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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Services has submitted 682 names of convicted inmates to the Attorney General to benefit from the presidential pardon. Addressing journalists at the police headquarters Naguru, the Uganda Prison Services Spokesperson Frank Baine says the move is aimed at decongesting prison facilities across the …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Western region parliamentary taskforce on Covid-19 has launched a support financial campaign titled “Rodney Fund” to facilitate purchase of drugs for health workers who contract Covid-19 while on duty in Kabale district. The Rodney Fund is named after Rodney Tabaruka, the senior pharmacist in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Ayivu County Member of Parliament Benard Atiku says the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act, 2021 will go a long way in curbing human sacrifice by putting in place punitive measures for culprits. The Bill was assented to by President Yoweri Museveni on …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders and educationists in Northern Uganda have called on government to vaccinate all teachers before institutions of learning are re-opened. In a meeting with the Parliamentary Taskforce committee on Covid-19, Lira district leaders said there were a lot of infections in schools which had …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior four student in Agago district has been hit by a stray bullet fired by police officers on Tuesday morning. Lawrence Kidega, a student of Gombe Secondary School in Butambala district was reportedly hit on the left arm while washing clothes in their home …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inventor of Covid-19 supplementary drug Covidex, Prof Patrick Ogwang has asked High Court to dismiss the case filed by lawyer George William Alenyo seeking orders that he is not the lawful proprietor of the drug and therefore should remit money collected from the sales …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Phillip Munaaba has petitioned the High Court in Kampala demanding the unconditional release of Julius Ssekitoleko. The 20-year old weightlifter is locked up at Jinja road police station where he was detained on his return from Japan on July 23rd 2021, following his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Boxing team captain Musa Shadir Bwogi has lost the bout to Georgia Madiev Eskerkhan in the welterweight category in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Bwogi, 24, was the only hope for Uganda in boxing following the early exit of David Ssemujju and Catherine Nanziri, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has with immediate effect banned the growing of rice and other crops in wetlands across the country. In a resolution passed by Cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, and communicated on Tuesday by the Minister of State for Environment Beatrice Anywar, the government …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Monday agreed to compensate the family of 16-year-old Nelson Waako who was shot dead by Corporal James Musandiizi on Saturday night. It is reported that Waako and his friend, Ashiraf Binywela, both residents of Mutai village in Buwenge sub county, …