NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Aya Investment Limited, which owns Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala has again lost a bid to stay the execution of an order to auction the hotel for non-payment of loans amounting to over US$ 300 million. Three Court of Appeal judges; Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Monica …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is set to close its embassy in Uganda, ambassador Jong Tong Hak has revealed. In a courtesy call to President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe, Hak informed him that North Korea has taken a strategic measure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A new government strategy is in the offing to promote agroecology and organic farming in the country, in a bid to protect smallholder farmers and the local and export markets for agricultural products. This comes amidst increasing demand that the government step up the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Murombo, a former police officer has been sentenced to serve one and a half years in jail for neglecting his gun which was stolen by his colleague Ivan Wabwire to murder an Indian Money lender. Murombo was sentenced on Monday by the Buganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has set free Peace Mirembe after she was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for bribing a police officer to release her parents on police bond. Justice Lawrence Gidudu on Monday acquitted Mirembe after establishing that the 2 million Shillings …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Passengers traveling to Adjumani and Moyo districts and other parts of the West Nile region and South Sudan are stranded after the temporary suspension of services by Laropi-Umi Ferry on Albert Nile. The vessel temporarily halted services on Sunday night after a Kenyan fuel …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Internal Security Organization (ISO) have joined police Flying Squad Unit (FSU) to hunt for robbers of gold said to be valued at sh2.5 billion. The thugs travelling in a Toyota Hiace waylaid a Toyota Wish UBE 139G loaded …

Yumbe , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people have been arrested for alleged malpractices in the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. Jennifer Kalule Musamba, UNEB’s Principal Public Relations, said the suspects include six teachers and an invigilator, who were arrested at Nampita Secondary School in Yumbe district. Kalule …

  Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 roadside vendors in Luwero district are seeking 150 million Shillings to construct a permanent market. 10 years ago, vendors cleared bushes at Kasaala village in Luwero sub-county along the Kampala-Gulu highway and erected temporary shelters to create a market to …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Young women in  Bughendera County, Bundibugyo district have decried the limited access to family planning services in the area, blaming this for the increasing cases of early pregnancies. They say that while they prefer to be in charge of their reproductive health, the lack of services …