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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Henry Kaweesa Isabirye has accepted the submission of a written confession by Mathew Kirabo, who is accused of killing his girlfriend Desire Mirembe. Last month, Kaweesa ruled that the case will proceed without Kirabo who skipped court. The prosecution asked the High court to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A top commander of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels who was captured in the Democratic Republic Congo-DRC, will be repatriated to Uganda. Benjamin Kisokorania was captured on Sunday by the Congolese army at Uvira in South Kivu province, as he returned from neighboring Burundi. Speaking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has proposed a provision of 100 Billion Shillings to capitalize the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). UDC is an investment institution established as a government entity with the mandate to facilitate the industrial and economic development of Uganda. CSBAG …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has unveiled a free online program dubbed the Tilenga MOOC (Tilenga Massive Open Online Courses) as the country moves towards oil production in 2025. The program seeks to identify, recruit, train and develop 120-150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate in …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro is mourning the death of Isaac Newton Kaihura, a renowned educationist and businessman. Kaihura died on Monday at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital where he had been admitted following a long illness related to internal organ complications. According to his son Ronald Kaihura, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabisunsa Girls School has come under the spotlight for ‘selling’ slots that were allocated to learners on merit. One such student is Knight Nakabiito Mulira whose name appeared on the senior one admission list on November 1, 2021. Having scored aggregate nine in her Primary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Resident City Commissioner, Hud Hussein has distanced himself from “smart city”, one of the youth vigilante groups purportedly enforcing law and order in the city. The youths who often wear black T-Shirts and light green reflector jackets with the inscription “smart city”, have …

Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business came to stand still in Kanu village in Abim district following a demonstration by residents protesting the shooting of 12-year-old Peter Omoro by the army. His relative, Joseph Owili, says that the teenager was looking after cattle armed with a bow and arrow when …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yafesi Baguma, 36, a notorious poacher and resident of Nyaigugu village in Kabwoya sub county, Kikuube district is in police custody on accusations of killing two chimpanzees in Bugoma central forest reserve. Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA rangers in conjunction with the police picked up Baguma from …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 24 farmers have embraced coffee growing in Kitgum since the cash crop was introduced in the district in 2015. Beatrice Alela, the Regional Coffee Extension Officer with Uganda Coffee Development Authority, UCDA, attributes the limited interest by farmers in growing the crop to their …