NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah says there is need to ensure that all Ugandans understand the value of the right to access to information. He said while Uganda and other countries have enacted laws guaranteeing the right to access to information, such laws seem to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party has condemned President Museveni’s proposal to abolish the constitutional right to bail of suspects accused of capital offences. The DP spokesperson Okoler Opio Lo Amanu told the media in Kampala that the move is unconstitutional and it will suppress the independence of …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to fast track the implementation of a presidential directive for the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF ) to take full charge of veterinary drugs regulation and control. Speaking at celebrations to mark World Rabies Day in Arua …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has called for the maintenance of court bail as a way of ensuring that justice and the rule of law prevail. The Katikkiro made the call at Bulange Mengo where Buganda loyalists from Buddu County in greater Masaka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Col. Edith Nakalema, the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit has ordered Mukono diocese and Buganda Land Board-BLB to carry out a joint verification of tenants on Nakanyonyi church land. The land measuring 426 acres is under contention between the residents, who claim to …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of cattle in Gulu are battling the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as the district awaits the delivery of additional 6,000 doses of vaccines by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animals Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). The high contagious FMD broke out in the district in …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja, the Kadhi Luwero Muslim district has summoned all Imams in his jurisdiction over uncertified marriages. The decision stems from findings showing that about 65 percent of the marriages conducted in his area are uncertified. According to the guidelines from Uganda Muslim …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi health officials are investigating reports that some of their own are selling Covid-19 certificates to none vaccinated people. Dr Rogers Musinguzi, the head of the Covid-19 Case Management Unit in Masindi district says that they have received reports that health workers in some facilities …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Olowo, the Nyangole sub county LC III chairperson in Tororo district, has suspended operations in the one stop trading center in Mudodo parish, prompting traders to operate in their homes and bushes. The move has affected over 34 shops and 15 stalls. Olowo decided …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lady Justice Ketra Katunguuka has overturned the victory of Christine Nandagire Ndiwalana, as Bukomansimbi North Member of Parliament. She delivered the verdict at Masaka High Court in her ruling on an election petition filed by Nandagire’s National Resistance Movement-NRM rival, Ruth Katushabe, the first runner …