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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  National Social Security Fund- NSSF wants the laws governing its investments amended to allow the fund to lend money to local governments.  This comes after the local government officials and a UN official called for the empowerment of local governments to negotiate their loans and …

Maracha, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Independent Presidential Candidate Retired Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has promised to clear arrears of UPDF army veterans and soldiers once elected President.  Gen. Tumukunde made the promise to the residents of Maracha District on Thursday during a stopover at Maracha Town council on his campaign …

Kiruhura, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  “Mugisha Muntu’s character has helped me sell the party and sell myself as a candidate,” said Kabarangira Rosemary, the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Kiruhura District Woman MP flag-bearer. Indeed, Muntu is often praised as a paragon of exceptional virtues that are ‘unessential’ in Uganda’s …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Unidentified people are defacing the campaigns posters of different candidates in Kyotera District.  Many posters of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidates and those of the opposition have been defaced, igniting counter-accusations among rival groups.  The NRM candidates accuse the National Unity Platform (NUP), Democratic …

Kyenjojo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Willy Mayambala, on Thursday resumed with his campaigns in Kyenjojo District and promised to construct modern markets once elected.    Mayambala, who only campaigned in Kyegegwa and Kyenjojo after failing to turn in other Tooro districts due to financial constraints, expressed concern …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | An analysis by the World Health Organization – WHO on whether countries in Africa are ready for a COVID-19 vaccine has found that many are not ready. When they analysed readiness data, they found only 49% have identified the priority populations for vaccination and have …

  Nakasongola, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There has been a bitter exchange between Nakasongola District Police Commander and National Unity Platform Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi this morning as he is being chased from Migyera town council this morning. NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu slept in his car along the …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement- NRM party is celebrating Soroti High Court ruling that reverted Aloet, Arapai, Orwadai and Opiyai wards from Soroti City East to Soroti City West. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Wilson Musalu Musene, reverted the said wards to Soroti City West …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six people have been killed and hundreds displaced after mudslides hit Kasese district.  The mudslides followed a heavy downpour in Bwesumbu and Buhuhira sub-counties, Busongora North County.   The roads leading to the sub-counties are currently impassable. The most affected areas include Kasenyi village in Buhuhira …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Religious leaders through their umbrella organization, the Inter Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) have urged the Electoral Commission to increase the number of people allowed to attend a political meeting. Speaking to reporters at the Electoral Commission headquarters at Jinja Road in Kampala, the religious …