NEWS

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lira Catholic Diocese has put in place a Covid-19 support team to spearhead the fight against coronavirus. The team will be at the deanery and parish level.  The support team which is also expected to be created at chapels and small Christian communities is …

Karamoja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Japanese government has through the World Food Program- WFP donated US$600,000 (Shillings 2,231,378,400) to Uganda to boost nutrition and prevent infant and maternal mortality in Karamoja region. WFP Country Director, El-Khidir Dloum handed over the donation to Karamoja Affairs Minister, John Byabagambi at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The cyber detectives at Criminal Investigations Directorate – CID have arrested three more people in connection to the ongoing investigations into the hacking of Pegasus technologies and causing loss of billions of shilling to two telecommunication giants and two Banks. Hackers early this month …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Education authorities in Omoro have approved 40 out of 120 schools in the district and four technical institutes to reopen for final year learners on Thursday.  The schools scored over 60 per cent of the recommended Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) issued the Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The National Unity Platform [NUP] has said that it was able to collect 117 Million Shillings from well-wishers which they will use to pay for the nomination fees for its parliamentary aspirants.  The nomination of parliamentary candidates’ kicks off tomorrow at all district Electoral …

Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kabarole District COVID-19 task force has resolved to use the money returned by Members of Parliament to buy 35,000 kilograms of maize flour for teachers, patients, the elderly and people living with HIV/Aids.  In April, Parliament disbursed Shillings 20 million to each Member of …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries in three wards of Arua Central division have been canceled after the voters turned rowdy.  The NRM party tribunal ordered for fresh primaries in three wards of Ojulua, Baruku and Ozua Cell A and B. This follows …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lawyers representing businessman Hamis Kiggundu have petitioned the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to probe the conduct of the Principal Judge Dr Flavian Zeija in a case involving DTB Uganda and DTB-Kenya.  They are complaining about several alleged  unjustified circumstances in which Zeija  issued directives …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The National Unity Platform (NUP) has confirmed that several documents and items have been confiscated by security from their offices in Kamwokya today. The party said documents, CCTV camera monitors and documents containing collected signatures required for the nomination of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu as …

Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six schools in Kabarole district will not reopen for candidate classes on Thursday after failing to meet the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures –SOPs issued by the Ministry of Education.   The schools include St Julius Primary School, Smart Nursery and Primary School, Kansenene Primary School …