Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has praised China’s style of diplomacy, saying it is “much better” than the “double standards” held by the West. Museveni said in an interview that he sees “double standards” in the Western response to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, and China’s approach …
Read More »Acholi leaders call for review of Parish Development Model
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious and cultural leaders in the Acholi sub region have asked the government to review the Parish Development Model program. The program is aimed at increasing household incomes and improving the quality of life of Ugandans with a specific focus on total transformation of the subsistence …
Read More »Social media influencing investigations- AG
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka says social media plays role in misleading investigations which has seen suspects go free. The Attorney General who appeared before the Human Rights Committee on Thursday, 17 March 2022 said that social media has become the “actual truth”. “It is …
Read More »IMF clears Uganda for UGX455Bn credit after good performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund-IMF, has given Uganda a clean bill of health regarding the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds and the economy as a whole. For this, the Fund’s board has allowed for the immediate release of 127 million US Dollars (about 455 …
Read More »US senior officials want security officers held accountable for human rights violations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson has called upon the government of Uganda to punish any security officer who is found guilty of abusing human rights. Speaking to a select group of journalists in Kampala, Peterson …
Read More »MP Zaake still our parliamentary commissioner: Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has said that the Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake remains their choice for Parliamentary Commissioner. Kyagulanyi told journalists at Parliament on Thursday that Zaake’s censure was illegal. NUP nominated Zaake to the Parliamentary Commission as a back-bench …
Read More »MPs task security minister to produce missing people
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Human Rights Committee have directed the Minister of Security, Jim Muhwezi to produce seven people who have been reported missing since 2020. Muhwezi on Thursday appeared before the committee which is currently inquiring into the torture of suspects by security …
Read More »Museveni calls for free and fair elections in Sudan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for free and fair elections in Sudan. Museveni said that political actors must rely on numbers and not tribes to win if it is to achieve unity and end the current political crisis. President Yoweri Museveni made the remarks on …
Read More »Mbarara city mayor, councilors disagree on Kakyeera land
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city leaders are divided on how to proceed on the land at Kakyeera in Kiruhura district measuring 64.7 acres. The city authorities recovered the land in question from encroachers and decided to open its boundaries. However, Mbarara city council discovered in January this year, …
Read More »Gen Aronda widow accused of brutally evicting residents in Kyankwanzi
Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people facing forceful eviction from their ancestral land in Gayaza sub-county, Kyankwanzi district are now on the verge of starvation, following the commencement of wanton destruction of their food. The affected families are from the villages of Kyerere North, Kyerere East, Kiyuni …
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