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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Soroti Grade One Magistrates Court has remanded three students of Halcyon High School for allegedly smoking opium and attempted arson. The students are Moses Esayu, 18, Emmanuel Kenyi, 19, and Emmanuel Echodu, 18. They were arrested on February 24 after a fire gutted a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The US Ambassador to Uganda Natalie Brown has said that the US government is willing to support youth projects in the country. Natalie was on Wednesday speaking during a visit to the Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU. Natalie said that the youths need to tap into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the embattled Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital has been interdicted. This is contained in a March 2, 2022 letter issued by the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine. She has asked Dr. Baterana to hand over the office to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, has proposed a reduction in electricity tariffs for domestic consumers by at least Shs200 per unit. Mpuuga said that the current Shs882 per kilowatt-hour is so high and has led to the decline in the consumption of electricity. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay 50 Billion Shillings every week for the first five months to beneficiaries of the midterm access. This was revealed on Thursday by Betty Amongi, the Minister for Gender, Labor, and Social Development while announcing the guidelines, regulations, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has told the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee of parliament that they cannot verify and confirm the ownership and authenticity of the Facebook and Twitter accounts of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake. The committee chaired by Bugweri County MP Abdu Katuntu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Humans rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has petitioned Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court to quash charges of offensive communication levied against him for allegedly abusing Civil Division High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana. The charges were instituted by lawyer Robert Rutaro Muhairwe from M/s Elgon Advocates by …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has released 39 billion Shillings for supporting the ongoing disarmament exercise in Karamoja region. This was revealed by the Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Goreti Kitutu while officially opening the one day Karamoja regional security review meeting held in Moroto on Thursday. The minister …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Bugiri district on Wednesday arrested 45-year-old Mohammed Isiiko, the proprietor of Jaro Holdings International Limited, for attempting to traffic young girls and women out of the country. It is alleged that last month, Isiiko gathered 20 girls from different districts within the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has uncovered gross mismanagement and abuse of office at Soroti fruit factory. According to the committee findings, the factory which was established by the government to promote agricultural transformation and add value to the under-utilised fruit production in the …