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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the dropping of threatening leaflets continues across the country, police have warned that whoever shows up claiming to have picked such anonymous letters will be subjected to fingerprinting and interrogation. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said they have noticed that people writing and dropping …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has instructed Kayunga district local government to work closely with her office to conduct valuation of the land housing the internally displaced persons-IDP resettlement camp so as to purchase it. Nabbanja made the instructions after touring Galiraya sub county were over …

  Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karimojong cattle rusttlers have attacked a village near the Presidential state Lodge, killing one person and robbing 20 cows. The attack on Lominit village in  Lomunio parish, Lotome sub county 3 kilometers to the President’s Lodge in Moru Linga left everyone wondering how daring …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Former Prime Minister Tooro Kingdom John Sanyu Katuramu has been released from Luzira Prisons after serving his term. Katuramu was convicted and sentenced to death in 1999, for masterminding the murder of the then Tooro Prince Patrick Happy Kijanangoma and a guard, Stephen …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of a 23-year-old man who was shot by a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officer in Arua district are demanding Sh15 million in compensation. Phillian Anguni, a resident of Anzuu village in Vurra sub-county Arua district was shot on the right thigh …

New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Mission in New York has sued a tenant for failure to pay rent amounting to $470,000, about sh1.6 billion according to the current exchange rate. The five-story building is located at Lenox Hill townhouse at 111 East 70th Street, Manhattan, the heart …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Naguru Hospital is in the process of transforming to become a national referral hospital that will specialize in handling trauma and emergency services. But there’s no plan yet for expanding in terms of space. Even at its level as a general hospital now, the …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For fear of delayed justice and reproach from tormentors, several torture victims in Acholi are silently enduring painful life experiences that resulted from encounters with cruel security personnel. Many of them are victims of the high rate of crime, land evictions that involve …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nixon Owole the Tororo Resident District Commissioner has ordered the municipal council authorities to halt the ongoing allocation of space to vendors in the new market. According to Owole, his office and that of the District Police Commander have received several reports and complaints from market …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Economic monitoring Peter Ogwang has said they will carry out an audit on all Government loans to assess their performance and progress. According to Ogwang, the Audit will be conducted to assess the number of loans in the country, …