbekistan Invitational tournament slated for March 25th-29th in Namangan city. A squad of both local and foreign-based players entered a residential camp on Friday at the Cranes Paradise Hotel in Kisaasi. The team will first …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 15 judges will handle 81 election appeals starting next week. The judges are Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Fredrick Egonda Ntende, Elizabeth Musoke, Cheborion Barishaki, and Irene Mulyagonja. Others are Hellen Obura, Catherine Bamugemereire, Stephen Musota, Christopher Gashirabake, Christopher Izama Madrama, Eva Luswata, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights promoters and officers from various government entities under the Justice, Law and Order sector have disagreed over calls to amend the Human Rights Enforcement Act. This law which was enacted in 2019, provided for the procedure of enforcing rights under chapter four of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga has held discussions with the visit United States Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson over the human rights situation in the country. Peterson is leading a delegation from the US Department of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz has said that sanctions that were imposed against him by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control over his alleged involvements in the gold trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were based on …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Most Ugandan goods are yet to get clearance to be imported into Rwanda, a month after border-reopening, our reporter has learnt. The Rwandan authorities ‘fully reopened’ the border this month, a month after partial re-opening. President Paul Kagame had closed the borders on February …